3.0.0 662 2023-01-11T13:27:54Z 2023-01-11T13:27:54Z Senate S 2015-03-04 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-04T20:15:42Z Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 114 1283 HR 2015-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2015-03-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-03-04 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-03-04 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2015-03-04 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-04-14 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2015-09-15 False Commerce Contracts and agency Intellectual property Judges Music Sound recording Commerce 00 2015-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-18T18:26:17Z Songwriter Equity Act of 2015

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 2015 Display Title Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s662is/xml/BILLS-114s662is.xml 2015-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.