S 2823
115th Congress
Senate
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Music Modernization Act
Introduced: May 10, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
Sep 12, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Sep 12, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 28, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Music Modernization Act
This bill makes various changes to copyright law related to sound recordings, including providing protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, creating a system for paying royalties to producers and sound engineers, and establishing a statutory blanket license for digital music services. The blanket license allows 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
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
Committees of jurisdiction
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