by the United States Congress, Performance Rights Act
“ In a case in which the copyright owner of a sound recording has licensed the sound recording for the public performance of the sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission, the copyright owner shall deposit 1 percent of the receipts from the license with the American Federation of Musicians and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund (or any successor entity) (in this subparagraph referred to as the `Fund') to be distributed to nonfeatured performers who have performed on sound recordings. ”
