US Congress House Bill 4079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law regarding the exclusive rights of sound recording copyright owners to remove a provision that prohibits license fees payable for the public performance of sound recordings, by means of a digital audio transmission, from being taken into account in any administrative, judicial, or other governmental proceeding to set or adjust the royalties payable to copyright owners of musical works for the public performance of their works. Requires Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs), when setting royalty rates under the compulsory license available for the reproduction and distribution of musical works (commonly referred to as a "mechanical license"), to establish rates and terms that most clearly represent the rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and seller. Requires CRJs, in establishing such rates and terms, to base their decision on marketplace, economic, and use information presented by the participants. Allows consideration of comparable uses and circumstances under voluntary license agreements.

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2014-02-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB2321 (Same As) 2014-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4079/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4079/BILLS-113hr4079ih.pdf