On November 1, 1995, owners of sound recordings were given an new exclusive right under the new Section 106(6) of the U.S. Copyright Law -- the exclusive right to "publicly perform sound recordings by means of digital audio transmission."
This new right, however, is extremely narrow in scope, being subject a number of complex exemptions and limitations.
Read the full text of the Digital Performance Right In Sound Recordings Act of 1995.
Further information on this subject will be forthcoming.
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