H.R. 5447 · 115th Congress
Music Modernization Act
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49 cosponsors · 26 D, 23 R
30 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 10, 2018
- House Passed Apr 25, 2018 415–0
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2018
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Music Modernization Act
Latest action (Apr 26, 2018): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 10, 2018
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- House Introduced Apr 10, 2018
- House Passed Apr 25, 2018 415–0
Final vote · House · Apr 25, 2018
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan