HJRES 116 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Consumer Technology Bill of Rights

Introduced Oct 7, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Christopher Cox R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 12, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 7, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Consumer Technology Bill of Rights - Expresses the sense of Congress that, with respect to all electronic media in U.S. commerce, consumers who legally acquire copyrighted and non-copyrighted works should be free to use these works in non-commercial ways. Lists the following rights of consumers in legally acquired copyrighted and non-copyrighted works: (1) the right to record legally acquired video or audio for later viewing or listening (popularly referred to as "time-shifting"); (2) the right to use legally acquired content in different places (popularly referred to as "space-shifting"); (3) the right to archive or make backup copies of legally acquired content for use in the event that the original copies are destroyed; (4) the right to use legally acquired content on the electronic platform or device of the consumer's choice; (5) the right to translate legally acquired content into comparable formats; and (6) the right to use technology in order to achieve such enumerated rights.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
  2. Oct 28, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  3. Oct 7, 2002Introduced in House
  4. Oct 7, 2002Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

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  1. Oct 7, 2002Introduced in House

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