FULL COMMITTEE ACTION

Friday, July 17, 1998

Prepared by the Commerce Committee Democratic Staff
H.R. 2281:DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1998 , was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED, AMENDED, by a yea-nay vote: 41-0.

The following amendments were offered:

An amendment by Mr. Tauzin, #1, re: encryption research, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Markey, #2, re: protection of personally indentifying information, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Messrs. Stearns and Boucher, #3, re: definition of "technological protection measure", was WITHDRAWN with no objection;

An amendment by Mr. Dingell, #4, re: study the impact of circumvention of copyright protection systems on "reverse engineering" of copyrighted works, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Klug, #5, re: "fair use", was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. White,, #6, re: sec. 102 and free speech, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. White, #7, re: evaluation of impact of copyright law and amendments on electronic commerce and technological development, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Messrs. White and Schaefer, #8, re: ephemeral recordings and temporary digital copies, was WITHDRAWN, with no objection.

The Committee adjourned subject to the call of the Chair

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