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Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act

Introduced: October 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2017
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Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act

This bill amends federal copyright law to direct the U.S. Copyright Office to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings subject to copyright protection.

It limits available remedies, in copyright infringement actions against certain parties, for a copyright owner who fails to provide or maintain the minimum information required in the database.

What's happening now July 20, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 4
Duffy, Sean
· Jan 30, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Dec 19, 2017
Shuster, Bill
· Dec 19, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Dec 5, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Nov 30, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 1, 2017
Faso, John
· Nov 1, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Oct 25, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 11, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 20, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3350: Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3350/
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"H.R. 3350: Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3350/.
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H.R. 3350, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3350/.
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