1、1 151 CONG. REC. S827 (daily ed. Feb. 1, 2005). See companion bill, H.R. 357, 109th Cong., 1stSess. (2005).2 See H.Rept. 109-33, Part 1, 109th Cong., 1st Sess. (2005).3 The law contains provisions similar to or identical to language in bills that passed theirrespective chambers in the 108th Congress
2、, namely, H.R. 4077, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004), the“Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004,” and S. 3021, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004), the“Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2004.”Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS We
3、bOrder Code RS22042Updated May 20, 2005The Family Entertainment and Copyright Actof 2005Robin JewelerLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryIntellectual property legislation that came close to enactment during the 108thCongress has been enacted. The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of
4、 2005, P.L.109-9, was signed into law on April 27, 2005. Among the issues addressed areunauthorized distribution of pre-release commercial works, the marketing of devices forhome use to edit DVDs, the preservation of the nations film heritage, and use bylibraries and archives of “orphan works.” This