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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7084
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AN ACT
To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
.
Agreements on behalf of webcasters
Section 114(f)(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking small commercial
each place it appears and inserting commercial
;
by striking during the period beginning on October 28, 1998, and ending on December 31, 2004
and inserting for a period of not more than 11 years beginning on January 1, 2005
;
by striking a copyright arbitration royalty panel or decision by the Librarian of Congress
and inserting the Copyright Royalty Judges
; and
in the second sentence, by striking webcasters shall include
and inserting webcasters may include
;
in subparagraph (B), by striking small commercial
and inserting commercial
;
in subparagraph (C)—
by striking Librarian of Congress
and inserting Copyright Royalty Judges
;
by striking small webcasters
and inserting webcasters
; and
by adding at the end the following: This subparagraph shall not apply to the extent that the receiving agent and a webcaster that is party to an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A) expressly authorize the submission of the agreement in a proceeding under this subsection.
;
in subparagraph (D)—
by striking the Small Webcasters Settlement Act of 2002
and inserting the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
; and
by striking Librarian of Congress of July 8, 2002
and inserting Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007
; and
in subparagraph (F), by striking December 15, 2002
and all that follows through 2003
and inserting February 15, 2009
.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2008.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
