Music Modernization Act

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The Music Modernization Act is a 2018 U.S. law that overhauled music licensing and royalty rules, especially for digital streaming, to better compensate songwriters and rights holders.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
copyright law ⓘ
aimsTo reduce unmatched and unpaid royalties ⓘ
simplify licensing for digital music services ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
amends Title 17 of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesTo digital music streaming ⓘ
mechanical royalties ⓘ
music licensing ⓘ
music publishers ⓘ
songwriters ⓘ
sound recording copyright owners ⓘ
benefits composers ⓘ
lyricists ⓘ
music publishers ⓘ
record producers ⓘ
recording artists ⓘ
songwriters ⓘ
branchOfGovernment United States Congress ⓘ
component Title I – Musical Works Modernization Act ⓘ
Title II – Classics Protection and Access Act ⓘ
Title III – Allocation for Music Producers Act ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Mechanical Licensing Collective ⓘ
enactedInYear 2018 ⓘ
establishes blanket mechanical license for eligible digital music providers ⓘ
focusesOn digital download services ⓘ
interactive streaming services ⓘ
pre-1972 sound recordings ⓘ
statutory licensing framework ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
protects mastering engineers ⓘ
mix engineers ⓘ
music producers ⓘ
pre-1972 sound recording performers ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 115-264 ⓘ
purpose create a blanket mechanical license for digital music services ⓘ
improve royalty payments to songwriters and rights holders ⓘ
modernize music licensing for the digital age ⓘ
update compulsory mechanical license system ⓘ
regulates royalty distribution for digital performances ⓘ
statutory mechanical royalties ⓘ
requires creation of a public musical works database ⓘ
digital services to fund the Mechanical Licensing Collective ⓘ
shortName MMA ⓘ
signedDate October 11, 2018 ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Donald Trump ⓘ
title Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ

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Title 17 of the United States Code → amendedBy → Music Modernization Act ⓘ
Music Modernization Act → alsoKnownAs → Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
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Music Modernization Act → title → Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
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Music Modernization Act → component → Title I – Musical Works Modernization Act ⓘ
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Music Modernization Act → component → Title III – Allocation for Music Producers Act ⓘ
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United States music market → regulatoryFramework → Music Modernization Act ⓘ
Music Modernization Act → fullName → Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
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Music Modernization Act → title → Title I – Musical Works Modernization Act ⓘ
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Music Modernization Act → title → Title III – Allocation for Music Producers Act ⓘ
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Public Law 115-264 → alsoKnownAs → Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
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Title II – Classics Protection and Access Act → partOf → Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ⓘ
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