ers, Broadcast Music, Inc., and SESAC, Inc.
(4) Rights not otherwise limited.-
(A) Except as expressly provided in this section, this section does not
limit or impair the exclusive right to perform a sound recording
publicly by means of a digital audio transmission under section 106(6).
(B) Nothing in this section annuls or limits in any way-
(i) the exclusive right to publicly perform a musical work, including by
means of a digital audio transmission, under section 106(4);
(ii) the exclusive rights in a sound recording or the musical work
embodied therein under sections 106(1), 106(2) and 106(3); or
(iii) any other rights under any other clause of section 106, or
remedies available under this title as such rights or remedies exist
either before or after the date of enactment of the Digital Performance
Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995.
(C) Any limitations in this section on the exclusive right under section
106(6) apply only to the exclusive right under section 106(6) and not to
any other exclusive rights under section 106. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to annul, limit, impair or otherwise affect in any
way the ability of the owner of a copyright in a sound recording to
exercise the rights under sections 106(1), 106(2) and 106(3), or to
obtain the remedies available under this title pursuant to such rights,
as such rights and remedies exist either before or after the date of
enactment of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of
1995.
(e) Authority for Negotiations.-
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the antitrust laws, in negotiating
statutory licenses in accordance with subsection (f), any copyright
owners of sound recordings and any entities performing sound recordings
affected by this section may negotiate and agree upon the royalty rates
and license terms and conditions for the performance of such sound
recordings and the proportionate division of fees paid among copyright
owners, and may designate common agents on a nonexclusive basis to
negotiate, agree to, pay, or receive payments.
(2) For licenses granted under section 106(6), other than statutory
licenses, such as for performances by interactive services or
performances that exceed the sound recording performance complement
(A) copyright owners of sound recordings affected by this section may
designate common agents to act on their behalf to grant licenses and
receive and remit royalty payments: *Provi
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