3.0.0 4789 2023-01-11T13:15:30Z 2023-01-11T13:15:30Z House H HR 2007-12-18 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Reported by 2008-06-26T18:52:46Z Markup by 2008-06-26T18:52:20Z Hearings by 2008-06-11T13:40:50Z Referred to 2008-01-14T15:46:45Z Referred to 2007-12-18T14:02:20Z Performance Rights Act 110 2500 S 2008-07-29 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2008-06-26 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-06-26 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-11 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-01-14 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2007-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-12-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2606-2607) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2007-12-18 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-12-18 True S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2007-12-18 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2007-12-18 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2007-12-18 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2008-05-14 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2008-05-14 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-05-14 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2008-05-14 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2008-05-14 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2008-05-14 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2008-05-14 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2008-05-14 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2008-05-14 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-05-14 False 2008-05-20 S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2008-05-14 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2008-05-14 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-05-14 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2008-06-24 False 2008-07-24 J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-06-25 False G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2008-07-17 False 2008-07-29 I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-09-29 False Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion Copyright Fees Intellectual property Law Licenses Music Public broadcasting Radio broadcasting Radio stations Sound recording and reproducing Commerce 00 2007-12-18 Introduced in House 2008-02-09T15:08:23Z Performance Rights Act - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation from terrestrial broadcasters; (2) establish a flat annual fee in lieu of payment of royalties for individual terrestrial broadcast stations with gross revenues of less than $1.25 million and for non-commercial, public broadcast stations; (3) grant an exemption from royalty payments for broadcasts of religious services and for incidental uses of musical sound recordings; and (4) grant terrestrial broadcast stations that make limited feature uses of sound recordings a per program license option.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the public performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright owners of musical works.

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