United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5275 (106th)
Music Owners' Listening Rights Act of 2000
Introduced
25 September 2000
Last action
4 October 2000 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Sponsors
Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], FRED UPTON, Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], WILLIAM THORNBERRY, Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Music Owners' Listening Rights Act of 2000 - Amends Federal copyright law to provide that: (1) the transmission of a personal interactive performance of a sound recording is not a copyright infringement; and (2) it is not a copyright infringement for a transmitting organization that transmits such a performance to make or cause to be made phonorecords or copies of a sound recording if such phonorecords and copies are used by the organization solely in connection with the transmission of such performances.
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Timeline
25 September 2000
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2000
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1583-1584)
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 September 2000 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 September 2000
Sponsors
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- FRED UPTON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- WILLIAM THORNBERRY · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5275
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5275
- us · 106-hr-5275 · source updated 20 August 2025