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Senate advances Music Licensure Practice Act (SB 55) to third reading; bill would create electronic registry for copyrighted songs
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced SB 55, which would create an electronic registry to help restaurateurs and hotels identify copyrighted versions of recorded music; sponsors said the bill won’t change royalty obligations and a roll-call vote sent the bill to third reading (23–1, 5 absent).
The Utah Senate voted to advance Senate Bill 55, the Music Licensure Practice Act, to the third-reading calendar after floor debate and questions from colleagues.
Sponsor remarks in the transcript (attributed to Speaker 7) described the bill as a clarification measure that provides an “electronically available document where restaurateurs can find out what music has been copyrighted and licensed.” The sponsor said the bill does not change royalty obligations or federal jurisdiction over copyright litigation, but gives businesses a clearer…
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