S. 2334 115th Congress Senate

Music Modernization Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity with respect to, and to modernize, the licensing system for musical works under section 115 of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity with respect to, and to modernize, the licensing system for musical works under section 115 of that title, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of that title, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2018 See on congress.gov

Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional agenciesDigital mediaIntellectual property

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Library of CongressLicensing and registrationsMusicPerforming artsSound recordingUser charges and fees

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 15, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Jan 24, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Jan 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S501-505)

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Latest action May 15, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Music Modernization Act of 2018

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
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Cosponsors 19

Boozman, John

Arkansas · May 14, 2018

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · May 9, 2018

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · May 7, 2018

Cornyn, John

Texas · Apr 24, 2018

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2018

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Apr 19, 2018

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Apr 19, 2018

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Apr 11, 2018

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Mar 19, 2018

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Mar 19, 2018

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Mar 13, 2018

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Mar 6, 2018

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Mar 1, 2018

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Mar 1, 2018

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Feb 28, 2018

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jan 24, 2018

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jan 24, 2018

Isakson, Johnny

· Jan 24, 2018

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Jan 24, 2018

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2334: Music Modernization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2334/

MLA

"S. 2334: Music Modernization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2334/.

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S. 2334, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2334/.

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