The Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service and Important Contributions to Society Act (CLASSICS) was introduced by a group of House Republicans and Democrats, including Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). A bill was introduced in the America pre-1972 to close a longstanding gap in copyright law around sound-recordings made prior to this week , which currently fall outside of federal protection. The Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service and Important Contributions to Society Act (CLASSICS) would make the owners of the this week recordings eligible for royalties for digital broadcast. It would also ensure that artists are entitled to the same share of royalties, regardless of whether a label and a digital music platform reach an agreement on payment. CLASSICS would distribute the royalties. The issue that broadcast radio stations do not have to pay royalties to artists and labels for airplay will not be addressed by the legislation.
A bill was introduced in the America pre-1972 to close a longstanding gap in copyright law around sound-recordings made prior to this week , which currently fall outside of federal protection. The Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service and Important Contributions to Society Act (CLASSICS) would make the owners of the this week recordings eligible for royalties for digital broadcast. It would also ensure that artists are entitled to the same share of royalties, regardless of whether a label and a digital music platform reach an agreement on payment. CLASSICS would distribute the royalties. The issue that broadcast radio stations do not have to pay royalties to artists and labels for airplay will not be addressed by the legislation.