Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 21, 2009)
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions.
Defines "webcaster," for provisions relating to licenses for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings via webcasting, as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions. (Current law defines such term as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings.)
Terminates, 30 days after enactment of this Act, the authority to make commercial or noncommercial webcasting settlements under existing provisions.
What just happenedMay 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- May 21, 2009IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 21, 2009IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate