h 527 50242 1209009600 false 1210132800 14 5889 17455 This bill would limit the amount of damages a copyright holder could collect from an infringer of an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_work">orphan work</a> if the infringer performed a diligent search for the copyright holder before using their work. The goal of the legislation is to free up for reuse copyrighted works whose holders cannot be found. It would also set up a process for the Copyright Office to certify commercially-produced visual registries to help people locate the holder of a copyright and prevent the orphaning of works in the future. 110 400025

4/24/2008--Introduced.<br/>Orphan Works Act of 2008 - Limits the remedies in a civil action brought for infringement of copyright in an orphan work if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; (2) a Notice of Use was filed with the Register of Copyrights before the work was used; and (3) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the owner of the copyright, if known. Permits an award of reasonable compensation for the use of the infringed work, except if: (1) the infringement is performed without any commercial advantage and for primarily a charitable, religious, scholarly, or educational purpose; and (2) the infringer ceases the infringement expeditiously after receiving notice of the claim for infringement. Directs the Register of Copyrights to: (1) undertake a certification process for the establishment of an electronic database to facilitate the search for pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works that are subject to copyright protection; and (2) study and report to Congress on remedies for copyright infringement claims by an individual copyright owner or a related group of copyright owners seeking small amounts of monetary relief. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the function of the deposit requirement in the copyright registration system .<br/>

1210132800 2008-05-07 Fri Nov 07 06:09:58 -0600 2008 introduced 50242 'act':3 '2008':5 'work':2 'orphan':1 58615 true popular introduced 50242 'act':3 '2008':5 'work':2 'orphan':1 58991 false short introduced 50242 'case':11 'work':14 'limit':4 'involv':12 'judici':6 'orphan':13 'provid':2 'remedi':7 'infring':10 'copyright':9 58554 false official action 50242 1210132800 Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160603 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. B000410 1941-04-15 5136 2221 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/ 28 202-225-3196 Howard 'd':4 'ca':5 '-28':6 'rep':1 'berman':3,8,10 'howard':2,7,9 M 400025 Berman Howard_L._Berman L. Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] 2240 N00008094 9585 Democrat 202-225-4695 Jewish CA Howard Berman 2.6875 http://www.house.gov/berman/ C000556 1931-03-18 1955 2468 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 6 202-225-8611 Howard 'r':4 '-6':6 'nc':5 'rep':1 'cobl':3,8,10 'howard':2,7,9 M 400076 Coble Howard_Coble Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6] 877 N00002247 6640 Republican 202-225-3065 Presbyterian NC Howard Howard Coble 5.28571428571429 http://coble.house.gov/ C000714 1929-05-16 15469 2426 Rayburn House Office Building http://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.OnlineContactForm 14 202-225-0072 John 'd':4 'mi':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'conyer':3,8,10 M 400080 Conyers John_Jr.Conyers Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] 6145 N00004029 12971 Democrat 202-225-5126 Baptist MI John Conyers 3.23636363636364 http://www.house.gov/conyers/ S000583 1947-11-19 4316 2409 Rayburn House Office Building http://lamarsmith.house.gov/contact.aspx?section=Mail 21 202-225-8628 Lamar 'r':4 'tx':5 '-21':6 'rep':1 'lamar':2,7,9 'smith':3,8,10 M 400381 Smith Lamar_S._Smith S. Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] 1932 N00001811 8320 Republican 202-225-4236 Christian Scientist TX Lamar Smith 3.86363636363636 http://lamarsmith.house.gov/ action 50242 1210132800 Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160603 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 50242 1210132800 Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160604 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . action 50242 1210046400 Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0500 2008 160602 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. action 50242 1209355200 Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165073 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. introduced 50242 1209009600 Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151173 action 50242 1209009600 Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151174 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.