Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 7, 2014)
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.
What just happenedMay 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 7, 2014
- May 9, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- May 7, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 7, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 7, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House