[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6021-6022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03153]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 19-CRB-0006-NSR (2021-2025)]


Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound 
Recordings by New Subscription Services and Making of Ephemeral Copies 
To Facilitate Those Performances (NSS IV)

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of proceeding with request for 
Petitions to Participate.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce commencement of 
a proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for digital 
performance of sound recordings by new subscription services and the 
making of ephemeral recordings to facilitate those performances for the 
period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2025. The 
Judges also announce the date by which a party wishing to participate 
in the rate determination proceeding must file its Petition to 
Participate and the accompanying $150 filing fee.

DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later 
than March 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties must submit petitions to participate and 
the required filing fee, using docket number 19-CRB-0006-NSR (2021-
2025). The CRB accepts all filings through eCRB,

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the CRB's electronic filing application, at https://app.crb.gov/. 
Parties without access to the internet may file using any of the 
following methods:
    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.
    Instructions: Parties unable to use eCRB must submit an original, 
two paper copies, and an electronic version on a CD. All submissions 
must include the Copyright Royalty Board name and docket number. All 
submissions received will be posted without change on eCRB including 
any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty 
Board's electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/ and search for docket number 19-CRB-0006-NSR (2021-2025).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Copyright Act, the Copyright 
Royalty Judges (Judges) must commence a proceeding every five years to 
determine reasonable rates and terms to license the digital 
transmission of sound recordings by new subscription services and the 
making of ephemeral recordings to facilitate those transmissions. See 
17 U.S.C. 112(e), 114(d)(2), 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(III), 804(b)(3)(A). This 
notice commences the rate determination proceeding for the license 
period 2021-2025.

Petitions To Participate

    Any party with a significant interest in the outcome of the rate 
proceeding must file a Petition to Participate in accordance with the 
Judges' regulations, including all of the information required by 37 
CFR 351.1(b)(1). See 37 CFR 351.1(b). Parties must pay the $150 filing 
fee for each Petition to Participate.
    The CRB will not accept cash. Parties filing online through eCRB 
must pay by credit card. Any party without access to the internet must 
pay the filing fee with a check or money order made payable to the 
``Copyright Royalty Board'' and mailed or delivered with its Petition 
to Participate as described in the Addresses section above. If a check 
is returned for lack of sufficient funds, the corresponding Petition to 
Participate will be dismissed.
    Any participant that is an individual may represent herself or 
himself. All other participants must be represented by counsel. Only 
attorneys who are members of the bar in one or more states or the 
District of Columbia and in good standing will be allowed to represent 
parties before the Copyright Royalty Judges. See 37 CFR 350.2. The 
Judges will address further procedural matters, including scheduling, 
after receiving Petitions to Participate.

    Dated: February 19, 2019.
Jesse M. Feder,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2019-03153 Filed 2-22-19; 8:45 am]
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