Senate Bill 2823
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Music Modernization Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 10, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2823
Congress
115
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
09/17/2018
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-339.
09/12/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
09/12/2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
06/28/2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/10/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
05/10/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:23 PM