,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bicb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ba1 #bjai,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and 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 radio2 payments 7a7 ,small broadcasters 7#a7 ,definition 7,a7 ,in general ,in this subsection1 the term small broadcaster means a radio station with revenues in a 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 subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to affiliated broadcast stations of a radio station described in that subparagraph1 revenues shall be allocated reasonably to individual stations that are associated with those revenues4 7#b7 ,amount of payment ,with respect to an effort 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 if the radio station seeking that authority is a small broadcaster1 the small broadcaster shall make a payment of #ejj per year to obtain that authority4 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 ,payments ,a payment made under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be directed to the nonprofit collective designated by the ,copyright ,royalty ,judges to distribute receipts from the licensing of transmissions in accordance with section #aad7;f7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 and that collective shall distribute that payment in accordance with paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of section #aad7;g7 of that title4 #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 audio transmission is the communication of a sound recording1 whether in digital1 analog1 or other format1 through which sounds are received beyond the location from which the sounds 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