Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Summary of H.R. 2652 (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
May 21, 1998 |
| Report Number |
98-487 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Douglas Reid Weimer, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
H.R. 2652 , 105th Congress, 1st Sess., proposes to create a new body of copyright law
which would be entitled "Misappropriation of Collections of Information." The bill would impose
liability on anyone who extracted or used in commerce all or a substantial portion of a collection of
information in such a way so as to harm the market for the product or service that contained the
information and is offered in commerce. The database collection would be protected for a term of
fifteen years. The bill provides for civil and criminal remedies and sets time limitations for bringing
actions for misappropriation. The bill was introduced on October 9, 1997 by Representative Coble
and reported to the House with amendments by the House Committee on Judiciary on March 24,
1998, H.Rept. 105-525 .
