First Amendment Concerns Raised by Section 5 of the Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law.

Copyright.

Freedom of speech.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Analyzes possible First Amendment concerns regarding Section 5 of S. 3609, the Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 [IRFA], which would amend antitrust exemptions granted to copyright holders to prevent member-based royalty collection entities from interfering with the rights of individual copyright holders to negotiate direct licensing agreements with prospective users of their sound recordings

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. First Amendment Concerns Raised by Section 5 of the Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0316

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