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S 1145 111th Congress Senate

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Commerce Intellectual propertyInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSound recording
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions.

Defines "webcaster," for provisions relating to licenses for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings via webcasting, as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions. (Current law defines such term as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings.)

Terminates, 30 days after enactment of this Act, the authority to make commercial or noncommercial webcasting settlements under existing provisions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2344 Identical bill Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1145: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1145/
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"S. 1145: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1145/.
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