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H.R. 7084 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

Intellectual property. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on September 30, 2008.

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Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

H.R. 7084 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters. (by CRS)
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Title
To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
Other Titles
  • Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
  • Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
  • Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
  • Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
Sponsor
Jay Inslee
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Intellectual property
  • Copyright
  • Humanities
  • Internet
  • Sound recording and reproducing
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Web sites
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced9/25/2008
Referred to Committee
Passed House9/27/2008
Passed Senate9/30/2008
Signed by President10/16/2008
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.9/27/2008PASSED by voice vote
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.9/30/2008PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced9/25/2008
9/25/2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
9/27/2008Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
9/27/2008Considered under suspension of the rules.
9/27/2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7084.
select this voteHouse Vote on Passage9/27/2008On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
9/29/2008Received in the Senate, read twice.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage9/30/2008Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Presented to President9/30/2008Cleared for White House.
10/01/2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President10/07/2008Presented to President.
Signed10/16/2008Signed by President.
Enacted10/16/2008Became Public Law No: 110-435.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $23,500 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $115,690 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $51,850 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $30,050 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $45,950 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $53,919 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $69,500 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $73,100 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $72,151 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $58,472 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $198,572 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $28,822 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $49,400 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $133,250 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $100,499 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $22,600 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $70,403 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $101,153 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $37,610 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $87,876 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $95,666 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $63,485 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $182,699 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $39,850 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $26,520 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $82,450 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $70,100 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $40,565 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $70,468 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $51,150 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $24,600 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $94,923 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $85,450 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $41,830 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $108,284 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $38,500 Against $0

Votes

1 Organization Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
1 Organization Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

1 organization supported this bill

National Association of Broadcasters
Dennis Wharton (2008, October 1). NAB Statement on Senate Passage of Webcaster Settlement Act. Retrieved September 16, 2014, from NAB.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Commercial TV & radio stations interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$3,500$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$19,200$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$56,692$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$13,000$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$7,308$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$21,200$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$17,500$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$39,500$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$22,500$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$6,800$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$54,191$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$12,600$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$45,475$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$10,550$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$5,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$36,450$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$32,320$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$107,685$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$11,500$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$7,000$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$88,675$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$6,750$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,200$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$66,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$56,300$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$1,000$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$3,250$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$37,950$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$18,800$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$30,900$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$6,600$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$34,470$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$5,350$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$44,149$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$6,296$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,250$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$38,200$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$10,250$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$4,600$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$9,100$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$26,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$63,449$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$13,625$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$31,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$7,200$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$20,800$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$27,150$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$14,600$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$21,616$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$-500$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$54,850$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$49,299$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,700$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$25,000$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$6,423$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$32,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$25,750$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$4,000$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$32,972$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$24,750$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$32,466$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$52,100$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$101,950$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$8,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$17,450$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$9,500$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$23,200$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$40,650$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$22,900$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$23,750$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,100$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$22,000$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$15,250$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,600$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$64,855$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$4,450$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$15,500$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$13,750$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,250$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$43,168$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$16,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$121,350$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$40,311$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$34,850$0Yes
John SununuRNH$48,150$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$9,100$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$52,700$0Yes
David VitterRLA$31,022$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$17,890$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$13,150$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$16,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$16,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$18,000$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,000$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$3,500$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$19,200$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$56,692$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$13,000$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$7,308$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$21,200$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$17,500$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$39,500$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$22,500$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$6,800$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$54,191$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$12,600$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$45,475$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$10,550$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$5,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$36,450$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$32,320$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$107,685$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$11,500$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$7,000$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$88,675$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$6,750$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,200$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$66,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$56,300$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$1,000$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$3,250$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$37,950$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$18,800$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$30,900$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$6,600$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$34,470$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$5,350$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$44,149$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$6,296$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,250$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$38,200$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$10,250$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$3,000$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$4,600$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$9,100$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$26,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$63,449$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$13,625$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$31,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$7,200$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$20,800$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$27,150$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$14,600$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$21,616$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$-500$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$54,850$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$49,299$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,700$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$25,000$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$6,423$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$32,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$25,750$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$4,000$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$32,972$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$24,750$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$32,466$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$52,100$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$101,950$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$8,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$17,450$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$9,500$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$23,200$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$40,650$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$22,900$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$23,750$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,100$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$22,000$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$15,250$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,600$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$64,855$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$4,450$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$15,500$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$13,750$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$12,250$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$43,168$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$16,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$121,350$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$40,311$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$34,850$0Yes
John SununuRNH$48,150$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$9,100$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$52,700$0Yes
David VitterRLA$31,022$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$17,890$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$13,150$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$16,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$16,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$18,000$0Yes

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