legislation: 98-s-175
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| 98-s-175 | 98 | s | 175 | A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement. | Commerce | 1983-01-26 | 1983-10-25 | Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-597. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 12 | Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/175 |