Re: On Line Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

Laurence R. Helfer <larry.helfer[_at_]lls.edu> wrote:
>
> Anyone parsing through the "joint explanatory statement" released by the
> Conference Committee in connection with the final version of the Digital
> Millenium Copyright Act will find only limited discussion of the "five
> general categories" of internet service provider liability limitations
> set forth in section 202 of the statute. Much more detailed discussion
> is found in House Report 105-796 (part 2) on HR 2281. The Senate
> appears to have "receded" to HR 2281, as explained in the explanatory
> report, although I would certainly welcome confirmation from anyone more
> familiar with the legislative history as to whether H Rep. 105-796, part
> 2 is the most authoritative source for construction of sec. 202 of the
> Act. (There is also a part 1 of the report, but that appears to
> reference an earlier version of the bill that does not match the final
> language of section 202).
>
> Both versions of the House Report can be found by means of a simple
> search at http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html

It was the Conference Report that was House Report No. 105-796. The earlier House Reports on HR 2281 were House Reports 105-551 (Part 1) and 105-551 (Part 2).

I see that the President signed the bill yesterday.

I have some thoughts on your message of Oct 26, which I will review and send to you over the week-end.

Harvey Kaye
Perkins, Smith, Cohen & Crowe, LLP
Washington, DC
<hkay[_at_]mail.his.com> Received on Thu Oct 29 1998 - 23:02:22 GMT