SOURCE LICENSING S. HRG. 99-1048 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1980 A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, REGARDING THE APRIL 9, 1986 Serial No. J-99-95 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 66-018 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office PAUL LAXALT, Nevada PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts STEVEN J. METALITZ, Chief Counsel and Staff Director (II) CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mathias, Hon. Charles McC., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland, chairman, Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks...... Thurmond, Hon. Strom, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina.. PROPOSED LEGISLATION ................ Gore, Hon. Albert, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee, and Hon. Frederick C. Boucher, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of Oman, Hon. Ralph, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, accompanied by Dorothy Schrader, General Counsel Arries, Les, Jr., All-Industry Television Station Music License Committee, New York, NY; Edward O. Fritts, President, National Association of Broad- casters, Washington, DC; and Preston R. Padden, Association of Independ- ent Television Stations, Washington, DC.. Cramer, Edward M., President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Hal David, President, American Society of Composers, Artists, & Pub- lishers, New York, NY; W. Robert Thompson, President of SESAC, Inc., Nashville, TN, accompanied by Nicholas Arcomano, Vice President and Counsel; and Mike Post, Post Productions, Studio City, CA...... Valentino, Thomas, President, Valentino, Inc., Music Publishers, New York, NY; Fred Epstien, Storer Communications, Inc., Miami, FL; Jack Valenti, President, Motion Picture Association of America, Washington, DC; and Mel Blumenthal, Executive Vice President, MTM Enterprises, Inc., Studio |