US Congress Senate Bill 1273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-12 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office, to decide copyright disputes. Damages awarded by the board are capped at $30,000. Participation in board proceedings is voluntary with an opt-out procedure for defendants, and parties may choose instead to have a dispute heard in court. If the parties agree to have their dispute heard by the board, they shall forego the right to be heard before a court and the right to a jury trial. Board proceedings shall have no effect on class actions. The board shall be authorized to hear copyright infringement claims, actions for a declaration of noninfringement, claims that a party knowingly sent false takedown notices, and related counterclaims. The bill provides for various procedures, including with respect to requests for information from the other party and requests for the board to reconsider a decision. The board may issue monetary awards based on actual or statutory damages. The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs except where there is bad faith misconduct. A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board. Parties may challenge a board decision in federal district court only if (1) the decision was a result of fraud, corruption, or other misconduct; (2) the board exceeded its authority or failed to render a final determination; or (3) in a default ruling or failure to prosecute, the default or failure was excusable.

CASE Act of 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019

Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-12	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206.
2019-09-12	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. With written report No. 116-105.
2019-07-18	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-05-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2426 (Same As) 2019-10-23 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.
SB4632 (Related) 2020-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1273/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1273/BILLS-116s1273is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1273/BILLS-116s1273rs.pdf