[Fmpro] HR 4798

[Christopher Alpiar]

Also note that it says specifically

> Provides that nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the public
> performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright
> owners of musical works.

I note they don't say anything about composers. They might be  
inferring it by saying "songwriters" but this seems kind of loosely  
worded and inexact for a change to the federal copyright law.... I  
called congressman Berman's office in D.C. today and got his chief of  
staff's voicemail... doubt I will hear back but I will let you all  
know if I do :-)

Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
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On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Christopher Alpiar wrote:

> 12/18/2007--Introduced.
> Performance Rights Act - Amends federal copyright law to:
> (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation
> from terrestrial broadcasters;
> (2) establish a flat annual fee in lieu of payment of royalties for
> individual terrestrial broadcast stations with gross revenues of less
> than $1.25 million and for non-commercial, public broadcast stations;
> (3) grant an exemption from royalty payments for broadcasts of
> religious services and for incidental uses of musical sound
> recordings; and
> (4) grant terrestrial broadcast stations that make limited feature
> uses of sound recordings a per program license option.
> Provides that nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the public
> performance rights or royalties payable to songwriters or copyright
> owners of musical works.