SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES,
AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 3976

TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE TO
REMOVE THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR A LIMITED COPY-
RIGHT IN SOUND RECORDINGS, TO INCREASE THE CRIMI-
NAL PENALTIES FOR PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITING OF
SOUND RECORDINGS, TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN CERTAIN CASES, TO ESTAB-
LISH A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON NEW TECHNOLOGICAL
USES OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES