Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE.

 * This Act may be cited as the ``Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. FEES OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE.

 * (a) .—


 * Section 708(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:


 * (b) .—


 * Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—


 * (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and


 * (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:


 * (c) .—


 * Section 704(e) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking out “708(a)(11)” and inserting in lieu thereof “708(a)(10)”.


 * (d) .—


 * (1) IN GENERAL.—


 * The amendments made by this section shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to—


 * (A) claims to original, supplementary, and renewal copyright received for registration, and to items received for recordation in the Copyright Office, on or after such effective date, and


 * (B) other requests for services received on or after such effective date, or received before such effective date for services not yet rendered as of such date.


 * (2) PRIOR CLAIMS.—


 * Claims to original, supplementary, and renewal copyright received for registration and items received for recordation in acceptable form in the Copyright Office before the effective date set forth in paragraph (1), and requests for services which are rendered before such effective date shall be governed by section 708 of title 17, United States Code, as in effect before such effective date.

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

 * (a) .—


 * Section 111 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—


 * (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking out “recorded the notice specified by subsection (d) and”; and


 * (2) in subsection (d)—


 * (A) in paragraph (2) by striking out “paragraph (1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause (1)”;


 * (B) in paragraph (3) by striking out “clause (5)” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause (4)”; and


 * (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking out “clause (2)(A)” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause (1)(A)”.


 * (b) .—


 * Section 801(b)(2)(D) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking out “111(d)(2) (C) and (D)” and inserting in lieu thereof “111(d)(1) (C) and (D)”.


 * (c) .—


 * Section 804(a)(2)(C)(i) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking out “115” and inserting in lieu thereof “116”.


 * (d) .—


 * Section 106 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking out “118” and inserting in lieu thereof “119”.


 * (e) .—


 * (1) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective as of August 27, 1986.


 * (2) The amendment made by subsection (c) shall be effective as of October 31, 1988.


 * (3) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall be effective as of November 16, 1988.

Approved July 3, 1990..

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * No. 101-279 (Comm. on Judiciary)
 * SENATE REPORTS:
 * No. 101-267 (Comm. on Judiciary)
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989):
 * Oct. 16, considered and passed House.
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990):
 * June 13, S. 1271 and H.R. 1622 considered and passed Senate.
 * June 13, S. 1271 and H.R. 1622 considered and passed Senate.