At its meeting on January 23 and 24, 2025, the Council discussed and approved, in part or in whole, drafts of six projects as listed below. All approvals are subject to the discussion at the meeting and the usual editorial prerogative.
Copyright
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 10, which contains § 6.09, Performing or Displaying a Work “Publicly”; § 8.03, Vicarious Liability for Copyright Infringement; subsection (e) of § 9.01, Remedies for Copyright Infringement; § 9.07, Limitations on Remedies: Safe Harbors for Online Service Providers; § 10.01, Copyright-Protection-and-Management Systems: Generally; § 10.02, Circumvention of Copyright-Protection Systems; § 11.02, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Extraterritoriality; § 11.04, Relationship of Federal Courts to Copyright Claims Board; § 11.05, Preemption with Respect to Other Laws; and § 11.06, The Relationship between Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and Unfair-Competition Law.
Action Taken: The Council approved the following provisions of Council Draft No. 10: § 8.03; subsection (e) of § 9.01; § 9.07; § 10.01; § 11.02; § 11.04; § 11.05; and § 11.06. The Reporters will revise § 6.09, Performing or Displaying a Work “Publicly,” and § 10.02, Circumvention of Copyright-Protection Systems, for consideration by the Council at a future meeting.
Conflict of Laws
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 10, consisting of Chapter 9, Topic 1, Marriage and Other Domestic Relationships; Chapter 10, Agency; and Chapter 11, Business Organizations.
Action Taken: The Council approved Council Draft No. 10 except for § 11.06, on the internal affairs rule for corporations, and § 11.08, Exception to Internal-Affairs Rule. The Reporters will revise §§ 11.06 and 11.08 for consideration by the Council at a future meeting.
High-Volume Civil Adjudication
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 2, which contains Chapter 2, General Principles of Procedure in High-Volume Civil Adjudication; Chapter 3, Notice and Service of Process; and Chapter 4, Pleading and Information Exchange. Due to time limitations, the discussion was limited to Chapter 3.
Action Taken: The Council approved Chapter 3 of Council Draft No. 2.
Property
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 11, containing three chapters from Volume 4, Division III on leasing: Chapter 3, Formalities Required for Creating a Lease Relationship; Chapter 11, Transfers of Lessor’s Interest in Leased Property; and Chapter 12, Transfers of Lessee’s Interest in Leased Property.
Action Taken: The Council approved Council Draft No. 11.
Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 7, which contains provisions on Nondelegable Duties, Governmental Immunities, Firefighter’s Rule Abolished, Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault, Tortious Interference with a Right to Vote or Hold Office, Prima Facie Tort, Negligence and Intentional Torts Based on the Same Facts, and Liability of Professionals and Those Practicing Skilled Trades.
Action Taken: The Council approved the provisions of Council Draft No. 7 except for the Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault section. The Reporters will revise the Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault provision for consideration by the Council at a future meeting.
Torts: Remedies
The Council discussed Council Draft No. 4, containing four sections from Chapter 3, Topic 1, Injunctions, on torts that are also crimes and on preliminary relief. Council also discussed a new Comment h to § 43, Availability of Injunctions, which the Reporters drafted in response to feedback received prior to the meeting.
Action Taken: The Council approved Council Draft No. 4. The Council also approved a new Comment h, on the public interest, to § 43, Availability of Injunctions.