3.0.0 4079 2023-01-11T13:26:59Z 2023-01-11T13:26:59Z House H HR 2014-02-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:H.R. 4079.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 8 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S.Constitution.[[Page H1938]][Page H1937]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2014-03-20T14:23:22Z Referred to 2014-02-25T17:01:15Z Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 113 2321 S 2014-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2014-03-20 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2014-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 N B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2014-02-25 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2014-02-26 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2014-03-04 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2014-03-26 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-03-26 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2014-04-03 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2014-04-03 False G000567 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2014-04-09 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-04-09 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2014-04-09 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2014-05-02 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2014-05-06 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2014-05-06 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2014-05-07 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2014-05-09 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2014-05-09 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2014-05-20 False B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2014-05-21 False P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2014-05-21 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2014-05-28 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2014-05-28 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2014-06-11 False Commerce Contracts and agency Intellectual property Judges Music Sound recording Commerce 00 2014-02-25 Introduced in House 2014-03-26T14:06:21Z Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law regarding the exclusive rights of sound recording copyright owners to remove a provision that prohibits license fees payable for the public performance of sound recordings, by means of a digital audio transmission, from being taken into account in any administrative, judicial, or other governmental proceeding to set or adjust the royalties payable to copyright owners of musical works for the public performance of their works.

Requires Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs), when setting royalty rates under the compulsory license available for the reproduction and distribution of musical works (commonly referred to as a "mechanical license"), to establish rates and terms that most clearly represent the rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and seller.

Requires CRJs, in establishing such rates and terms, to base their decision on marketplace, economic, and use information presented by the participants. Allows consideration of comparable uses and circumstances under voluntary license agreements.

]]> Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 Display Title Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 17, United States Code, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4079ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4079ih.xml 2014-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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.