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US HR5447
Music Modernization Act

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Introduced
04/10/2018
In Committee
04/11/2018
Crossed Over
04/26/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Music Modernization Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Music Modernization Act, proposes several key changes: 1. It establishes a blanket licensing system for digital music providers to obtain rights to reproduce and distribute musical works, with a new Mechanical Licensing Collective to administer the system. This includes provisions for the collective to maintain a database of musical works, collect and distribute royalties, and resolve disputes. 2. It provides federal protections for the public digital performance of pre-1972 sound recordings, which were previously only covered by state laws. This gives digital music services a path to legally transmit these older recordings. 3. It requires payment of a portion of statutory royalties to music producers, mixers, and sound engineers who made creative contributions to sound recordings, even without a specific letter of direction from the artist. The bill aims to modernize copyright law to better suit the digital music marketplace, provide more transparency and efficiency in licensing, and ensure fair compensation for various music industry stakeholders.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (50)

Bob Goodlatte (R)*,  Karen Bass (D),  Andy Biggs (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Steve Chabot (R),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Doug Collins (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Joseph Crowley (WFP),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  John Duncan (R),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Ron Estes (R),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Karen Handel (R),  Steny Hoyer (D),  Will Hurd (R),  Darrell Issa (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Mike Johnson (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Ted Lieu (D),  Tom Marino (R),  Kevin McCarthy (R),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Martha Roby (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Steve Scalise (R),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Lamar Smith (R),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate. (on 04/26/2018)
(8 Companion Bills)

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