legislation: 106-hr-3456

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106-hr-3456 106 hr 3456 Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 Commerce 1999-11-18 1999-12-09 Became Public Law No: 106-160. House Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] NC R C000556 0 Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law with respect to the statutory damages available for copyright infringement to increase: (1) the minimum damages from $500 to $750; and (2) the maximum damages from $20,000 to $30,000.Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement.Directs the Sentencing Commission, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the sentencing mandate with respect to crimes against intellectual property in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  

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