Number: 98-487
Title: COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION ANTIPIRACY ACT: SUMMARY OF H.R. 2652
Authors: Douglas Reid Weimer, American Law Division 
Abstract: H.R. 2652, 105th Congress, 1st Session, proposes to create a new body of copyright law which would be entitled "Misappropriation of Collections of Information." The bill would impose liability on anyone who extracted or used in commerce all or a substantial portion of a collection of information in such a way as to harm the market for the product or service that contained the information and is offered in commerce. The database collection would be protected for a term of fifteen years. The bill provides for civil and criminal remedies and sets time limitations for bringing actions for misappropriation.
Pages: 4
Date: Updated May 21, 1998