Number: 98-520
Title: "DIGITAL ERA COPYRIGHT ENHANCEMENT ACT": ANALYSIS OF H.R. 3048
Authors: Dorothy Schrader, American Law Division 
Abstract: The "Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act" (H.R. 3048) would amend the Copyright Act to make changes in copyright law relating to use of materials in electronic, digital environments such as the Internet. The bill would make changes in the United States law to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Other amendments cover fair use, library reproduction of copyrighted works, the first sale doctrine, distance learning, ephemeral recordings, operational copying by computers, and shrink-wrap licensing of software. This report analyzes H.R. 3048 and compares its main provisions with the provisions of S. 2037, another WIPO treaties implementation bill, which passed the Senate in May 1998.
Pages: 8
Date: Updated May 18, 1998