Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 1861, the Copyright Clarifications Act of 1996. This important legislation will assist the U.S. Copyright Office in carrying out its duties, including giving the Office the ability to set reasonable fees for basic services, subject to congressional approval. It corrects or clarifies the language in several recent amendments to the Copyright act so that Congress' original intent can be better achieved. Two provisions resolve problems created by recent judicial interpretations of provisions of the copyright law. One of these amendments makes clear that the distribution of musical disks or tapes before 1978 did not publish the musical compositions embodied in the disks or tapes. The other amendment ensures that independent service organizations have the ability to activate a computer to maintain and repair its hardware components without being held liable by a court for copyright infringement due to that activation alone. The U.S. Copyright Office is the agency charged with primary responsibility for implementing the provisions of the Copyright Act.”