102 STAT. 3960

PUBLIC LAW 100-667—NOV. 16, 1988

17 USC 119 note.

(O by inserting immediately before the period the follow-
ing: ", and for each violation of paragraph (4) of this

subsection involved in the action an aggrieved party may
recover statutory damages .in a sum not less than $10,000,
or more than $100,000, as the court considers just";

(10) in subsection (dXSXCXii), by striking "$50,000" and insert-
ing "$100,000 for each violation of subsection (a)";

(11) in subsection (dXttXCXiii), by striking "$100" and inserting
"$250"; and

(12) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (d) and inserting
the following:

"(4) Any peison who manufactures, assembles, modifies, imports,
exports, sells, or distributes any electronic, mechanical, or other
device or equipment, knowing or having reason to know that the
device or equipment is primarily of assistance in the unauthorized
decryption of satellite cable programming, or is intended for any
other activity prohibited by subsection (a), shall be fined not more
than $500,000 for each violation, or imprisoned for not more than 5
years for each violation, or both. For purposes of all penalties and
remedies established for violations of this paragraph, the prohibited
activity established herein as it applies to each such device shall be
deemed a separate violation.".

SEC. 2®6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title and the amendments made by this title take effect on
January 1,1989, except that the authority of the Register of Copy-
rights to issue regulations pursuant to section 119(bXl) of title 17,
United States 'Code, as added by section 202 of this Act, takes effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.

17 USC 119 note. SEC. 207. TERMINATION.

This title and the amendments made by this title (other than the
amendments made by section 205) cease to be effective on Decem-
ber 31,1994.

Approved November 16, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1883 (H.R. 5372):

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-1028 accompanying H.R. 5372 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-515 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988):

May 13, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 19, considered and passed House, amended.

Oct. 20, Senate concurred in House amendment,