Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill

Key Points

• Establishes rights and remuneration rules for musicians and other rights holders.
• Includes related purposes connected to music rights and their administration.
• Impacted groups include musicians, performers, composers and producers, as well as rights management organisations.
• Likely affects broadcasters and streaming platforms through how licences and payments are handled.
• Has faced opposition in the Commons and has not progressed past the second reading.

Progress

The bill has completed the first stage and has undergone two second readings in the Commons; the 2021 closure vote did not pass, leaving it at the second-reading stage.

Voting

Labour and some smaller groups supported the bill, Conservatives opposed; SNP and SDLP supported; overall the 2nd-reading closure vote recorded 28 Aye to 59 No, so the bill did not pass that stage.