[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2439-2441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-973]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office
[Docket No. 2000-1 CARP]


Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels; List of Arbitrators

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Publication of the 2000-2001 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 2000 and 2001. This list will be used to select the 
arbitrators who will serve on panels initiated in 2000 and 2001 for 
determining the distribution of royalty fees or the adjustment of 
royalty rates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney-Advisor, Copyright Arbitration Royalty 
Panel, P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. 
Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.

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 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

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amended to provide for the generation of a new list of nominees 
biannually. 61 FR 63715 (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 the 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 will be in effect until the end of the 2001 calendar year, 
and any arbitrator selected for a CARP during 2000 and 2001 will 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 2000 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, LM-458, 101 
Independence Avenue, SE, 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 Librarian of Congress.

The 2000-2001 CARP Arbitrator List

The Honorable James M. Bailey--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
William F. Baron, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Tobias G. Barry--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Marjory G. Basile, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Bernard J. Bonn III, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Dorothy K. Campbell, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Luis A. Cardenas--JAMS/Endispute
Virginia S. Carson, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Terry L. Clark, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Jerry Cohen, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
John W. Cooley, Esq.--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Mark J. Davis, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Gino L. DiVito--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Edward Dreyfus, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lenore G. Ehrig--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Jesse Etelson--Attorney/Client Arbitration Board, The 
District of Columbia Bar
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
William D. Friend, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
David Geronemus, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Michael B. Getty--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Cornelia Bright Gordon--Arbitration and Mediation 
Services
The Honorable Elizabeth E. Granville--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Jerry Grissom--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Gulin--Arbitration and Mediation Services
William E. Hartgering, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Katherine Hendricks, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Harold Himmelman, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Louis N. Hurwitz--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Mel R. Jiganti--JAMS/Endispute
Sheldon Kapustin, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Sheldon Karon, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
B. Craig Killough, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Lewis Kurlantzick, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Christine Lepera, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lewis A. London--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Harlan A. Martin--JAMS/Endispute
Gloria Messinger, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable James R. Miller, Jr.--JAMS/Endispute
Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
James D. Myers, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Cheryl I. Niro, Esq.--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
David M. Ostfeld, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Timothy T. Patula, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Gerald F. Phillips, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Alex S. Polsky, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Sol Rosenthal, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Richard H. Sayler, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Peter C. Schaumber, Esq.--Center for Litigation Alternatives
The Honorable Philip E. Schwab--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Seymour Schwartz--JAMS/Endispute
Vivien B. Shelanski, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
William Stuart Taylor, Esq.--American Arbitration Association

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Eric E. Van Loon, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Curtis E. von Kann--JAMS/Endispute
Frank M. Wentworth, Jr., Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Ronald P. Wertheim--JAMS/Endispute
Michael D. Young, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq.--American Arbitration Association

    Dated: January 11, 2000.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 00-973 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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