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H.R. 2344 · 111th Congress

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

Law · 111-36 · Jun 30, 2009
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  1. House Introduced May 12, 2009
  2. House Passed Jun 9, 2009
  3. Senate Passed Jun 17, 2009
  4. President To the President Jun 19, 2009
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2009
  6. Law Jun 30, 2009

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 30, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions.

Defines "webcaster," for provisions relating to licenses for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings via webcasting, as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions. (Current law defines such term as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings.)

Terminates, 30 days after enactment of this Act, the authority to make commercial or noncommercial webcasting settlements under existing provisions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

Latest action (Jun 30, 2009): Became Public Law No: 111-36.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: May 12, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 12, 2009
  2. House Passed Jun 9, 2009
  3. Senate Passed Jun 17, 2009
  4. President To the President Jun 19, 2009
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2009
  6. Law Jun 30, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.