AMP Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 19, 2015)
Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act
Amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission, or from a recording artist of a such a sound recording, to distribute a portion of royalty payments to a producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process behind the sound recording.
Requires the collective to adopt special procedures for a producer, mixer, or sound engineer to receive a portion of royalties for recordings fixed before November 1, 1995, by certifying that a reasonable effort has been made to obtain a letter of direction from an artist who owns the right to receipts payable with respect to the sound recording.
What just happenedApr 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 19, 2015
- Apr 21, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - Mar 19, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 19, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House