Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995 (1996)

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14 7 1 "(ii) When a violation of any right of an artistic au 2 thor is estabhshed in any civil action arising under this 3 subsection, the plaintiff shall be entitled to the remedies 4 provided under section 35(a). 5 "(iii) In any action under subparagraph (A), the 6 court may order that all film packaging of a materially 7 altered motion picture (including film packages of motion 8 pictures intended for home use through either retail pur 9 chase or rental) that is the subject of the violation shall 10 be delivered up and destroyed. 11 "(C) No action shall be maintained under this para 1 2 graph unless — 13 "(i) it is commenced within 1 year after the 14 right of action accrues, and 15 "(ii) if brought by a designee described in para 16 graph (5)(A)(ii), it is commenced within the term of 17 copyright of the motion picture involved. 18 "(3) Any disclosure requirements imposed under the 19 common law or statutes of any State respecting the mate 20 rial alteration of motion pictures are preempted by this 21 subsection. 22 "(4) To facilitate the location of a potentially ag 23 grieved party, each artistic author of a motion picture may 24 notify the copyright owner of the motion picture or any 25 appropriate professional guild. The professional guilds •HR 1248 m