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)

Record Details:

Title:
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
Date:
1996
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office
Volume:
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
Leaf #:
000232
Language:
English
Subjects:
Copyright -- United States, Copyright -- Motion pictures United States","Motion pictures -- Labeling United States","Motion pictures -- Conservation and restoration United States
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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224 Prepared Statement of Hon. Patricia Schroeder, A Representative in Congress From the State of Colorado I thank the Chairman for scheduling this hearing. As a cosponsor of H.R. 989, I am pleased that we have this opportunity to hear from this distinguished group of witnesses, and to identify any issues that we may need to address in terms of refining this bill as we move to markup. I understand that the Chairman is looking at July 27 for a markup of this bill, and I would certainly support that, and hope we can work on a bipartisan basis to move this bill forward. H.R. 989 represents an important harmonization ~ even though it is an imperfect harmonization ~ because without it, U.S. copyright owners will receive less protection in the European Union than their E.U. counterparts. I think it is very important that we make sure that U.S. copyright owners are on an equal footing in Europe with E.U. copyright owners. The evidence is clear that this change will benefit the U.S. trade balance, and I think that is a significant factor. Passage of H.R. 989 will also signal our commitment to provide strong protection of intellecmal property, both domestically and internationally. It is critical that the United States continue to play a strong leadership role internationally in the development and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and in the ongoing effort to achieve harmonization where possible. At the same time, I am interested in hearing about aspects of the bill that