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105TH CONGRESS
2d Session
SENATE
Calendar No. 358
REPORT
105-190
THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1998
MAY 11, 1998.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany S. 2037]
The Committee on the Judiciary reported an original bill (S.
2037), to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the
WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and
Phonograms Treaty, to provide limitations on copyright liability re-
lating to material online, and for other purposes, having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill
do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. P u rp o se ........................................................................................................... 1
II. L egislative h istory ....................................................................................... 2
III. D iscu ssion ....................................................................................................... 8
IV . V ote of the com m ittee ................................................................................... . 24
V . Section-by-section analysis ............................................................................ 25
V I. C ost estim ate ................................................................................................. . 62
VII. Regulatory im pact statem ent ........................................................................ 64
VIII. Additional view s of M r. Leahy ...................................................................... 65
IX . Changes in existing law ................................................................................ 70
I. PURPOSE
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 is designed to fa-
cilitate the robust development and world-wide expansion of elec-
tronic commerce, communications, research, development, and edu-
59-010
AUTHENTICATEO
U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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