HR 3521 · 99th Congress · Commerce

A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prohibit the conveyance of the right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without conveying the right to perform accompanying music.

Introduced 1985-10-08· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1986-07-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the copyright law to prohibit a copyright holder from conveying the right to publicly perform an audiovisual work on non-network commercial television without simultaneously conveying the right to perform in synchronization any copyrighted music which accompanies such work.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11]TX
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA
Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Moore, W. Henson [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7]LA
Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9]MO
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33]NY
Rep. Franklin, William W. [R-MS-2]MS
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4]LA
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]NC
Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12]OH
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA