H.R st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)

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1 H.R st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate) SEC EDUCATIONAL USE COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION. (a) SHORT TITLE- This subtitle may be cited as the `Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002'. (b) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCES AND DISPLAYS FOR EDUCATIONAL USES- Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: `(2) except with respect to a work produced or marketed primarily for performance or display as part of mediated instructional activities transmitted via digital networks, or a performance or display that is given by means of a copy or phonorecord that is not lawfully made and acquired under this title, and the transmitting government body or accredited nonprofit educational institution knew or had reason to believe was not lawfully made and acquired, the performance of a nondramatic literary or musical work or reasonable and limited portions of any other work, or display of a work in an amount comparable to that which is typically displayed in the course of a live classroom session, by or in the course of a transmission, if-- `(A) the performance or display is made by, at the direction of, or under the actual supervision of an instructor as an integral part of a class session offered as a regular part of the systematic mediated instructional activities of a governmental body or an accredited nonprofit educational institution; `(B) the performance or display is directly related and of material assistance to the teaching content of the transmission; `(C) the transmission is made solely for, and, to the extent technologically feasible, the reception of such transmission is limited to-- `(i) students officially enrolled in the course for which the transmission is made; or `(ii) officers or employees of governmental bodies as a part of their official duties or employment; and `(D) the transmitting body or institution-- `(i) institutes policies regarding copyright, provides informational materials to faculty, students, and relevant staff members that accurately describe, and promote compliance with, the laws of the United States relating to copyright, and provides notice to students that materials used in connection with the course may be subject to copyright protection; and `(ii) in the case of digital transmissions--

2 `(I) applies technological measures that reasonably prevent- - `(aa) retention of the work in accessible form by recipients of the transmission from the transmitting body or institution for longer than the class session; and `(bb) unauthorized further dissemination of the work in accessible form by such recipients to others; and `(II) does not engage in conduct that could reasonably be expected to interfere with technological measures used by copyright owners to prevent such retention or unauthorized further dissemination;'; and (2) by adding at the end the following: `In paragraph (2), the term `mediated instructional activities' with respect to the performance or display of a work by digital transmission under this section refers to activities that use such work as an integral part of the class experience, controlled by or under the actual supervision of the instructor and analogous to the type of performance or display that would take place in a live classroom setting. The term does not refer to activities that use, in 1 or more class sessions of a single course, such works as textbooks, course packs, or other material in any media, copies or phonorecords of which are typically purchased or acquired by the students in higher education for their independent use and retention or are typically purchased or acquired for elementary and secondary students for their possession and independent use. `For purposes of paragraph (2), accreditation-- `(A) with respect to an institution providing post-secondary education, shall be as determined by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation or the United States Department of Education; and `(B) with respect to an institution providing elementary or secondary education, shall be as recognized by the applicable state certification or licensing procedures. `For purposes of paragraph (2), no governmental body or accredited nonprofit educational institution shall be liable for infringement by reason of the transient or temporary storage of material carried out through the automatic technical process of a digital transmission of the performance or display of that material as authorized under paragraph (2). No such material stored on the system or network controlled or operated by the transmitting body or institution under this paragraph shall be maintained on such system or network in a manner ordinarily accessible to anyone other than anticipated recipients. No such copy shall be maintained on the system or network in a manner ordinarily accessible to such anticipated recipients for a longer period than is reasonably necessary to facilitate the transmissions for which it was made.'. (c) EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS- (1) IN GENERAL- Section 112 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--

3 (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: `(f)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, and without limiting the application of subsection (b), it is not an infringement of copyright for a governmental body or other nonprofit educational institution entitled under section 110(2) to transmit a performance or display to make copies or phonorecords of a work that is in digital form and, solely to the extent permitted in paragraph (2), of a work that is in analog form, embodying the performance or display to be used for making transmissions authorized under section 110(2), if-- `(A) such copies or phonorecords are retained and used solely by the body or institution that made them, and no further copies or phonorecords are reproduced from them, except as authorized under section 110(2); and `(B) such copies or phonorecords are used solely for transmissions authorized under section 110(2). `(2) This subsection does not authorize the conversion of print or other analog versions of works into digital formats, except that such conversion is permitted hereunder, only with respect to the amount of such works authorized to be performed or displayed under section 110(2), if-- `(A) no digital version of the work is available to the institution; or `(B) the digital version of the work that is available to the institution is subject to technological protection measures that prevent its use for section 110(2).'. (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 802(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the third sentence by striking `section 112(f)' and inserting `section 112(g)'. (d) PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE REPORT- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and after a period for public comment, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, after consultation with the Register of Copyrights, shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing technological protection systems that have been implemented, are available for implementation, or are proposed to be developed to protect digitized copyrighted works and prevent infringement, including upgradeable and self-repairing systems, and systems that have been developed, are being developed, or are proposed to be developed in private voluntary industry-led entities through an open broad based consensus process. The report submitted to the Committees shall not include any recommendations, comparisons, or comparative assessments of any commercially available products that may be mentioned in the report. (2) LIMITATIONS- The report under this subsection-- (A) is intended solely to provide information to Congress; and (B) shall not be construed to affect in any way, either directly or by implication, any provision of title 17, United States Code, including the requirements of clause (ii) of section 110(2)(D) of that title (as added by this subtitle), or the interpretation or application of such provisions, including evaluation of the compliance with that clause by any governmental body or nonprofit educational institution.

4 SEC SHORT TITLE. Subtitle D--Madrid Protocol Implementation This subtitle may be cited as the `Madrid Protocol Implementation Act'. SEC PROVISIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS. The Act entitled `An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes', approved July 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C and following) (commonly referred to as the `Trademark Act of 1946') is amended by adding after section 51 the following: `TITLE XII--THE MADRID PROTOCOL `SEC. 60. DEFINITIONS. `In this title: `(1) BASIC APPLICATION- The term `basic application' means the application for the registration of a mark that has been filed with an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an application for the international registration of that mark. `(2) BASIC REGISTRATION- The term `basic registration' means the registration of a mark that has been granted by an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an application for the international registration of that mark. `(3) CONTRACTING PARTY- The term `Contracting Party' means any country or inter-governmental organization that is a party to the Madrid Protocol. `(4) DATE OF RECORDAL- The term `date of recordal' means the date on which a request for extension of protection, filed after an international registration is granted, is recorded on the International Register. `(5) DECLARATION OF BONA FIDE INTENTION TO USE THE MARK IN COMMERCE- The term `declaration of bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce' means a declaration that is signed by the applicant for, or holder of, an international registration who is seeking extension of protection of a mark to the United States and that contains a statement that-- `(A) the applicant or holder has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce; `(B) the person making the declaration believes himself or herself, or the firm, corporation, or association in whose behalf he or she makes the declaration, to be entitled to use the mark in commerce; and `(C) no other person, firm, corporation, or association, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, has the right to use such mark in commerce

5 either in the identical form of the mark or in such near resemblance to the mark as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of such other person, firm, corporation, or association, to cause confusion, mistake, or deception. `(6) EXTENSION OF PROTECTION- The term `extension of protection' means the protection resulting from an international registration that extends to the United States at the request of the holder of the international registration, in accordance with the Madrid Protocol. `(7) HOLDER OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION- A `holder' of an international registration is the natural or juristic person in whose name the international registration is recorded on the International Register. `(8) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION- The term `international application' means an application for international registration that is filed under the Madrid Protocol. `(9) INTERNATIONAL BUREAU- The term `International Bureau' means the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. `(10) INTERNATIONAL REGISTER- The term `International Register' means the official collection of data concerning international registrations maintained by the International Bureau that the Madrid Protocol or its implementing regulations require or permit to be recorded. `(11) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION- The term `international registration' means the registration of a mark granted under the Madrid Protocol. `(12) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION DATE- The term `international registration date' means the date assigned to the international registration by the International Bureau. `(13) MADRID PROTOCOL- The term `Madrid Protocol' means the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid, Spain, on June 27, `(14) NOTIFICATION OF REFUSAL- The term `notification of refusal' means the notice sent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the International Bureau declaring that an extension of protection cannot be granted. `(15) OFFICE OF A CONTRACTING PARTY- The term `Office of a Contracting Party' means-- `(A) the office, or governmental entity, of a Contracting Party that is responsible for the registration of marks; or `(B) the common office, or governmental entity, of more than 1 Contracting Party that is responsible for the registration of marks and is so recognized by the International Bureau. `(16) OFFICE OF ORIGIN- The term `office of origin' means the Office of a Contracting Party with which a basic application was filed or by which a basic registration was granted. `(17) OPPOSITION PERIOD- The term `opposition period' means the time allowed for filing an opposition in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including any extension of time granted under section 13.

6 `SEC. 61. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON UNITED STATES APPLICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS. `(a) IN GENERAL- The owner of a basic application pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office may file an international application by submitting to the United States Patent and Trademark Office a written application in such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed by the Director. `(b) QUALIFIED OWNERS- A qualified owner, under subsection (a), shall-- `(1) be a national of the United States; `(2) be domiciled in the United States; or `(3) have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States. `SEC. 62. CERTIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION. `(a) CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE- Upon the filing of an application for international registration and payment of the prescribed fees, the Director shall examine the international application for the purpose of certifying that the information contained in the international application corresponds to the information contained in the basic application or basic registration at the time of the certification. `(b) TRANSMITTAL- Upon examination and certification of the international application, the Director shall transmit the international application to the International Bureau. `SEC. 63. RESTRICTION, ABANDONMENT, CANCELLATION, OR EXPIRATION OF A BASIC APPLICATION OR BASIC REGISTRATION. `With respect to an international application transmitted to the International Bureau under section 62, the Director shall notify the International Bureau whenever the basic application or basic registration which is the basis for the international application has been restricted, abandoned, or canceled, or has expired, with respect to some or all of the goods and services listed in the international registration-- `(1) within 5 years after the international registration date; or `(2) more than 5 years after the international registration date if the restriction, abandonment, or cancellation of the basic application or basic registration resulted from an action that began before the end of that 5-year period. `SEC. 64. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION SUBSEQUENT TO INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION. `The holder of an international registration that is based upon a basic application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a basic registration granted by the Patent and Trademark Office may request an extension of protection of its international registration by filing such a request--

7 `(1) directly with the International Bureau; or `(2) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for transmittal to the International Bureau, if the request is in such form, and contains such transmittal fee, as may be prescribed by the Director. `SEC. 65. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION TO THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE MADRID PROTOCOL. `(a) IN GENERAL- Subject to the provisions of section 68, the holder of an international registration shall be entitled to the benefits of extension of protection of that international registration to the United States to the extent necessary to give effect to any provision of the Madrid Protocol. `(b) IF THE UNITED STATES IS OFFICE OF ORIGIN- Where the United States Patent and Trademark Office is the office of origin for a trademark application or registration, any international registration based on such application or registration cannot be used to obtain the benefits of the Madrid Protocol in the United States. `SEC. 66. EFFECT OF FILING A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION TO THE UNITED STATES. `(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION- A request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States that the International Bureau transmits to the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be deemed to be properly filed in the United States if such request, when received by the International Bureau, has attached to it a declaration of bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce that is verified by the applicant for, or holder of, the international registration. `(b) EFFECT OF PROPER FILING- Unless extension of protection is refused under section 68, the proper filing of the request for extension of protection under subsection (a) shall constitute constructive use of the mark, conferring the same rights as those specified in section 7(c), as of the earliest of the following:

PUBLIC LAW OCT. 30, 1998 TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION

PUBLIC LAW OCT. 30, 1998 TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC LAW 105 330 OCT. 30, 1998 TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION 112 STAT. 3064 PUBLIC LAW 105 330 OCT. 30, 1998 Oct. 30, 1998 [S. 2193] Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act. 15 USC 1051 15 USC