Volume 113 · 1774
Public Law 106–160
To amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Approved December 9, 1999
Statutory text
An Act
To amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999”.
17 USC 101 note.
SEC. 2. STATUTORY DAMAGES ENHANCEMENT.
Section 504(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking $500” and inserting “$750”; and
by striking “$20,000” and inserting “$30,000”; and
in paragraph (2), by striking ”$100,000” and inserting ”$150,000”.
SEC. 3. 28 USC 994 note.Deadline. SENTENCING COMMISSION GUIDELINES.
Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after the first date on which there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, the Commission shall promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement section 2(g) of the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act (29 U.S.C. 994 note) in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that Act had not expired.
SEC. 4. 17 USC 504 note. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to any action brought on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of the date on which the alleged activity that is the basis of the action occurred.
Approved December 9, 1999.