Works of authorship: residual benefits.

Existing federal law, through copyright, provides authors of original works of authorship, as defined, with certain rights and protections. Existing federal law generally gives the owner of the copyright the right to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords and the right to distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public. Existing federal law limits the liability of an Internet service provider for copyright infringement for transmitting material under specified conditions. Existing law also provides for the forfeiture and destruction of articles upon which sounds or images can be stored, and electronic and other devices used in reproducing those articles, in connection with…