Copyright Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation

January 16, 2009

House Refers to Judiciary Committee Bill to Protect Copyrighted, Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal Articles

Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
H.R. 6845, 9/9/2008

House Representative John Conyers, Jr. (MI) has filed a bill entitled ‘Fair Copyright in Research Works Act’ that seeks to protect the rights of authors and publishers of copyrighted, peer-reviewed scientific journal articles.

Specifically, the proposed legislation prohibits any federal agency from (1) imposing any condition, in connection with a funding agreement, that requires the transfer or license to or for a federal agency, or requires the absence or abandonment, of specified exclusive rights of a copyright owner in an extrinsic work; (2) imposing, as a condition of a funding agreement, the waiver of, or assent to, any such prohibition; or…

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The following companies are mentioned in Copyright Law Updates:

MGA Entertainment (HK) Ltd.

Mattel, Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Janice Combs Publishing, Inc. d.b.a. Justin Combs Publishing

All Headline News Corp.

Bad Boy Records LLC

American Software Development Company, Inc.

Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. d.b.a. Bad Boy Records

Affordable Video Systems, Ltd.

Yahoo! Inc.

Dream Games of Arizona, Inc.

Television Music License Committee

Frank Diana City Entertainment

SESAC, Inc.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

PC Onsite

RealNetworks, Inc.

AOL LLC f.k.a. America Online, Inc.

Northern Lights Products, Inc. d.b.a. GlowProducts.com

Litecubes, LLC

Poof Apparel Corp.

Derek Andrew, Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc.

Geoffrey Productions, Inc.

Universal City Studios LLLP

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Turner Network Television LP, LLLP

Turner Network Sales, Inc.

Turner Classic Movies, LP, LLLP

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

The Cartoon Network LP, LLP

Paramount Pictures Corp.

NBC Studios, Inc.

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

CSC Holdings, Inc.

CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Cablevision Systems Corp.

Cable News Network LP, LLLP

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Westbound Records, Inc.

Kamind Associates, Inc. a.k.a. KAM Industries

UMG Recordings, Inc.

Ebsco Industries, Inc.

Editions Limited West, Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

P/K Associates, Inc.

Societe Civile Succession RICHARD GUINO

Grace & Wild, Inc. d.b.a. Division X

National Writers Union