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H.R. 7084: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

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H.R. 7084: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-25 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-435.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-435. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - Allows a receiving agent (designated by the Librarian of Congress to collect royalties that ultimately are disbursed to sound recording copyright owners and performers) to enter into agreements with webcasters that establish royalty terms for the performance of sound recordings over the Internet. Provides that such agreements, which may be effective for a period of up to 11 years following January 1, 2005, are to be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and other persons entitled to payment, in lieu of any determination of compulsory license rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges. Terminates the authority to negotiate settlement agreements under this Act on February 15, 2009. Declares that nothing in this Act (or any agreement entered into under this Act) shall be taken into account by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of the May 1, 2007 determination of royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges.

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Official text

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · 4 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7084 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110