Family Movie Act of 2004
Latest action · Sep 8, 2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Movie Act of 2004 - Amends Federal copyright law to create an exemption from copyright infringement for: (1) the act of rendering imperceptible portions of audio or video content in movies by or for the owner or lawful possessor of authorized copies of such movies in the course of private home viewing by means of consumer equipment or services that are operated by an individual in that household, serve only such household, and do not create a fixed copy of the altered version; and (2) the use of technologies allowing such movie content to be rendered imperceptible where the technology does not create a copy of the altered version.
Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to protect from liability for trademark infringement: (1) persons who engage in the above-referenced conduct; and (2) manufacturers, licensees, or licensors of technology that enables content to be rendered imperceptible.
Requires such manufacturers, licensees, or licensors to ensure that the technology provides notice that performance of the movie is altered from the director's or copyright holder's intended performance. Establishes civil penalties for manufacturers who fail to provide the requisite notice.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2004 to Jul 19, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Jun 16, 2004 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jun 21, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 19, 2004 |
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 Jun 16, 2004Markup Jul 21, 2004Reported Sep 8, 2004 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Jun 17, 2004Hearings Jun 17, 2004Markup Jul 8, 2004Reported Jul 8, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-670.
- Sep 8, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
- Jul 21, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 21, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9.
- Jul 8, 2004Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 8, 2004Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 5.
- Jun 17, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Jun 17, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 16, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2004Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 17, 2004H.R. 4586, Family Movie Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 21, 2004</p>
- Aug 17, 2004H.R. 4586, Family Movie Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 21, 2004
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FAMILY MOVIE ACT OF 200497 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 17, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that making limited portions of audio or video content of motion pictures imperceptible by or for the owner or other lawful possessor of an authorized copy of that motion picture for private home viewing, and the use of technology therefor, is not an infringement of copyright or of any right under the Trademark Act of 1946.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Movie Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Family Movie Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2004Reported in House
- Jun 16, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.