An Analysis of Title I and Title III of The Music Modernization Act
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/01/an-analysis-of-title-i-and-title-iii-of-the-music-modernization-act-part-1-of-2-guest-blog-post.htm [blog.ericgoldman.org]
2019-01-23 02:00
Title I is the Musical Works Modernization Act, or MWM Act, which revises the Section 115 compulsory license for musical works and establishes a new “mechanical licensing collective” to administer it. Title II is the Classics Protection and Access Act (or CPA Act, formerly known as the “Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act,” or CLASSICS Act), which brings pre-1972 sound recordings mostly (but not completely) into the federal copyright system. Title III is the Allocation for Music Producers Act (or AMP Act), which amends the compulsory license for digital public performance rights for sound recordings to allocate a small portion of the proceeds to producers, mixers, and sound engineers.