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Introduced
03/22/2018
03/22/2018
In Committee
03/22/2018
03/22/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act This bill authorizes royalties for producers, mixers, and sound engineers who made a creative contribution to a sound recording. A nonprofit collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Board shall adopt procedures for such royalty payments for various digital transmissions of the recording. The procedures shall allow the owner of the exclusive right to publicly perform the sound recording or the featured artist to instruct the collective to calculate and distribute the payments to the producers, mixers, and sound engineers. The instruction is called a "letter of direction." For sound recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, the nonprofit collective shall adopt policies for collecting and distributing such royalties, even without a letter of direction. The collective and those seeking royalties shall attempt to contact the featured artist to get a letter of direction; however, if the artist does not object within a specified time frame, the collective may distribute the royalties.
AI Summary
This bill, the Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act, authorizes royalties for producers, mixers, and sound engineers who made a creative contribution to a sound recording. A nonprofit collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Board will adopt procedures for these royalty payments for various digital transmissions of the recording. The bill allows the owner of the exclusive right to publicly perform the sound recording or the featured artist to instruct the collective to calculate and distribute the payments to the producers, mixers, and sound engineers. For sound recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, the collective can distribute the royalties to eligible producers, mixers, and sound engineers even without a letter of direction from the featured artist, as long as the artist does not object within a specified time frame.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Chuck Grassley (R)*,
Bob Corker (R),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kamala Harris (D),
Doug Jones (D),
David Perdue (R),
Last Action
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (on 05/15/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2625/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2625/BILLS-115s2625is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2625/BILLS-115s2625is.pdf.pdf |
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