[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 61424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24044]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No 25-CRB-0013-PR (2028-2032)]
Determination of Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing
Phonorecords (Phonorecords V)
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 announce commencement of a
proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for making and
distributing phonorecords for the period beginning January 1, 2028, and
ending December 31, 2032. The Copyright Royalty 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 January 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The petition to participate form is available online in
eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing
application, at https://app.crb.gov/.
Instructions: The petition to participate process has been
simplified. Interested parties file a petition to participate by
completing and filing the petition to participate form in eCRB and
paying the fee in eCRB. Do not upload a petition to participate
document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted documents, go to
eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case
management system, at https://app.crb.gov/, and search for docket
number 25-CRB-0013-PR (2028-2032).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, CRB Program Specialist,
at (202) 707-7658 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Copyright Act provides for the Copyright Royalty Judges
(Judges) to commence a proceeding every fifth year to determine rates
and terms for making and distributing phonorecords pursuant to the
statutory license in 17 U.S.C. 115, 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V); 804(b)(4).\1\
This notice commences the rate determination proceeding for the license
period 2028-2032, inclusive.
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\1\ In accordance with section 804(b)(4), a party may file a
petition to initiate a proceeding to determine rates and terms for
making and distributing phonorecords pursuant to the statutory
license in 17 U.S.C. 115. However, no petition has been filed;
consequently, section 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V) requires the Judges to
publish in the Federal Register by no later than January 5, 2026, a
notice commencing this proceeding.
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Petitions To Participate
Parties with a significant interest in the outcome of the
phonorecords royalty rate proceeding must provide the information
required by Sec. 351.1(b) of the Judges' regulations by completing and
filing the Petition to Participate form in eCRB. Parties must pay the
$150 filing fee when filing each Petition to Participate form. Parties
must use the form in eCRB instead of uploading a document and must
comply with the requirements of Sec. 351.1(b)(1) of the Copyright
Royalty Board's regulations. 37 CFR 351.1(b)(1). Only attorneys
admitted to the bar in one or more states or the District of Columbia
and members in good standing will be allowed to represent parties
before the Judges. Only an individual may represent herself or himself
and appear without legal counsel. 37 CFR 303.2.
The Judges will address scheduling and further procedural matters
after receiving petitions to participate.
Dated: December 23, 2025
Steve Ruwe,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2025-24044 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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