House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 17, United States Code, to limit the liability of copyright owners for protecting their works on peer-to-peer networks.
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Berman D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 20, 2002 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Ric Keller (R-FL), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Robert Wexler (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman.
- H.R. 621 (107th) To designate the Federal building located at 6230 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the "James C. Corman Federal Building".
- H.R. 1707 (107th) Satellite Trade and Security Act of 2001
- H.R. 531 (107th) To designate El Salvador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of such foreign state…
- H.R. 1332 (107th) Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2001
- H.R. 1333 (107th) Patent Improvement Act of 2001
- H.Res. 110 (107th) Providing that it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider certain funding measures for the United States Patent…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.