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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33 10 1 tions submitted by the general public as well as represent 2 atives of the film industry, such as the guilds and societies 3 representing actors, directors, screenwriters, cinematog 4 raphers, and other creative artists, producers, and film 5 critics, archives and other film preservation organizations, 6 and representatives of academic institutions with film 7 study programs. The Board shall nominate not more than 8 25 films each year for inclusion in the Registry. 9 (c) Powers. — 10 (1) In general. — The Board may, for the pur 11 pose of carrying out its duties, hold such hearings, 12 sit and act at such times and places, take such testi 13 mony, and receive such evidence, as the Librarian 14 and the Board consider appropriate. 15 (2) Service on foundation. — Two sitting 16 members of the Board shall be appointed by the Li 17 brarian, and shall serve, as Board members of the 18 National Film Preservation Foundation, in accord 19 ance with section 203. 20 SEC. 106. NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY COLLECTION OF THE 21 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 22 (a) Acquisition of Archival Quality Copies. — 23 The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, by gift from the 24 owner, an archival quality copy of the Registry version of 25 each film included in the National Film Registry. When •HR 1734 ta