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1995 SESSION
SB 858 Music Licensing Fees Act.
Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Trade and Commerce; Virginia Music Licensing Fees Act. Establishes procedures to be followed whenever copyright owners and performing rights societies (e.g., ASCAP) seek to negotiate royalty contracts with business proprietors for public performance of music and similar copyrighted works. The Act requires copyright owners and performing rights societies to furnish, 72 hours prior to any royalty contract's execution, notice to proprietors that such owners or societies have placed on file with the State Corporation Commission information related to (i) forms of licensing agreements used in Virginia, (ii) society membership lists, and (iii) lists of works in the societies' musical repertory. Additionally, copyright owners and performing rights societies are prohibited from engaging in certain conduct within the proprietors' business establishments, including attempting to charge or collect a royalty payment that is unreasonable in comparison to royalties for similar licenses in the same area. Excluded from the Act's provisions are contracts between copyright owners or performing rights societies and broadcasters licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or contracts with cable operators, programmers or other transmission services. Also excluded are musical works performed in synchronization with an audiovisual film or tape.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD3656613 pdf
- 02/06/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2107613-S1 pdf
- 02/16/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD2894112-H1 pdf
- 03/01/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB858ER) pdf
- 04/03/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD3656613
- 01/20/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/95 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (10-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/95 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/01/95 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/01/95 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 02/01/95 Senate: Recommitted to Commerce and Labor
- 02/06/95 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2107613-S1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/95 Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 02/07/95 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/95 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to LD2107613-S1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. LD2107613-S1
- 02/07/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Read first time
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/10/95 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 02/16/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD2894112-H1
- 02/16/95 House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/95 House: Read second time
- 02/20/95 House: Read third time
- 02/20/95 House: Committee substitute agreed to LD2894112-H1
- 02/20/95 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. LD2894112-H1
- 02/20/95 House: Passed House with substitute (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/95 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/95 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB858ER)
- 03/07/95 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/95)
- 04/03/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)