PAUL LAXALT, Nevada
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
ALAN K. SIMPSON, Wyoming

PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont

HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio
DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona

STEVEN J. METALITZ, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
PAMELA S. BATSTONE, Chief Clerk

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CONTENTS

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OPENING STATEMENT

Specter, Hon. Arlen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania ......

PROPOSED LEGISLATION

S. 1384, a bill to amend the Copyright Act of 1976 to clarify the operation of

the derivative works exception...........

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

Berman, Hon. Howard L., a U.S. Representative from the State of California...
Ringer, Barbara, former Register of Copyrights, Washington, DC
Kay, Dean, executive vice president and general manager, Welk Music Group,
Santa Monica, CA, accompanied by Michael S. Oberman, counsel, of
Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York, NY; Irwin Karp,
counsel, the Authors League of America, Inc., New York, NY; and George
David Weiss, president, Songwriters Guild of America, New York, NY.

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Chappell/Intersong Music Group-USA, December 2, 1985

Famous Music Publishing Companies, December 2, 1985..

Peer-Southern Organization, December 3, 1985.

September Music Corp., December 5, 1985.

The Lowery Group of Music Publishing Companies, December 2,

1985..

Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc., December 2, 1985

Jobete Music Co., Inc., December 9, 1985.

CBS Songs, December 10, 1985...

Letter to Hon. Arlen Specter, December 23, 1985...

Enclosures: Letters from-

Almo Irving, December 16, 1985.

Al Gallico Music Corp., December 18, 1985

Theodor Presser Co., December 10, 1985.

Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, December 10, 1985.

TRO-The Richmond Organization, December 11, 1985.

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Oberman, Michael S.:

Testimony

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Letters to Senator Arlen Specter, re: S. 1384:

December 3, 1985..

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Enclosure: Respondents' petition for rehearing following the deci-

sion in Mills Music.....

ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

Letter to Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., from Richard Colby, attorney,

November 20, 1985..

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Letter to Senator Arlen Specter, from Burton L. Litwin, vice president,

Belwin Mill, Publishing Corp., December 10, 1985.........

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