HR 5285 · 107th Congress · Commerce

Internet Radio Fairness Act

Introduced 2002-07-26· Sponsored by Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]· House

Bill Progress

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 the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.(2002-08-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Internet Radio Fairness Act - Declares that the July 8, 2002, determination by the Librarian of Congress of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings shall not apply to transmissions and ephemeral recordings by a small business, small organization, or small governmental jurisdiction (small entities). Declares further that the first determination of terms and rates of royalty payments made after enactment of this Act shall apply to transmissions made by small business concerns during the period between the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the date provided for in that determination. Requires the copyright arbitration royalty panel to establish rates and terms in accordance with specified objectives. Amends Federal copyright law to declare that, except in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, it is not a copyright infringement for a transmitting organization entitled to transmit to the public a performance or display of a work, under a license or transfer of the copyright, or for a broadcast radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission that makes a broadcast transmission of a soun…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans