,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,nadler introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ag1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require broadcasters  
to obtain permission to transmit content
 owned by another person1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ask ,musicians ,for
 ,music ,act of #bjai4  #b4             
,transmission consent for terrestrial   
broadcasts  7a7 ,right applicable to    
transmissions generally ,section #ajf7f7
 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking a digital and      
inserting an4  7b7 ,transmission consent
 ,section #aad7;d77#a77;,a7 of title    
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding after transmission the        
following3 1 except that1 in the case of
 a transmission made by a radio station1
 the radio station shall obtain the     

express authority of the copyright owner
 of that sound recording for any such   
transmission 7unless the transmission   
consists of services at a place of      
worship 7or at another religious        
assembly7 or incidental uses of a       
musical work74  #c4 ,small broadcasters2
 public and educational radio  7a7      
,small broadcasters  7#a7 ,in general   
,consent required under section #b shall
 be deemed satisfied by the payment of  
#ejj per year by any radio station with 
revenues in that year of less than      
#a1jjj1jjj1 including all revenues      
arising from or relating to the         
operation of the station1 as calculated 
in accordance with generally accepted   
accounting principles in the ,united    
,states4  7#b7 ,affiliates ,for the     
purposes of calculating revenues under  
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to          
affiliated broadcast stations1 revenues 
shall be allocated reasonably to        
individual stations that are associated 
with those revenues4  7b7 ,public       

broadcasters1 college radio1 and other  
noncommercial stations ,any negotiation 
to obtain the express authority of a    
copyright owner that is required with   
respect to a transmission made by a     
radio station under section             
#aad7;d77#a77;,a7 of title #ag1 ,united 
,states ,code1 as amended by section    
#b7;b71 may not result in the payment of
 compensation in an amount that is more 
than #ajj per year by any individual    
terrestrial broadcast station that is-- 
7#a7 licensed by the ,federal           
,communications ,commission as an       
individual terrestrial broadcast        
station2 and  7#b7 a public broadcasting
 entity1 as that term is defined in     
section #aah7;f7 of title #ag1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7c7 ,designated agent   
,payments made pursuant to subsections  
7a7 and 7b7 shall be directed to the    
agent designated to distribute receipts 
from the licensing of digital           
transmissions in accordance with section
 #aad7;f7 of title #ag and used to      

defray administrative costs as described
 in section #aad7;g77#c77;,a7 of title  
#ag4  #d4 ,conforming amendments  7a7   
,definition ,section #aja of title #ag1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
architectural work the following3 ,an   
#8audio transmission' is the            
communication of a sound recording1     
whether in digital1 analog1 or other    
format1 whereby sounds are received     
beyond the place from which they are    
sent4 ,an audio transmission does not   
include the transmission of any         
audiovisual work4 4  7b7 ,other         
conforming amendments ,title #ag1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in section #aab7;e77#h71 by striking a 
digital audio transmission and inserting
 an audio transmission2  7#b7 in section
 #aad-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d7--  7i7 in
 paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in the matter    
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 a digital and inserting an2 and  7,,ii7
 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7aa7 by striking

 clauses 7i7 and 7iii72  7bb7 by        
redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iv7 as  
clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 and 
7cc7 in clause 7ii71 as so redesignated1
 by striking retransmission1 whether or 
not simultaneous1 is a and inserting    
retransmission is a non-simultaneous12  
7ii7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 in the    
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking subscription digital and       
inserting subscription2 and  7,,ii7 in  
subparagraph 7,c77viii71 by striking    
digital signal and inserting signal2 and
  7iii7 in paragraph 7#d7--  7,i7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking a digital
 audio transmission and inserting an    
audio transmission2 and  7,,ii7 in      
subparagraph 7,b77i71 by striking a     
digital audio transmission and inserting
 an audio transmission2  7,b7 in        
subsection 7g77#b77;,a71 by striking a  
digital and inserting an2 and  7,c7 in  
subsection 7j7--  7i7 in paragraph      
7#f7-- 7,i7 by striking digital2 and    
7,,ii7 by striking retransmissions of   

broadcast transmissions and inserting   
broadcast transmissions and             
retransmissions of broadcast            
transmissions2 and  7ii7 in paragraph   
7#h71 by striking subscription digital  
and inserting subscription2 and  7#c7 in
 section #adja7;b71 in the matter       
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking a 
digital and inserting an4