Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008

To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.

7/22/2008--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 - Amends federal copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, including a plug or mold are protected (currently, only the design of the vessel hull is protected, including a plug or mold). Requires that Department of Defense (DOD) rights in a registered design, including the right to build to such a design, be determined solely by provisions of federal Armed Forces law relating to rights in technical data or by the instrument under which the design was developed for the U.S. government. Redefines "useful article" and "hull." Defines "deck" as the horizontal surface of the vessel that covers the hull, including exterior cabin and cockpit surfaces, and exclusive of masts, sails, yards, rigging, hardware, fixtures, and other attachments.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
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Committees

• House Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.6531

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
July 17, 2008		July 22, 2008		September 30, 2008		October 16, 2008		October 16, 2008

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• Enacted on Oct 16, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-434.
• Signed on Oct 16, 2008.
• Oct 07, 2008. Presented to President.
• Oct 01, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Sep 30, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Sep 30, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Added to calendar on Aug 01, 2008: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 931..
• Jul 23, 2008: Received in the Senate.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 22, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jul 22, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6531.
• Jul 22, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 22, 2008: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Introduced on Jul 17, 2008.
• Jul 17, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Intellectual property
• Boats and boating
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• Transportation
• Armed forces
• Defense economics
• Defense procurement
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• Warships
• Weapons systems

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