SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING

Bills and resolutions

Copyrights: define and provide for accommodation and designation of technical measures to identify, protect, or manage copyrighted works (see S. 3880), S1253 [17MR] (see H.R. 9541), H9852 [14DE]

——— limit term of new copyrights and apply new limit retroactively (see S. 4178), S2420 [10MY] (see H.R. 8250), H5923 [28JN]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see S. 4932), S4969 [22SE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: provide exceptions from permitting and fee requirements for certain video or audio content creation conducted on certain land (see H.R. 8258), H5929 [1JY]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H7254 [27JY]

Medicare: exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs (see S. 5149), S6905 [30NO]

Music and dance: establish new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services (see H. Con. Res. 102), H7557 [9AU]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4738, COVID–19 American History Project Act, H3954 [29MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4738, COVID–19 American History Project Act, H3894 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (H.R. 4130), H8525 [16NO]

Employment: expand list of eligible apprenticeships to include media and entertainment industry, H926 [3FE]

Library of Congress: establish American Folklife Center program to collect recordings of personal histories and testimonials, written materials, and photographs of those affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 4738), H3883–H3887 [28MR], H3954 [29MR], E366 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (S. 4932), S4972 [22SE]

Reports filed

American Music Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4130) (H. Rept. 117–693), H10546 [30DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4738, COVID–19 American History Project Act, H3883 [28MR]