Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007

A bill to harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under section 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.

1/11/2007--Introduced.
Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007 or the Perform Act of 2007 - Requires Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) to establish rates for a statutory license for the transmission of sound recordings by organizations that most clearly represent the fair market value of the rights licensed. Replaces the different processes for setting rates and terms of royalty payments for subscription transmissions by preexisting subscription services, satellite digital radio services, and eligible nonsubscription transmission services with one process for all such transmissions. Directs CRJs, when setting such rates and terms, to consider:
(1) the fair market value of the rights licensed; and
(2) the degree to which reasonable recording affects the potential market for sound recordings and the additional fees that are required to be paid by services for compensation. Conditions statutory licensing of transmissions on the transmitting entity using technology that is reasonably available, technologically feasible, and economically reasonable to prevent the making of copies or phonorecords embodying the transmission in whole or in part, except for reasonable recording. (Current law provides for limits on phonorecords of the transmission directly in a digital format.) Allows a performing rights society or a mechanical rights organization to monitor public performances or other uses of copyrighted works contained in transmissions. Requires the Register of Copyrights to convene a meeting among affected parties to discuss whether to recommend creating a new category of limited interactive services within certain statutory licenses for subscription transmissions.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

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January 11, 2007

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• Jul 29, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
• Jan 11, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jan 11, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S446-447)
• Introduced on Jan 11, 2007.
• Jan 11, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S446-447)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Intellectual property
• Administrative remedies
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• Copyright
• Fees
• Finance
• Humanities
• Interactive media
• Law
• Library of Congress
• Licenses
• Music
• Sound recording and reproducing
• Technology
• Valuation

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January 25, 2007 A 'Music Man' for the 21st Century

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November 28, 2008 Blurt: The Seven Days Staff Blog: Reps from Vermont Solid Waste ...

Among them: Helping draft a bill addressing mercury in lamps or working on S.256, an "e-waste" bill introduced last session by Sens. Claire Ayer (D-Addison) and Virginia "Ginny" Lyons (D-Chittenden). (That bill, incidentally, attracted

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Obama voted in favor of raising the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour while McCain voted against increasing the minimum wage (SA.44 to S.256, Vote #26, 3/7/05). On the subject of tax relief for working families, Obama supports a tax ...

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November 11, 2008 obama-on the issues: Obama-Real Change or A CON GAME

Mr. DAYTON proposed an amendment to the bill S. 256, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. TERMS OF CONSUMER CREDIT. ...

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