S. 2256 (102nd): Film Disclosure Act of 1992

Introduced:
Feb 25, 1992 (102nd Congress, 1991–1992)
Sponsor:
Sen. Alan Simpson [R-WY]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 1181 (103rd) on Jun 30, 1993.

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 25, 1992, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 25, 1992
Referred to Committee Feb 25, 1992
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2D) (show)
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Full Title

A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes", enacted July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the Lanham Act), to require certain disclosures relating to materially altered films.

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2/25/1992--Introduced.
Film Disclosure Act of 1992 - Amends the Lanham Act to require that each public exhibition of a materially altered motion picture (and each copy of such film offered to the public through sale or rental) bear a label which conspicuously discloses the fact of:
(1) the film's material alteration from the form in which it was first released to the public;
(2) the nature of such alteration; and
(3) any objections raised by the artistic authors with reference to such alteration.
Delineates the compliance procedure for:
(1) distributors or networks that propose to exploit a materially altered film; and
(2) motion pictures intended for home use through either retail purchase or rental.
Grants an artistic author the right to seek injunctive relief in U.S. district courts to prevent violation of his or her rights under this Act.

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