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US HR881

US HR881
AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act


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Introduced
02/06/2017
In Committee
02/06/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act This bill amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission, or from a recording artist of a such a sound recording, to distribute a portion of royalty payments to a producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording. The collective must adopt special procedures for a producer, mixer, or sound engineer to receive a portion of royalties for recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, by certifying that a reasonable effort has been made to obtain a letter of direction from an artist who owns the right to receipts payable with respect to the sound recording.

AI Summary

This bill amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy that allows for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by digital audio transmission, or from a recording artist of such a sound recording, to distribute a portion of royalty payments to a producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording. The bill also establishes special procedures for a producer, mixer, or sound engineer to receive a portion of royalties for recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, by requiring them to certify that a reasonable effort has been made to obtain a letter of direction from the artist who owns the right to receipts payable with respect to the sound recording.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (68)

Joseph Crowley (WFP)* Karen Bass (D),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Rod Blum (R),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Doug Collins (R),  John Conyers (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Val Demings (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Blake Farenthold (R),  Lois Frankel (D),  Trent Franks (R),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Darrell Issa (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Mike Johnson (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  Ted Lieu (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Tom Marino (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Jim McGovern (D),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Stephanie Murphy (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Jamie Raskin (D),  John Ratcliffe (R),  Martha Roby (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  John Rutherford (R),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Lamar Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mac Thornberry (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Dina Titus (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/06/2017)

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