To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3301| House
| Updated: 7/19/2017
Darrell Issa
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (44)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)George Holding (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
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Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act or the CLASSICS Act This bill provides federal copyright protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, specifically the right to make digital transmissions. Currently, pre-1972 recordings are only covered by state law. Pre-1972 recordings will fall within the existing compulsory license system for digital transmissions, which currently only cover post-1972 recordings. The bill preempts claims under state and common law for digital transmission of pre-1972 recordings.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Commerce
Federal preemptionIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsMusicSound recordingState and local government operations
To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3301| House
| Updated: 7/19/2017
Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act or the CLASSICS Act This bill provides federal copyright protection for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, specifically the right to make digital transmissions. Currently, pre-1972 recordings are only covered by state law. Pre-1972 recordings will fall within the existing compulsory license system for digital transmissions, which currently only cover post-1972 recordings. The bill preempts claims under state and common law for digital transmission of pre-1972 recordings.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Darrell Issa
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (44)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)George Holding (Republican)Trent Franks (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Commerce
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Federal preemptionIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsMusicSound recordingState and local government operations