HR 4706
115th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional agencies
Digital media
Intellectual property
Library of Congress
Licensing and registrations
Music
Performing arts
Sound recording
User charges and fees
Music Modernization Act of 2017
Introduced: December 21, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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