Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright…
S. 978112th Congress

Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright…

Introduced in the SenateSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)15 sections · 1 min read
Version: Reported to Senate · Jun 20, 2011

(a) Amendments to section 2319 of title 18

Section 2319 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if—

(A) the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works; and

(i) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such public performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or

(ii) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000;; and

(2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

(2) the terms reproduction, distribution, and public performance refer to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner under clauses (1), (3), (4), and (6), respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections 107 through 122, of title 17;.

(b) Amendment to section 506 of title 17

Section 506(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting or public performance after distribution the first place it appears; and

(2) in paragraph (3)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or public performance after unauthorized distribution; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or public performance after distribution.

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