Internet Radio Equality Act

To nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes.

4/26/2007--Introduced.
Internet Radio Equality Act - Declares to be ineffective:
(1) the March 2, 2007, Determination of Rates and Terms of the U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges regarding rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings;
(2) the April 17, 2007, modification of that determination by an order denying motions for rehearing; and
(3) any subsequent modification by the Copyright Royalty Judges published in the Federal Register. Replaces standards for determining reasonable rates and terms of royalty payments for public performances of sound recordings by means of eligible nonsubscription transmission services and new subscription services with a requirement that such rates and terms be established in accordance with stated objectives of the Copyright Royalty Judges. (Currently, rates and terms are required to distinguish among different types of eligible nonsubscription transmission services and include a minimum fee for each type.) Allows a minimum annual royalty for each provider subject to such rates and terms. Provides a transition rule for payment of royalties by providers of digital audio transmissions that would have been subject to the rates and terms nullified by this Act. Revises royalty payment provisions concerning the use of certain works in noncommercial broadcasting to include:
(1) sound recordings; and
(2) performance or display by nonprofit organizations and public broadcasting entities. Provides a transition rule for the payment by a public broadcasting entity to owners of copyrights in sound recordings. Requires a report to the Copyright Royalty Judges by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on the competitiveness of the Internet radio marketplace and the effect on Internet radio providers of proposed rate determinations in proceedings concerning:
(1) public performances of sound recordings by means of the services described above; or
(2) the use of certain works in noncommercial broadcasting. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), upon publication of the commencement of proceedings of the Copyright Royalty Judges to determine rates and terms under the statutory license described in this Act, to report on the effect of such proposals on localism, diversity, and competition in the Internet radio marketplace (including in rural areas). Requires a report to Congress and the Copyright Royalty Judges by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on the effect of such proposals upon public broadcasting licensees and permittees.


... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

Sponsor

• Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
• and 150 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Nancy Boyda [D, KS-2]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Paul Gillmor [R, OH-5]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Zackary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
  close

Committees

• House Judiciary
• 3 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Judiciary
  • House Energy and Commerce
  close

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2060

Number	Status	Purpose

Bill Status

Make a Bill Status Widget (Close help)

OpenCongress widgets allow you to display information about bills and issue areas on your own website or blog. First, select which bill or issue you want to track, then customize the appearance of the panel, and finally paste a simple chunk of HTML into your site. Now your community will have an easy, up-to-date way to track the status of important bills and issues in Congress.

Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 26, 2007

Show All Actions (9 actions)Hide Actions

All Bill Actions

• Jul 10, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7479-7480)
• Jun 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7082)
• May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
• Apr 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
• Apr 26, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Apr 26, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Apr 26, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Apr 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E874)
• Introduced on Apr 26, 2007.

---

Related Bills:

• S.1353

Related Issue Areas:

• Intellectual property
• Administrative procedure
• Business
• Communications
• 19 more
• Competition
• Congress
• Congressional agencies
• Copyright
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Humanities
• Internet
• Language and languages
• Law
• Library of Congress
• Licenses
• Music
• Public broadcasting
• Radio broadcasting
• Rural affairs
• Sound recording and reproducing
• Technology
• Telecommunication

Data from the Congressional Research Service

Users tracking H.R.2060 (55) are also tracking:

In the News

September 20, 2007 Webcaster Says SoundExchange Holds All the Music Cards

Safroncikas added that he continues to strongly support passage of The Internet Radio Equality Act, HR 2060 in the House, S 1353 in the Senate. ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Radio Online, TX

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

August 31, 2007 iDJ up for award

However, the House of Representatives introduced a bill, HR 2060, in April challenging the fees. Allen showed a letter he received from US Rep. ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Southwest Virginia Today, VA

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

August 01, 2007 Real Fairness in Internet Radio: Looking at Web Casting from Both ...

And so we call on Congress to pass without any further delay the House and Senate versions of the Internet Radio Equality Act (HR 2060 and S. 1353) in order ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

111 more articles...
See most useful news articles

Blog Coverage

June 26, 2008 Cantor Responds!

Back on May 20, I wrote Eric Cantor, my representative about the Internet Radio Equality Act. I received a response today, in a letter dated June 17 (I can't say anything -- when I get slammed my turn around time tends to slip, too). ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: CE Conversations

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

June 21, 2008 Anne Williams Signs Off…

Call your Senators and your Representative and ask them to co-sponsor the Internet Radio Equality Act, HR 2060 and S. 1353. (bills with “HR” are in the House of Representatives, and those with “S” are in the Senate) You can find all the

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Untitled

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

June 13, 2008 RAIN 6/13: Webcasters taking advantage of royalty debate to ...

Rather than fighting for no royalty fees at all (as proponents of the high webcasting royalty fees have alleged, see RAIN coverage here), Pandora is pushing legislators to support the Internet Radio Equality Act (HR 2060, and S. ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

465 more posts...
See most useful blog posts

Information made available by: