[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 76396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29795]



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 14-CRB-0010 CD (2013); [Docket No. 14-CRB-0011-SD (2013)]


Distribution of the 2013 Cable and Satellite Royalty Funds

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges are requesting comments regarding 
whether controversies exist among claimants to the 2013 cable and 
satellite television retransmission royalty funds about how the funds 
should be distributed.

DATES: Comments are due on or before January 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: This notice is also posted on the agency's Web site 
(www.loc.gov/crb). Submit electronic comments online via email to 
[email protected] or online at http://www.regulations.gov. Those who chose 
not to submit comments electronically should see How to Submit Comments 
in the Supplementary Information section below for physical addresses 
and further instructions.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year cable systems and satellite 
carriers must submit royalty payments to the Register of Copyrights as 
required by the statutory licenses set forth in sections 111 and 119 of 
the Copyright Act for the retransmission to cable and satellite 
subscribers, respectively, of over-the-air television and radio 
broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 111(d), 119(b). These royalties are 
then distributed to copyright owners whose works were included in a 
qualifying transmission and who timely filed claims for royalties. 
Allocation of the royalties collected occurs in one of two ways. In the 
first instance, these funds are distributed through a negotiated 
settlement among the parties. 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(A), 119(b)(5)(A). If 
the claimants do not reach an agreement with respect to the royalties, 
the Copyright Royalty Judges (``Judges'') conduct a proceeding to 
determine the distribution of any royalties that remain in controversy. 
17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(B), 119(b)(5)(B).
    The Judges seek comment on the existence and extent of any 
controversies regarding distribution of the 2013 cable and satellite 
royalty funds.

How To Submit Comments

    Interested members of the public must submit comments to only one 
of the following addresses. If not commenting by email or online, 
commenters must submit an original of their comments, five paper 
copies, and an electronic version on a CD.
    Email: [email protected]; or
    Online: http://www.regulations.gov; or
    U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 
20024-0977; or
    Overnight service (only USPS Express Mail is acceptable): Copyright 
Royalty Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024-0977; or
    Commercial courier: Address package to: Copyright Royalty Board, 
Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, LM-403, 101 
Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. Deliver to: 
Congressional Courier Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE. and D Street NE., 
Washington, DC; or
    Hand delivery: Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial 
Building, LM-401, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-
6000.
    Electronic documents (including those submitted on CD together with 
paper copies) should conform to the Judges' Guidelines for Electronic 
Documents, available online at www.loc.gov/crb/docs/Guidelinesfor_Electronic_Documents.pdf.

    Dated: December 9, 2014.
Suzanne Barnett,
Chief U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2014-29795 Filed 12-19-14; 8:45 am]
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