summary
Introduced
05/10/2018
05/10/2018
In Committee
06/28/2018
06/28/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Music Modernization Act
AI Summary
This bill, the Music Modernization Act, has several key provisions:
1. It establishes a blanket license for digital music providers to make and distribute digital phonorecord deliveries of musical works, administered by a new mechanical licensing collective. The collective will maintain a musical works database, collect and distribute royalties, and handle claims and disputes.
2. It protects legacy artists by creating federal protections for the public digital performance of pre-1972 sound recordings, while allowing certain authorized transmissions. It also limits remedies and provides other provisions for using these recordings.
3. It allows producers, mixers, and sound engineers to receive a portion of royalties for the exploitation of sound recordings they contributed to, even without a letter of direction from the featured artist.
4. It makes technical and conforming amendments, including establishing a uniform rate standard for royalties paid for the public performance of sound recordings.
5. It requires the random assignment of rate court proceedings involving performing rights societies, and provides notice and reporting requirements for the Department of Justice regarding consent decrees with these societies.
The bill aims to modernize copyright law, particularly around digital music licensing and royalties, while also addressing legacy and producer interests. Key terms and acronyms include "mechanical licensing collective," "digital phonorecord delivery," "pre-1972 sound recordings," and "letter of direction."
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (81)
Orrin Hatch (R)*,
Lamar Alexander (R),
Tammy Baldwin (D),
John Barrasso (R),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Roy Blunt (R),
Cory Booker (D),
John Boozman (R),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Richard Burr (R),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Shelley Moore Capito (R),
Ben Cardin (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Bill Cassidy (R),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
Bob Corker (R),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Mike Crapo (R),
Steve Daines (R),
Joe Donnelly (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Michael Enzi (R),
Joni Ernst (R),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Deb Fischer (R),
Cory Gardner (R),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Chuck Grassley (R),
Kamala Harris (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Heidi Heitkamp (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
John Hoeven (R),
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),
James Inhofe (R),
Johnny Isakson (R),
Ron Johnson (R),
Doug Jones (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
John Neely Kennedy (R),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
James Lankford (R),
Patrick Leahy (D),
Joe Manchin (I),
Ed Markey (D),
Claire McCaskill (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jerry Moran (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Patty Murray (D),
Bill Nelson (D),
David Perdue (R),
Gary Peters (D),
Rob Portman (R),
Jack Reed (D),
Jim Risch (R),
Pat Roberts (R),
Mike Rounds (R),
Marco Rubio (R),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Tim Scott (R),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Dan Sullivan (R),
Jon Tester (D),
John Thune (R),
Thom Tillis (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Roger Wicker (R),
Todd Young (R),
Last Action
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339. (on 09/17/2018)
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