Public Performance Right in Digital Audio Transmission of Sound Recordings.

Reviews history of sound recording copyright protection, and examines special status of sound recording in the U.S. and abroad. Summarizes P.L. 104-39, the Digital Performance Right Act, which establishes limited public performance royalty rights for sound recordings transmitted through electronic d...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews history of sound recording copyright protection, and examines special status of sound recording in the U.S. and abroad. Summarizes P.L. 104-39, the Digital Performance Right Act, which establishes limited public performance royalty rights for sound recordings transmitted through electronic digital technology; and discusses significance of the Act for the national information superhighway and international protection of American performers and record producers in other countries.
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