Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848 and S. 379)

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright.

Licenses.

Radio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Covers background and history of public performance rights for sound recording, describes licenses for public performance of copyrighted music, and outlines debate over altering existing performance royalty system. Analyzes H.R. 848 and S. 379, both the Performance Rights Act of 2009, to expand public performance right of sound recording copyright holders to include analog audio transmissions, thus requiring terrestrial radio stations to begin making royalty payments to performers; and H. Con. Res. 49 and S. Con. Res. 14, both the Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, to discourage Congress from imposing new performance fees or royalties for over-the-air broadcasts of sound recordings by radio stations

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings

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CRS-2009-AML-0274

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