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Music Modernization Act of 2017

Introduced: February 6, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Dec 21, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 21, 2017

Introduced in House

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Music Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the copyright law to create a statutory blanket license for making and distributing nondramatic musical sound recordings, including through digital delivery. The blanket license allows digital music services to distribute sound recordings covered by the license without negotiating for the rights for each individual recording, as long as the music service complies with the license's requirements, such as paying the required royalties.

What's happening now December 21, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 4

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 41

McCaul, Michael T.

Texas · Apr 18, 2018

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · Apr 5, 2018

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Mar 19, 2018

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Mar 15, 2018

Torres, Norma J.

California · Mar 7, 2018

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Mar 5, 2018

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Mar 5, 2018

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Mar 5, 2018

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Mar 5, 2018

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Mar 5, 2018

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Feb 23, 2018

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Feb 15, 2018

Johnson, Mike

Louisiana · Feb 14, 2018

Estes, Ron

Kansas · Feb 13, 2018

Tennessee · Feb 8, 2018

Kustoff, David

Tennessee · Feb 6, 2018

MacArthur, Thomas

· Feb 6, 2018

Kelly, Robin L.

Illinois · Feb 5, 2018

Brownley, Julia

California · Feb 2, 2018

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Feb 2, 2018

Handel, Karen

· Feb 2, 2018

Issa, Darrell

California · Feb 2, 2018

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Illinois · Feb 2, 2018

Florida · Jan 30, 2018

Chu, Judy

California · Jan 29, 2018

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Jan 29, 2018

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jan 29, 2018

Biggs, Andy

Arizona · Jan 18, 2018

Tennessee · Dec 21, 2017

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Dec 21, 2017

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Dec 21, 2017

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Dec 21, 2017

Jeffries, Hakeem S.

New York · Dec 21, 2017

Lieu, Ted

California · Dec 21, 2017

Sessions, Pete

Texas · Dec 21, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4706: Music Modernization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4706/

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"H.R. 4706: Music Modernization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4706/.

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