Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement Act or the BIRDIE Act.
(a) Design of golf courses
Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the matter related to the definition of architectural work —
(1) by striking drawings. and inserting drawings, and the design of a course on which golf is played (except for any course on which mini golf, or other similar game, is played) as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including an architectural plan or drawing; and
(2) by striking features. and inserting
(2) features. In the case of a course on which golf is played, the work also includes any of the following that is part of the course:
(1) Landscaping.
(2) An irrigation system.
(3) A path.
(4) A golf green.
(5) A tee.
(6) A facility in which golf is practiced.
(7) A bunker.
(8) A lake.
(9) A topographic feature.
(b) Application
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to—
(1) a work created on or after December 1, 1990; and
(2) a work that was unconstructed and embodied in unpublished plans or drawings on December 1, 1990.