1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act or the CLASSICS Act . 2. Unauthorized Digital Performance of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings (a) Amendment Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 14 Unauthorized Digital Performance of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Sec. 1401. Unauthorized digital performance of pre-1972 sound recordings. 1401. Unauthorized digital performance of pre-1972 sound recordings (a) Unauthorized Acts Anyone who, prior to February 15, 2067, performs publicly by means of digital audio transmission a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, without the consent of the rights owner, shall be subject to the remedies provided in sections 502 through 505 to the same extent as an infringer of copyright. (b) Certain unauthorized transmissions Transmissions of sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, shall be considered authorized and with the consent of the rights owner for purposes of subsection (a), if— (1) the transmissions are made by a transmitting entity publicly performing sound recordings protected under this title by means of digital audio transmissions subject to section 114; (2) the transmissions would satisfy the requirements for statutory licensing under section 114(d)(2) or would be exempt under section 114(d)(1), if the sound recordings were fixed on or after February 15, 1972; (3) in the case of transmissions that would not be exempt under section 114(d)(1) as described in paragraph (2), the transmitting entity pays statutory royalties and provides notice of its use of the relevant sound recordings in the same manner as required by regulations adopted by the Copyright Royalty Judges for sound recordings that are protected under this title