Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends copyright protections for privately developed technical standards that are incorporated into a law or regulation.

Highlights:

• Amends copyright protections for privately developed technical standards incorporated into a law or regulation, including state law requiring buildings to comply with the electrical standards developed by a private standards development organization (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that a technical standard shall retain its copyright protection even if it has been incorporated by reference into a law or regulation if the applicable standards development organization makes the standard available on a free publicly accessible online source (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes that if a party asserts that an incorporated technical standard has lost its copyright protection because it has not been made available for free online, the party making that assertion shall bear the burden of proof (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text