Record Rental Amend­ment of 1984

The Record Rental Amendment of 1984 was enacted on October 4, 1984, to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to rental, lease, or lending of sound recordings. The Act introduced new provisions regulating rentals, including the prohibition of commercial advantage rentals without authorization from copyright owners and the implementation of royalties for compulsory licenses. The amendments took effect on the date of enactment and applied to rentals occurring after a five-year period.