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PUBLIC LAW 93-573-DEC. 31, 1974

Public Law 93-573 AN ACT December31, 1974 [S.3976] To amend title 17 of the United States Code to remove the expiration date for a limited copyright in sound recordings, to increase the criminal penalties for piracy and counterfeiting of sound recordings, to extend the duration of copyright protection in certain cases, to establish a National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, and for other purposes.

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

of the Copyrights.

TITLE I—AMEND TITLE 17 UNITED STATES CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES SEC. 101. Section 3 of the Act of October 15, 1971 (85 Stat, 891), is amended by striking out "and before January 1, 1975". SEC. 102. Section 104 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "Any person" and inserting in lieu thereof " (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b^ Any person who willfully and for profit shall infringe any copyright provided by section 1(f) of this title, or who should knowingly and willfully aid or abet such infringement, shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, for the first offense and shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, for any subsequent offense." SEC. 103. Section 2318 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out all after "fined" and inserting in lieu thereof "not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, for the first offense and shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, for any subsequent offense.". SEC. 104. In any case in which the renewal term of copyright subsisting in any work on the date of approval of this bill, or the term thereof as extended by Public Law 87-668, by Public Law 89-142, by Public Law 90-141, by Public Law 90-^16, by Public Law 91-147, by Public Law 91-555, by Public Law 92-170, or by Public Law 92-566 (or by all or certain of said laws), would expire prior to December 31, 1976, such term is hereby continued until December 31, 1976.

17 USC 1 not.:

Willful infringement, penalties.

Renewa 1 term, continuation. 17 USC 24 note.

TITLE II — N A T I O N A L COMMISSION ON N E W T E C H N O LOGICAL USES OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION

SEC. 201. (a) There is hereby created in the Library of Congress a National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (hereafter called the Commission). (b) The purpose of the Commission is to study and compile data on: (1) the reproduction and use of copyrighted works of authorship— (A) in conjunction with automatic systems capable of storing, processing, retrieving, and transferring information, and (B) by various forms of machine reproduction, not including reproduction by or at the request of instructors for use in face-to-face teaching activities; and (2) the creation of new works by the application or intervention of such automatic systems or machine reproduction. (c) The Commission shall make recommendations as to such changes

17 USC 201 note.

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