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HR 1195 100th Congress House Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion Communications and Broadcasting Copyright Music Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Television Television broadcasting

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987

Introduced: February 23, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 25, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Feb 23, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 23, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987 - Amends the copyright law to require that any conveyance of performance rights in an audiovisual work to nonnetwork commercial television include the right to perform in synchronization any accompanying copyrighted music.

Entitles the music copyright holder to an interest in any compensation received for the audiovisual work performance rights.

What's happening now February 25, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 698 Identical bill Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 22, 1987
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 22, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1195: Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1195/
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"H.R. 1195: Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1195/.
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H.R. 1195, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1195/.
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