Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Copyright in Research Works Act - Prohibits any federal agency from imposing any condition, in connection with a funding agreement, that requires the transfer or license to or for a federal agency, or requires the absence or abandonment, of specified exclusive rights of a copyright owner in an extrinsic work.
Prohibits any federal agency from: (1) imposing, as a condition of a funding agreement, the waiver of, or assent to, any such prohibition; or (2) asserting any rights in material developed under any funding agreement that restrain or limit the acquisition or exercise of copyright rights in an extrinsic work.
Defines "funding agreement" as any contract, grant, or other agreement entered into between a federal agency and any person under which funds are provided by a federal agency for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research activities.
Defines "extrinsic work" as any work, other than a work of the U.S. government, that is related to a funding agreement and is also funded in substantial part by, or results from a meaningful added value contributed by, one or more nonfederal entities that are not a party to the funding agreement.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2009 to Jul 28, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 28, 2009 |
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 Feb 3, 2009 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced 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.
