HB 161 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 161
AN ACT repealing protection of uncopyrighted compositions in state law.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Browne, Straf 4
This bill repeals a state law requiring consent of the owner or author to publish, reproduce, or sell an uncopyrighted composition. The bill also repeals the penalty for violation of this section.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0769
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT repealing protection of uncopyrighted compositions in state law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 352:1 and 352:2, relative to protection of uncopyrighted compositions, are repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.