1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i The Music Modernization Act: Extending Copyright Protection to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Updated October 15, 2018 UPDATE: On October 11, 2018, President Trump signed the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music
2、 Modernization Act (H.R. 1551) (the MMA) into law. The final bill reflects a compromise reached in the Senate regarding Title II of the bill, which was formerly called the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, & Important Contributions to Society Act (the CLASSICS Act). As discussed
3、in the Sidebar below, the CLASSICS Act would have granted limited federal copyright protection for digital public performances of sound recordings made before February 15, 1972. Until the MMA, federal copyright law did not cover pre-1972 sound recordings. As originally designed, the CLASSICS Act wou
4、ld have granted a blanket copyright term to these older sound recordings, with the new federal protection lasting until February 15, 2067, regardless of when the recording was created. However, this proposed term attracted some criticism concerning its potential impact on the public domain. As enact
