Protect Working Musicians Act of 2021
Summary
Protect Working Musicians Act of 2021 This bill allows certain individual music creator owners to collectively negotiate music licensing terms with dominant online music distribution platforms. Individual music creator owners include musicians, producers, and technicians who own the copyright to a recording and either (1) earned less than $1 million in associated revenues during the prior year, or (2) qualify as a record production and distribution small business. Dominant online music distribution platforms include interactive online services with annual revenues from music distribution of more than $100 million.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 25, 2021
Last action Oct 25, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Oct 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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