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Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

This bill establishes that the copyright owner of a sound recording has the exclusive right to perform the recording through an audio transmission. Currently, the copyright owner's performance right generally only covers digital audio transmission, which excludes certain terrestrial radio stations.

A radio station must obtain express permission from the copyright owner of the sound recording before making such a transmission, unless the transmission consists of a religious assembly or incidental use of the recording.

A radio station with revenues of less than $1 million per year shall be deemed to have obtained permission by paying $500 per year to the copyright owner. A public broadcast entity or individual terrestrial broadcast station shall pay no more than $100 per year to obtain permission from the copyright owner.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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