Music Modernization Act

Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act

Long title	To modernize copyright law, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Music Modernization Act
Announced in	the 115th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Bob Goodlatte
Number of co-sponsors	49
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 115–264 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	132 Stat. 3676
Codification
Titles affected	17
U.S.C. sections affected	17 U.S.C. § 101 note
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5447 by Bob Goodlatte (R–VA) on April 10, 2018 Committee consideration by House Judiciary Committee Passed the House on April 25, 2018 (415-0) Passed the Senate on September 19, 2018 (unanimous) Signed into law by President Donald Trump on October 11, 2018

The Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, or Music Modernization Act or MMA (H.R. 1551, Pub. L. 115–264 (text) (PDF)) is United States legislation signed into law on October 11, 2018, aimed to modernize copyright-related issues for music and audio recordings due to new forms of technology such as digital streaming. It is a consolidation of three separate bills introduced during the 115th United States Congress.