US HB1457 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-17)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - 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]
Summary
AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act Amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission, or from a recording artist of a such a sound recording, to distribute a portion of royalty payments to a producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording. Requires the collective to adopt special procedures for a producer, mixer, or sound engineer to receive a portion of royalties for recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, by certifying that a reasonable effort has been made to obtain a letter of direction from an artist who owns the right to receipts payable with respect to the sound recording.
Title
AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. |
| 2015-03-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2015-03-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1733 (Related) 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1457/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1457/BILLS-114hr1457ih.pdf |
