Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 · United States
SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. * * * * * * * Title IV - Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 401. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS AND THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS- (a) Compensation. (1) Section 3(d) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of Commerce" and inserting "in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code". * * * * * * * (3) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. "Register of Copyrights.". * * * * * * * SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; DISTANCE EDUCATION. (a) Recommendations by Register of Copyrights. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Register of Copyrights, after consultation with representatives of copyright owners, nonprofit educational institutions, and nonprofit libraries and archives, shall submit to the Congress recommendations on how to promote distance education through digital technologies, including interactive digital networks, while maintaining an appropriate balance between the rights of copyright owners and the needs of users of copyrighted works. Such recommendations shall include any legislation the Register of Copyrights considers appropriate to achieve the objective described in the preceding sentence.
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