[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9419-9420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4749]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 251

[Docket No. 98-1 CARP]


Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels; List of Arbitrators

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Publication of the 1998-1999 CARP arbitrator list.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is publishing the list of arbitrators 
eligible for service on a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) 
during 1998 and 1999. The CARP arbitrator list will be used to select 
the arbitrators who will serve on panels initiated in 1998 and 1999 for 
determining the distribution of royalty fees or the adjustment of 
royalty rates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney-Advisor, at Copyright Arbitration Royalty 
Panel, P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. 
Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    For royalty rate adjustments and distributions that are in 
controversy, the Copyright Act requires the selection of a Copyright 
Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) consisting of three arbitrators from 
``lists provided by professional

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arbitration associations.'' See 17 U.S.C. 802(b). The Librarian of 
Congress selects two of the arbitrators for a CARP from a list of 
nominated arbitrators; those selected then choose a third arbitrator to 
serve as chairperson of the panel. If the two arbitrators cannot agree, 
the Librarian is instructed to select the third arbitrator.
    On December 7, 1994, the Copyright Office issued final regulations 
implementing the CARP selection process. 59 FR 63025 (December 7, 
1994). Subsequently, these rules were amended to provide for the 
generation of a new list of nominees biannually. 61 FR 63717 (December 
2, 1996). Section 251.3(a) of the regulations allows any professional 
arbitration association or organization to nominate qualified 
individuals, as described in Sec. 251.5, to serve as arbitrators on a 
CARP. The regulations require that the submitting arbitration 
association supply the following information for each person:
    (1) The full name, address, and telephone number of the person.
    (2) The current position and name of the person's employer, if any, 
along with a brief summary of the person's employment history, 
including areas of expertise, and, if available, a description of the 
general nature of clients represented and the types of proceedings in 
which the person represented clients.
    (3) A brief description of the educational background of the 
person, including teaching positions and membership in professional 
associations, if any.
    (4) A statement of facts and information which qualify the person 
to serve as an arbitrator under Sec. 251.5.
    (5) A description or schedule detailing fees proposed to be charged 
by the person for service on a CARP.
    (6) Any other information which the professional arbitration 
association or organization may consider relevant. 37 CFR 251.3(a).
    Section 251.3(b) of the regulations requires the Copyright Office 
to publish a list of qualified persons and mandates that this list must 
include between 30 and 75 names of persons who were nominated from at 
least three arbitration associations. The newly comprised list of 
arbitrators is in effect until the end of the 1999 calendar year and 
any and all arbitrators selected for a CARP during 1998 and 1999 would 
come from this list. The list includes the name of the nominee and the 
nominating association.
    The publication of today's list satisfies the requirement of 37 CFR 
251.3. The information submitted by the arbitration association with 
respect to each person listed is available for copying and inspection 
at the Licensing Division of the Copyright Office. Thus, for example, 
if the Librarian is required to convene a CARP in 1998 for a royalty 
fee distribution, parties to that proceeding may review that 
information as a means of formulating objections to listed arbitrators 
under Sec. 251.4. The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office is 
located in the Library of Congress, James Madison Building, Room 458, 
101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20540.

Deadline for Filing Financial Disclosure Statement

    Section 251.32(a) of the CARP rules provides that, within 45 days 
of their nomination, each nominee must ``file with the Librarian of 
Congress a confidential financial disclosure statement as provided by 
the Library of Congress.'' The Copyright Office sent financial 
disclosure statements to the nominating associations, with specific 
instructions for completing and filing the statement, and asked each 
organization to distribute the forms to its nominees for the CARP 
arbitrator list. The Librarian of Congress will use the financial 
disclosure form to determine what financial conflicts of interest, if 
any, may preclude the nominee from serving as an arbitrator in a CARP 
proceeding. Unlike information submitted by the arbitration 
associations under Sec. 251.3(a), the information contained in the 
financial disclosure statements is confidential and is not available to 
the public or to the parties to the proceeding. Each nominee has filed 
a completed financial disclosure form with the Library of Congress.

The 1998-1999 CARP Arbitration List

Miles J. Alexander, Esq.--CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
Richard Bennett, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Dorothy K. Campbell, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Virginia S. Carson, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Gray Castle, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Terry L. Clark, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable John W. Cooley--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
M. Scott Donahey, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Edward Dreyfus--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lenore G. Ehrig--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable John B. Farmakides--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Thomas A. Fortkort--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Charles W. Fowler--Arbitration and Mediation Services
Elizabeth E. Granville, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lewis Hall Griffith--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Gulin--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Louis N. Hurwitz--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Mel R. Jiganti--JAMS/Endispute
Sheldon Karon, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable William B. Lawless--Judge-Net
Christine Lepera, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Michael K. Lewis, Esq.--CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
The Honorable Lewis A. London--Arbitration and Mediation Services
Denis R. Madigan, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable H. Curtis Meanor--CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
Gloria Messinger, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Kenneth E. Milam, Esq.--CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
The Honorable James R. Miller, Jr.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Sharon T. Nelson--American Arbitration Association
Timothy T. Patula, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Gerald F. Phillips, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Kathleen A. Roberts--JAMS/Endispute
Sol Rosenthal, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Peter C. Schaumber, Esq.--Center for Litigation Alternatives
Linda R. Singer, Esq.--CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
Jeffrey L. Squires, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
William Stuart Taylor, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Curtis E. von Kann--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Ronald P. Wertheim--JAMS/Endispute
R. Quincy White, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Darryl Wilson, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Maurice L. Zilber, Esq.--American Arbitration Association

    Dated: February 19, 1998.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-4749 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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