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- H.R.1836
H.R.1836: Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced March 30, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 30, 2017
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
32 (26 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 30, 2017
Bill Summary
Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017This bill amends federal copyright law to extend a sound recording copyright owner's rights to include the exclusive right to perform or authorize the performance of the recording publicly by means of any audio transmission, thereby requiring terrestrial AM/FM broadcast radio stations that play copyrighted sound recordings to pay royalties for the nondigital audio transmissions of the recordings. (Currently, sound...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 30, 2017 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| March 30, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) |