US Congress Senate Bill 662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 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 2015

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1283 (Same As) 2015-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s662/BILLS-114s662is.pdf