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"Coin machines", 1952

 File — Box: 124, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Correspondence protesting proposed legislation (H.R. 5473) to amend section 1 of title 17 of the United States Code to make the public reproduction or rendition of a musical composition by or upon a coin-operated machine a public performance for profit when a fee is not charged for admission to the place where such reproduction or rendition occurs. This would require jukebox operators to pay additional fees and file reports with the copyright owners of the songs played on the jukebox.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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