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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 18, 1999
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law with respect to the statutory damages available for copyright infringement to increase: (1) the minimum damages from $500 to $750; and (2) the maximum damages from $20,000 to $30,000.Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement.Directs the Sentencing Commission, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the sentencing mandate with respect to crimes against intellectual property in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act.
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Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R–NC
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Became Public Law No: 106-160.
Became Public Law No: 106-160.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15221)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15221)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12884-12885)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H12884-12885)
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12884-12885)
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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