Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act

Bill: 113-hr-4588
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2014-05-07
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Intellectual property

Music

Sound recording

Television and film
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt from retransmission consent requirements under which cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) are prohibited from retransmitting the signal of a television broadcasting station without the originating station's consent (which is generally obtained through a retransmission consent agreement under which the cable system or other MVPD provides a negotiated payment or other consideration to the station in exchange for retransmission authority) the retransmission of the signal of a television broadcast station if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station that has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4588 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2014 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Eshoo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to deny the right to grant retransmission consent to a television broadcast station if an AM or FM radio broadcast station licensed to the same licensee transmits a sound recording without providing compensation for programming.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act . 2. Effect of certain radio transmissions on right to grant television retransmission consent Section 325(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) to retransmission of the signal of a television broadcast station if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station and, during the term of the license for such television broadcast station in which such retransmission occurs, such licensee has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal. .