Freelance Writers and Artists Protection Act of 2002
Latest action · May 3, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E702)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the award of statutory damages or attorney's fees for copyright infringement involving a work that was not made for hire that was first published as a contribution to a collective work unless registration of the collective work was made within three months after its first publication or prior to the infringement.
Includes unpublished works within the scope of criminal copyright infringement provisions.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2002 to Oct 10, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | May 2, 2002 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 8, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 18, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 20, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 21, 2002 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 26, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 10, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 12, 2002 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 12, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 10, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 2, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E702)
- May 2, 2002Introduced in House
- May 2, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E702 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | May 3, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the special application of the antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and freelance artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Freelance Writers and Artists Protection Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2002Introduced in House
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