H.R. 4789 (110th): Performance Rights Act

Introduced:
Dec 18, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA28]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 18, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 18, 2007
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors (16D, 3R) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Dec 18, 2007.
5 pages

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12/18/2007--Introduced.
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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