Family Entertainment and Copyright Act

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act

Long title	An act to provide for the protection of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–9 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	119 Stat. 218
Codification
Acts amended	Copyright Act of 1976
Titles amended	2, 17, 18, 28, 36
U.S.C. sections created	18 U.S.C. § 2319B
U.S.C. sections amended	2 U.S.C. § 179 note, § 179m, § 179n, § 179q, § 179w; 17 U.S.C. § 101, § 108, § 110, § 408, § 411, § 412, § 506; 18 U.S.C. § 2319; 28 U.S.C. § 994 note; 36 U.S.C. § 101 note, § 151703, § 151705, § 151711.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.167 by Orrin Hatch (R–UT) on January 25, 2005 Committee consideration by Senate Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Judiciary (H. Rept. 109-33) Passed the Senate on February 1, 2005 (Unanimous consent) Passed the House on April 19, 2005 (Voice vote) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 27, 2005

The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub. L. 109–9, 119 Stat. 218 (April 27, 2005), is a federal legislative act regarding copyright that became law in the United States in 2005.^[1] The Act consists of two titles or subparts: Title I is called the Artist's Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2005, which increases penalties for copyright infringement, and Title II is called the Family Movie Act of 2005, which permits the development of technology to "sanitize" potentially offensive DVD and VOD content.^[1]

The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act was introduced into the United States Senate (of the 109th United States Congress) on January 25, 2005, by Senator Orrin Hatch (R - Utah), and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 27, 2005.

The act provides theater owners and employees with both civil and criminal immunity for questioning suspected violators or detaining them while police are summoned.