House Proceeding 06-09-09 on Jun 9th, 2009 :: 1:59:00 to 2:03:05
Total video length: 4 hours 42 minutes Stream Tools: Stream Overview | Edit Time

Note: MetaVid video transcripts may contain inaccuracies, help us build a more perfect archive

Views:23 Duration: 0:04:05 Discussion

Previous speech:

Next speech:

1:58:56 to 1:59:16( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: in making this a truly bipartisan effort. and i urge my colleagues to support this important legislation. and i re time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. issa: thank you, mr. spker. it's now my pleasure to yield for our response to the gentleman from south carolina for such time as he may consume.

1:59:00 to 2:03:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Henry E. Jr.Brown

1:59:17 to 1:59:38( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the gentleman from california yielding. h.r. 2344, the webcasting settlement act of 2009, grants limited statutory authority to sound exchange. the government designated entity that is responsle for

1:59:39 to 2:00:01( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: disbursing webcast royalties to owners. the bill gives sound exchange the legal authority to effect an agreement has already been negotiated with certain pure play webcasters with the performance of sound recordings over the internet. . under the term the bill will

2:00:02 to 2:00:23( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: provide for a window of 30 days for those who choose not to be bound by the agreement. for those who choose to take advantage, they will be able to substitute the new method for those announced in 2007. these new terms will run through the end of 2015.

2:00:24 to 2:00:44( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: that mean this is group of webcasters and sound recording artists due royalties under the licensing will benefit from an a period of certainty in their economic relationship. mr. speaker, i have a strong preference for neg settlements which allow each

2:00:45 to 2:01:07( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: side to compromise. this is particularly true when the alternative is for parties to engage in lengthy and expensive legal and lobbying efforts, such as those in 2007. when they issued their 117-page final order the c.r.j.'s

2:01:08 to 2:01:28( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: established statutory rates for compulsory licensing for internet stream music for a five-year period due to expire december 31, 2015. the law provides this process because we have an obligation to en-- to ensure 245 copyright owners whose works are made available are fairly

2:01:29 to 2:01:49( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: compensated by the private parties who seeks to benefit from such use. indeed, the judiciary committee and the congress establishes the c.r.j. process in no small part in response to webcasters concerned that previous copyright act effectively

2:01:50 to 2:02:12( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: prohibited many small entities from participating. some webcasters have suggested from time to time that the c.r.j.'s acted unfairly in reaching their decision. but the record reveals the decision came at the end of an 18-month proceeding that came at the end of 114 days of

2:02:13 to 2:02:34( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: testimony, motions and orders and a transcript that exceeded 13,000 pages. notwithstanding these facts, the congress enacted the webcast and settlement act of 2008 to provide an additional period of time for parties to negotiate private agreements. that period expired february 15, 2009. several entities including the

2:02:35 to 2:02:55( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: national aociation of broadcasters are to be commend ed for reaching an accord in this window. it appears a number of others were unable or unwilling to come to terms in the generous period of time congress provided. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 2344, but in so doing, i note that it seems a bit like the

2:02:56 to 2:03:06( Edit History Discussion )

Henry E. Jr.Brown: tail wagging the dog for congress to legislate and create exceptions to the due process and notice requirements in existing atutory process