Work Made For Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000


 * 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 ``Work Made For Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. WORK MADE FOR HIRE.

 * (a) DEFINITION.—
 * The definition of “work made for hire” contained in section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
 * (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “as a sound recording,”; and


 * (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:


 * (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
 * (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
 * The amendments made by this section shall be effective as of November 29, 1999.


 * (2) SEVERABILITY.—
 * If the provisions of paragraph (1), or any application of such provisions to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this section, the amendments made by this section, and the application of this section to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by such invalidation.

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

 * (a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 7.—
 * Chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
 * (1) Section 710, and the item relating to that section in the table of contents for chapter 7, are repealed.


 * (2) Section 705(a) is amended to read as follows:


 * ``(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that records of deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title are maintained, and that indexes of such records are prepared.´´.


 * (3)(A) Section 708(a) is amended to read as follows:


 * (B) Section 708(b) is amended—
 * (i) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:


 * ``(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.— The Register of Copyrights may, by regulation, adjust the fees for the services specified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) in the following manner:´´;


 * (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking “increase” and inserting “adjustment”;


 * (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking “increase” the first place it appears and inserting “adjust”; and


 * (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking “increased” and inserting “adjusted”.


 * (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
 * Section 121(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking “sections 106 and 710” and inserting “section 106”.


 * (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
 * (1) IN GENERAL.—
 * The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.


 * (2) CARRY-OVER OF EXISTING FEES.—
 * The fees under section 708(a) of title 17, United States Code, on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the fees in effect under section 708(a) of such title on the day before such date of enactment.

Approved October 27, 2000.

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * (Comm. on the Judiciary)
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):
 * Sept. 19, considered and passed House.
 * Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate.
 * Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate.

