s 51065 1213070400 false 1213070400 3106 900 110 300065 6/10/2008--Introduced.<br/>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 and the definition of hull includes the deck). Requires that Department of Defense 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 &quot;useful article&quot; and &quot;hull.&quot; Defines &quot;deck&quot; 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. 1213070400 2008-06-10 Fri Nov 07 18:48:33 -0600 2008 introduced 51065 '2008':7 'hull':2 'amend':5 'design':3 'vessel':1 'protect':4 61013 false Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 short introduced 51065 '13':6 '17':9 'bill':2 'code':12 'deck':29 'hull':17,26 'titl':8 'unit':10 'amend':4 'relat':13 'state':11 'design':18 'vessel':16 'chapter':5 'clarifi':21 'definit':23 'protect':19 60460 false A bill 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. official action 51065 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159685 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5449) L000174 1940-03-31 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] N00009918 9920 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Sen. Patrick Leahy 4.13793103448276 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy C001056 1952-02-02 517 Hart Senate Office Building http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2856 John 'r':4 'tx':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'cornyn':3,7,9 M 300027 Cornyn John_Cornyn Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] N00024852 32269 Republican 202-224-2934 Church of Christ TX Sen. John Cornyn 4.15322580645161 http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/ senjohncornyn K000305 1935-02-07 330 Hart Senate Office Building http://kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-9787 Herbert 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'herb':8 'kohl':3,7,10 'herbert':2,6,9 M 300061 Kohl Herb_Kohl H. Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Herb N00004309 9849 Democrat 202-224-5653 Jewish WI Herb Sen. Herbert Kohl 3.1875 http://kohl.senate.gov/ W000802 502 Hart Senate Office Building http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6362 Sheldon 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'sheldon':2,6,8 'whitehous':3,7,9 M 412247 Whitehouse Sheldon_Whitehouse Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] N00027533 8894 Democrat 202-224-2921 RI Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse 3.5 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ SenatorWhitehouse action 51065 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159685 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5449) action 51065 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159686 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 51065 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159684