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INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 206
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-105
COPYRIGHT ALTERNATIVE IN SMALL-CLAIMS
ENFORCEMENT (CASE) ACT OF 2019
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. GRAHAM, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1273]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill
(S. 1273) to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an al-
ternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor-
ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do
pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Background and Purpose of the CASE Act of 2019 .................................... 1
II. History of the Bill and Committee Consideration ....................................... 10
III. Section-by-Section Summary of the Bill ...................................................... 10
IV. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ................................................ 15
V . Regulatory Im pact Evaluation ...................................................................... 15
V I. C on clu sion ..................................................................................................... . 15
VII. Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................... 15
I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE COPYRIGHT ALTERNATIVE IN
SMALL-CLAIMS ENFORCEMENT (CASE) ACT OF 2019
Despite the existing remedies for copyright infringement and
misrepresentation in conjunction with a Section 512 notice pro-
vided for in Title 17, there have been repeated complaints regard-
ing their effectiveness in deterring and penalizing such actions. For
copyright infringement cases, copyright owners have argued that
the existing remedies are only effective for larger copyright owners
with higher value claims who have more financial resources to
spend on litigation expenses including attorney fees. Small busi-
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