[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38022-38024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15538]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

37 CFR Part 381

[Docket No. 2011-2 CRB NCEB II]


Determination of Reasonable Rates and Terms for Noncommercial 
Broadcasting

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges are publishing for comment 
proposed rates and terms for the performance of musical compositions by 
Public Broadcasting Service (``PBS''), National Public Radio (``NPR'') 
and other public broadcasting entities and for the use of published 
pictorial, graphic and sculptural works by public broadcasting entities 
pursuant to the statutory license under section 118 of the Copyright 
Act for the period 2013-2017.

DATES: Comments and objections, if any, are due no later than July 26, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments and objections may be sent electronically to 
[email protected]. In the alternative, send an original, five copies and an 
electronic copy on a CD either by mail or by hand delivery. Please do 
not use multiple

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means of transmission. Comments and objections may not be delivered by 
an overnight delivery service other than the U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail. If by mail (including overnight delivery), comments and 
objections must be addressed to: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 
70977, Washington, DC 20024-0977. If hand delivered by a private party, 
comments and objections must be brought to the Copyright Office, Public 
Information Office, Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial 
Building, Room LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20559-6000, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. If delivered by a commercial 
courier, comments and objections must be delivered between 8:30 a.m. 
and 4 p.m. to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located at 2nd 
and D Street NE., Washington, DC, and the envelope must be addressed 
to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, James Madison 
Memorial Building, Room LM-403, 101 Independence Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20559-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Keys, Program Specialist, by 
telephone (202) 707-7658 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 25, 2012, the Copyright Royalty 
Judges published for comment in the Federal Register proposed rates and 
terms for the 2013-2017 license period for the use of certain 
copyrighted works in connection with noncommercial television and radio 
broadcasting under section 118 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the 
United States Code. 77 FR 24662 (April 25, 2012). The proposed rates 
and terms were submitted to the Judges by certain parties who filed 
petitions to participate in the proceeding.\1\ However, the Judges 
received no proposal for two sections, namely, Sec.  381.4, which 
governed performance of musical compositions by PBS, NPR and other 
public broadcasting entities engaged in the activities of 17 U.S.C. 
118(c), and Sec.  381.8, which governed the terms and rates of royalty 
payments for the use of published pictorial, graphic and sculptural 
works in PBS-distributed programs as well as in other PBS-distributed 
programs. Consequently, the Judges proposed removing these sections and 
reserving the section numbers.
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    \1\ For the general background of this proceeding, including the 
list of parties who filed a petition to participate, see 77 FR 24663 
(April 25, 2012).
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    In response to the April 25 proposed rule, the Judges received from 
PBS and NPR a joint proposal setting forth rates and terms for Sec.  
381.4 and Sec.  381.8.\2\ Section 801(b)(7)(A) of the Copyright Act, in 
pertinent part, requires the Judges to publish in the Federal Register 
rates and terms negotiated by copyright owners and public broadcasting 
entities in order to afford those who would be bound by such rates and 
terms an opportunity to comment and/or object to the proposal. Today's 
notice fulfills this requirement.
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    \2\ Comments regarding the other proposed changes were also 
received. Such comments will be addressed in a future publication 
adopting final regulations.
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    The public may comment on and object to the proposed regulations 
contained in this notice. Such comments and objections must be 
submitted no later than July 26, 2012.

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 381

    Copyright, Music, Radio, Television, Rates.

Proposed Regulations

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Copyright Royalty 
Judges propose to amend Part 381 to Chapter III of title 37 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations to read as follows:

PART 381--USE OF CERTAIN COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH 
NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING

    1. The authority citation for part 381 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  17 U.S.C. 118, 801(b)(1) and 803.

    2. Section 381.4 is amended as follows:
    a. By revising paragraphs (a)(1)-(8); and
    b. In paragraph (c), by removing ``2008'' and adding ``2013'' in 
its place, and by removing ``2012'' and adding ``2017'' in its place.
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  381.4  Performance of musical compositions by PBS, NPR and other 
public broadcasting entities engaged in the activities set forth in 17 
U.S.C. 118(c).

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    (a) Determination of royalty rate.
    (1) For performance of such work in a feature presentation of PBS:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................   $232.18
 

    (2) For performance of such a work as background or theme music in 
a PBS program:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................    $58.51
 

    (3) For performance of such a work in a feature presentation of a 
station of PBS:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................    $19.84
 

    (4) For performance of such a work as background or theme music in 
a program of a station of PBS:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................     $4.18
 

    (5) For the performance of such a work in a feature presentation of 
NPR:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................    $23.53
 

    (6) For the performance of such a work as background or theme music 
in an NPR program:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................     $5.70
 

    (7) For the performance of such a work in a feature presentation of 
a station of NPR:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................     $1.66
 

    (8) For the performance of such a work as background or theme music 
in a program of a station of NPR:

 
 
 
2013-2017.....................................................      $.59
 

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    3. Section 381.8 is amended as follows:
    a. By revising paragraphs (b)(1)(i)-(ii); and
    b. In paragraph (f), by removing ``2012'' and adding ``2017'' in 
its place.
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  381.8  Terms and rates of royalty payments for the use of 
published pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.

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    (b) Royalty rate. (1) The following schedule of rates shall apply 
to the use of works within the scope of this section:
    (i) For such uses in a PBS-distributed program:

 
                                                               2013-2017
 
(A) For featured display of a work...........................     $70.75
(B) For background and montage display.......................      34.50
(C) For use of a work for program identification or for           139.46
 thematic use................................................
(D) For the display of an art reproduction copyrighted             45.82
 separately from the work of fine art from which the work was
 reproduced irrespective of whether the reproduced work of
 fine art is copyrighted so as to be subject also to payment
 of a display fee under the terms of the schedule............
 

    (ii) For such uses in other than PBS-distributed programs:

 
                                                               2013-2017
 
(A) For featured display of a work...........................     $45.82

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(B) For background and montage display.......................      23.48
(C) For use of a work for program identification or for            93.65
 thematic use................................................
(D) For the display of an art reproduction copyrighted             23.49
 separately from the work of fine art from which the work was
 reproduced irrespective of whether the reproduced work of
 fine art is copyrighted so as to be subject also to payment
 of a display fee under the terms of the schedule............
 

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    Dated: June 20, 2012.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2012-15538 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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