HR 1195 · 100th Congress · Commerce

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1987-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Syndicated Television Music Copyright Reform Act of 1987 - Amends the copyright law to require that any conveyance of performance rights in an audiovisual work to nonnetwork commercial television include the right to perform in synchronization any accompanying copyrighted music. Entitles the music copyright holder to an interest in any compensation received for the audiovisual work performance rights.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11]TX
Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1]KY
Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2]MT
Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]IA
Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]PA
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5]KS
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]LA
Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23]TX
Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23]PA
Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]MN
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4]PA
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2]AR
Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4]MS