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The Music Modernization Act is a U.S. law that modernizes music licensing and royalty payments for songwriters and rights holders in the digital streaming era.

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instanceOf United States federal law
copyright law
abbreviation MLC
affects Amazon Music
Apple Music
Spotify
other digital streaming services
alsoKnownAs AMP Act
Title II – Classics Protection and Access Act
surface form: Classics Protection and Access Act
appliesTo digital music services
interactive streaming services
beneficiary engineers
music publishers
producers
recording artists
songwriters
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
changes rate court procedures for performance rights organizations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates Mechanical Licensing Collective
dateSigned 2018-10-11
ensures royalty payments to producers and engineers via SoundExchange
establishes federal protection for many pre-1972 sound recordings
fullName Music Modernization Act
surface form: Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
goal make royalty payments more accurate and transparent
simplify licensing for digital music services
improves royalty rate-setting standards for songwriters
legalDomain intellectual property law
legislativeBody United States Congress
mechanism blanket mechanical license for digital uses of musical works
primaryPurpose improve royalty payments to songwriters and rights holders
modernize music licensing for the digital era
provides digital performance royalties for certain pre-1972 recordings
publicLawNumber Public Law 115-264
replaces song-by-song mechanical licensing system for digital services
sector music industry
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signedBy Donald Trump
sponsor Bob Goodlatte
Orrin Hatch
subjectMatter copyright
music licensing
royalties
timePeriodAddressed digital streaming era
title Music Modernization Act
surface form: Title I – Musical Works Modernization Act

Title II – Classics Protection and Access Act
Music Modernization Act
surface form: Title III – Allocation for Music Producers Act
yearEnacted 2018

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subject surface form: Music Modernization Act