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S. 2823 (115th)

Music Modernization Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 May 2018

Last action

17 September 2018 · Committee

Status

By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Subjects

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 10 May 2018

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 June 2018

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 12 September 2018

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 12 September 2018

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 12 September 2018

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 September 2018

    Floor

    By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.

    Source: Floor

  8. 17 September 2018

    Committee

    By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.

    Source: Committee

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