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To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-881| House 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (67)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Pete Olson (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Rod Blum (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act This bill 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. The collective must 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.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1836: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5447: Music Modernization Act
  • S 115-2625: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2823: Music Modernization Act
Intellectual propertyMusicSound recording

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-881| House 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act This bill 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. The collective must 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.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (67)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Pete Olson (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Rod Blum (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1836: To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5447: Music Modernization Act
  • S 115-2625: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2823: Music Modernization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Intellectual propertyMusicSound recording