Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.

9/30/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges. Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on February 15, 2009. Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
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Committees

• House Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.7084

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
September 25, 2008		September 27, 2008		September 30, 2008		October 16, 2008		October 16, 2008

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• Enacted on Oct 16, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-435.
• Signed on Oct 16, 2008.
• Oct 07, 2008. Presented to President.
• Oct 01, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Sep 30, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Sep 30, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Sep 29, 2008: Received in the Senate, read twice.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 27, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 27, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7084.
• Sep 27, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 27, 2008: Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Sep 25, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Sep 25, 2008.

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• Web sites
• Telecommunication
• Technology
• Sound recording and reproducing
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• Internet
• Humanities
• Copyright
• Intellectual property

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October 01, 2008 Pandora, webcasters given reprieve

Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed HR 7084, with the Senate passing the bill late last night. The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 will ...

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September 30, 2008 Internet Radio: Last-Minute Hope

On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed HR 7084, dubbed the "Webcaster Settlement Act," a bill authored by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Washington) and ...

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September 26, 2008 A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you now

“HR 7084 is a procedural bill that would extend the negotiation period and give us all the time we need.” According to Westergren the very day they made ...

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December 28, 2008 Rusty on Radio: I got an HD radio for Christmas

Fundraising Update · Alternate sources of revenue · Wasn't internet radio killed last year? H.R.7084 passed in the Senate! NAB drops opposition to HR 7084 · Zoe Lofgren supporting the Webcaster Settlement Ac.. ...

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December 13, 2008 Justin Baeder » Blog Archive » Pandora Saved! Thanks Jay Inslee!

Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 7084, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008, sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA-1). This bill became public law on October 16, 2008. Should additional legislation related to this issue come ...

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December 12, 2008 OCA Research Review: Year in Review: Publishing & Royalties

[11] The United States House of Representatives passed the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (H.R. 7084) on 27 September 2008 which enables webcasters and the content industry through their representative, SoundExchange, to enter into ...

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