Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act

Summary

Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt from retransmission consent requirements under which cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) are prohibited from retransmitting the signal of a television broadcasting station without the originating station's consent (which is generally obtained through a retransmission consent agreement under which the cable system or other MVPD provides a negotiated payment or other consideration to the station in exchange for retransmission authority) the retransmission of the signal of a television broadcast station if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station that has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 May 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 May 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 May 2014

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Sponsors

• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Anna Eshoo · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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