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S. 1145: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

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S. 1145: Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-21 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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 2009

Plain summary

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from taking this Act into account in its review of the determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007, of rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings, pursuant to specified provisions. Defines "webcaster," for provisions relating to licenses for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings via webcasting, as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions. (Current law defines such term as a person or entity that has obtained a compulsory license under specified provisions to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings.) Terminates, 30 days after enactment of this Act, the authority to make commercial or noncommercial webcasting settlements under existing provisions.

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Official text

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1145 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111