Bill Text: MO HB1229 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Specifies that a student at certain institutions of higher education has the right to record public classroom lectures for his or her personal use
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-19 - Referred: Higher Education (H) [HB1229 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2012-HB1229-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES CURTMAN (Sponsor), KOENIG, WHITE AND HOUGHTON (Co-sponsors).
4365L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 174, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to public lectures at certain institutions of higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 174, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 174.870, to read as follows:
174.870. Any student of an institution of higher education located in this state and funded in whole or in part by appropriations from state revenue shall have the right to record public lectures that are presented in a classroom environment for such student's individual use. This section shall not be interpreted to permit the dissemination of recordings in consideration for compensation and shall not waive or infringe any institutional policy protecting or affirming copyright, trademark, or intellectual property interests otherwise eligible for protection under state or federal law.
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