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2/4/2009--Introduced.Performance Rights Act - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation from terrestrial broadcasters; and (2) modify the circumstances under which the public performance of a sound recording is subject to statutory licensing. Establishes a flat annual fee in lieu of payment of royalties for individual terrestrial broadcast stations with gross revenues of less than $1.25 million and for noncommercial, public broadcast stations. Grants: (1) an exemption from royalty payments for broadcasts of religious services and for incidental uses of musical sound recordings; and (2) terrestrial broadcast stations that make limited feature uses of sound recordings a per program license option. Prohibits anything in this Act from adversely affecting the public performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright owners of musical works.

1255579200 2009-10-15 Wed Jan 06 06:29:39 -0600 2010 reported to senate 54846 'act':3 'right':2 'perform':1 80544 false short introduced 54846 'act':3 'rights':2 'performance':1 68610 false short introduced 54846 'use':10 'bill':2 'fair':5 'sound':13 'artist':8 'provid':4 'record':14 'compens':6 67926 false official calendar 54846 Fri Oct 16 18:54:42 -0500 2009 1255579200 Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 211660 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. L000174 1940-03-31 14079 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] 7168 N00009918 11684 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 3.45238095238095 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy calendar 54846 Fri Oct 16 18:54:42 -0500 2009 1255579200 Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 211660 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. action 54846 Fri Oct 16 18:54:42 -0500 2009 1255579200 Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 211659 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report. calendar 54846 Fri Oct 16 18:54:42 -0500 2009 1255579200 Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 211658 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. action 54846 Wed Oct 14 18:53:04 -0500 2009 1255579200 Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0500 2009 211242 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 54846 1233723600 Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183446 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. action 54846 1233723600 Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183445 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1544-1545) introduced 54846 1233723600 Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183444