,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bicb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to require broadca/]s to obta9         
p]mission to transmit cont5t own$ by    
ano!r p]son1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ask ,musicians = ,music ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,transmission cons5t = t]re/rial    
broadca/s  7a7 ,"r applicable ,to       
transmissions g5]ally ,section #ajf7f7 (
 title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ a digital & ins]t+ an4   
7b7 ,transmission cons5t ,section       
#aad7;d77#a77;,a7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft]     
transmission ! foll[+3 1 except t1 9 !  
case ( a transmission made by a radio   
/ation1 ! radio /ation %all obta9 !     
express au?ority ( ! copyright own] ( t 
s\nd record+ = any su* transmission     

7unless ! transmission consi/s ( s]vices
 at a place ( wor%ip 7or at ano!r       
religi\s assembly7 or incid5tal uses ( a
 musical "w74  #c4 ,small broadca/]s2   
public & educational radio2 paym5ts  7a7
 ,small broadca/]s  7#a7 ,def9ition     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m  
small broadca/] means a radio /ation )  
rev5ues 9 a ye> ( less ?an #a1jjj1jjj1  
includ+ all rev5ues aris+ f or relat+ to
 ! op]ation ( ! /ation1 z calculat$ 9   
accordance ) g5]ally accept$ acc\nt+    
pr9ciples 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7      
,affiliates ,= ! purposes ( calculat+   
rev5ues "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to
 affiliat$ broadca/ /ations ( a radio   
/ation describ$ 9 t subp>agraph1 rev5ues
 %all be allocat$ reasonably to         
individual /ations t are associat$ ) ^? 
rev5ues4  7#b7 ,am\nt ( paym5t ,)       
respect to an ef=t to obta9 ! express   
au?ority ( a copyright own] t is requir$
 ) respect to a transmission made by a  
radio /ation "u section                 
#aad7;d77#a77;,a7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$   

,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #b7;b71
 if ! radio /ation seek+ t au?ority is a
 small broadca/]1 ! small broadca/] %all
 make a paym5t ( #ejj p] ye> to obta9 t 
au?ority4  7b7 ,public broadca/]s1      
college radio1 & o!r noncomm]cial       
/ations ,any negotiation to obta9 !     
express au?ority ( a copyright own] t is
 requir$ ) respect to a transmission    
made by a radio /ation "u section       
#aad7;d77#a77;,a7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #b7;b71
 may n result 9 ! paym5t ( comp5sation 9
 an am\nt t is m ?an #ajj p] ye> by any 
individual t]re/rial broadca/ /ation t  
is--  7#a7 lic5s$ by ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission z an        
individual t]re/rial broadca/ /ation2 & 
7#b7 a public broadca/+ entity1 z t t]m 
is def9$ 9 section #aah7;f7 ( title #ag1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,paym5ts ,a  
paym5t made "u subsection 7a7 or 7b7    
%all be direct$ to ! nonpr(it collective
 designat$ by ! ,copyright ,royalty     
,judges to di/ribute receipts f ! lic5s+

 ( transmissions 9 accordance ) section 
#aad7;f7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 & t collective %all di/ribute t  
paym5t 9 accordance ) p>agraphs 7#b7 &  
7#c7 ( section #aad7;g7 ( t title4  #d4 
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7a7 ,def9ition        
,section #aja ( title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item  
relat+ to ar*itectural "w ! foll[+3  ,an
 audio transmission is ! communication (
 a s\nd record+1 :e!r 9 digital1 analog1
 or o!r =mat1 ?r\gh :i* s\nds are       
receiv$ beyond ! location f :i* ! s\nds 
are s5t4 ,an audio transmission does n  
include ! transmission ( any audiovisual
 "w4  4  7b7 ,o!r con=m+ am5dm5ts ,title
 #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 section #aab7;e77#h71 by /rik+ a 
digital audio transmission & ins]t+ an  
audio transmission2  7#b7 9 section     
#aad-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7d7--  7i7 9   
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 9 ! matt] prec$+   
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ a digital &  
ins]t+ an2 &  7,,ii7 9 subp>agraph      
7,b7-- 7aa7 by /rik+ clauses 7i7 &      

7iii72  7bb7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7ii7 
& 7iv7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71            
respectively2 &  7cc7 9 clause 7ii71 z s
 r$esignat$1 by /rik+ retransmission1   
:e!r or n simultane\s1 is a & ins]t+    
retransmission is a non-simultane\s12   
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 9 ! matt]   
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+       
subscription digital & ins]t+           
subscription2 &  7,,ii7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c77viii71 by /rik+ digital signal &   
ins]t+ signal2 &  7iii7 9 p>agraph      
7#d7--  7,i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
/rik+ a digital audio transmission &    
ins]t+ an audio transmission2 &  7,,ii7 
9 subp>agraph 7,b77i71 by /rik+ a       
digital audio transmission & ins]t+ an  
audio transmission2  7,b7 9 subsection  
7g77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ a digital &      
ins]t+ an2 &  7,c7 9 subsection 7j7--   
7i7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,i7 by /rik+     
digital2 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+             
retransmissions ( broadca/ transmissions
 & ins]t+ broadca/ transmissions &      
retransmissions ( broadca/              

transmissions2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 
by /rik+ subscription digital & ins]t+  
subscription2 &  7#c7 9 section         
#adja7;b71 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph    
7#a71 by /rik+ a digital & ins]t+ an4