Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

3.0.0 7084 2023-11-13T20:13:44Z 2023-11-13T20:13:44Z House H HR 2008-09-25 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-25T14:08:50Z Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 110 3649 S 2008-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-435. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-435. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-16 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-16 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-07 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-07 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-09-30 Cleared for White House. 2008-09-30 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10186) Floor 2008-09-30 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10186) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2008-09-27 20:29:06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 20:29:04 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10278-10279) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 20:29:04 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10278-10279) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-27 20:06:38 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7084. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 20:06:29 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10278-10281) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 20:02:34 Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-09-25 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2008-09-25 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2008-09-25 True M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2008-09-25 True Public Law 110-435 Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion Copyright Intellectual property Internet Science, Technology, Communications Sound recording and reproducing Web sites Commerce

00 2008-09-25 Introduced in House 2008-10-08T20:33:25Z Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on December 15, 2008.

Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

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36 2008-09-27 Passed House amended 2008-10-08T21:40:13Z Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on February 15, 2009.

Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

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82 2008-09-30 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-10-08T21:40:53Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on Febuary 15, 2009.

Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

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49 2008-09-30 Public Law 2008-10-20T18:22:57Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on February 15, 2009.

Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

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Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Passed House Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 S Senate Short Titles as Enacted Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Display Title Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters. Enrolled Bill 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7084enr/xml/BILLS-110hr7084enr.xml Received in Senate 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7084eh/xml/BILLS-110hr7084eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7084ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7084ih.xml 2008-10-17T03:59:59Z Public Law 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-435. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.