S.1957 - Design Piracy Prohibition Act

A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Design Piracy Prohibition Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design. as introduced.

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12/23/11
Executive agency funding and struc...

Executive agency funding and structure-related bills and votes in the U.S. Congress. ... To require greater accountability in spending in...

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11/09/08
Black Hole of Calcutta - New World...

Churchill, Winston S. 1957. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London: Cassell. OCLC 186160163. Busteed, H. E. 1908. Echoes From ...

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08/06/08
Copyright Laws on Clothing

IH], and Senate Bill [S.1957.IS] both titled “Design Piracy Prohibition Act” and introduced April 25, 2007 and August 2, 2007 respect...

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01/29/08
CFDA Fights Fashion Forgeries

CFDA Fights Fashion Forgeries January 29th, 2008 at 11: ... , Orrin Hatch and Hillary Clinton) introduced the S.1957 Design Piracy Prohib...

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01/28/08
CFDA Fights Fashion Forgeries

Since last August, when a group of US senators (including Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch and Hillary Clinton) introduced ...

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10/07/07
Protection of Design with Copyrigh...

L. Rev. 1687, 1718-21 (2006). [14] Id. at 1722. [15] Marshall, supra note 2 at 314. [16] Design Piracy Prohibition Act, HR 2033, 110th Co...

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09/23/07
Towards a More Fashionably Intelle...

So I'm a little bit behind the curve on this discussion, ... ) and introduced in April 2007, as well as S.1957, sponsored by Senator Chuc...

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09/18/07
Copycense Clippings (Sept. 11 to S...

This week's mondo edition of Clippings includes the proper use of the word "piracy"; ringtones abuzz; DRM-free audiobooks; ... .") F...

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08/13/07
Bill Introduced: Design Piracy Pro...

S. 1957: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design, introduced 8/2/07.8/13/07.

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08/09/07
Pressure Mounts Against Little Bla...

Late last week Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced S. 1957 a bill to extend copyright protections to the fashion industry. We’ve ...

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