S. 1035102nd CongressSenate Bill

Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to provide that the unpublished nature of a work shall be but one of many considerations to be used by a…

Official title: A bill to amend section 107 of title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use with regard to unpublished copyrighted works.

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Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to provide that the unpublished nature of a work shall be but one of many considerations to be used by a court when determining whether copyrighted material may be used without permission or payment when its use is fair and for a purpose statutorily identified as being in the public interest.

Introduced May 9, 1991
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Paul Simon

Democrat

U.S. Senator · IL

Bipartisan — 10 cosponsors (6 D, 4 R)

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