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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. 14—CRB–0009–NCEB (2015
COLA)]
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Effective: January 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or by
email at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
118 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the
United States Code, creates a statutory
license for the use of published
nondramatic musical works and
published pictorial, graphic, and
sculptural works in connection with
noncommercial broadcasting.
On November 29, 2012, the Copyright
Royalty Judges (Judges) adopted final
regulations governing the rates and
terms of copyright royalty payments
under section 118 of the Copyright Act
for the license period 2013–2017. See 77
FR 71104. Pursuant to these regulations,
on or before December 1 of each year,
the Judges shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of the change in the
cost of living for the rate codified at
§ 381.5(c)(3) relating to compositions in
the repertory of SESAC. The adjustment,
fixed to the nearest dollar, shall be the
greater of (1) ‘‘the change in the cost of
living as determined by the Consumer
Price Index (all consumers, all items)
[CPI–U] . . . during the period from the
most recent index published prior to the
previous notice to the most recent index
published prior to December 1, of that
year,’’ 37 CFR 381.10(a), or (2) 2%. 37
CFR 381.10(b), (c).
The change in the cost of living as
determined by the CPI–U during the
period from the most recent index
published before December 1, 2013, to
the most recent index published before
December 1, 2014, is 1.7%.1 In
accordance with 37 CFR 381.10(b), the
Judges announce that the cost of living
adjustment for calendar year 2015 shall
be 2%. Application of the 2% COLA to
the current rate for the performance of
published nondramatic musical
compositions in the repertory of
SESAC— $143 per station—results in an
adjusted rate of $146 per station.
Copyright, Music, Radio, Television,
Rates.
The Copyright Royalty Judges
announce a cost of living adjustment
(COLA) of 2% in the royalty rates that
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List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 381
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
colleges, universities, and other
educational institutions not affiliated
with National Public Radio pay for the
use of published nondramatic musical
compositions in the SESAC repertory
for the statutory license under the
Copyright Act for noncommercial
broadcasting.
1 On November 20, 2014, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics announced that the CPI–U increased 1.7%
over the last 12 months.
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Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Judges amend part 381 of title 37 of the
Code of Federal Regulations 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:
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Authority: 17 U.S.C. 118, 801(b)(1), and
803.
2. Section 381.5 is amended by
revising paragraph (c)(3)(iii) to read as
follows:
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§ 381.5 Performance of musical
compositions by public broadcasting
entities licensed to colleges and
universities.
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(c) * * *
(3) * * *
(iii) 2015: $146 per station.
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Dated: November 28, 2014.
Jesse Feder,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. 14--CRB-0009-NCEB (2015 COLA)]
Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions
by Colleges and Universities
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living
adjustment (COLA) of 2% in the royalty rates that colleges,
universities, and other educational institutions not affiliated with
National Public Radio pay for the use of published nondramatic musical
compositions in the SESAC repertory for the statutory license under the
Copyright Act for noncommercial broadcasting.
DATES: Effective: January 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Keys, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 118 of the Copyright Act, title 17
of the United States Code, creates a statutory license for the use of
published nondramatic musical works and published pictorial, graphic,
and sculptural works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting.
On November 29, 2012, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) adopted
final regulations governing the rates and terms of copyright royalty
payments under section 118 of the Copyright Act for the license period
2013-2017. See 77 FR 71104. Pursuant to these regulations, on or before
December 1 of each year, the Judges shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of the change in the cost of living for the rate
codified at Sec. 381.5(c)(3) relating to compositions in the repertory
of SESAC. The adjustment, fixed to the nearest dollar, shall be the
greater of (1) ``the change in the cost of living as determined by the
Consumer Price Index (all consumers, all items) [CPI-U] . . . during
the period from the most recent index published prior to the previous
notice to the most recent index published prior to December 1, of that
year,'' 37 CFR 381.10(a), or (2) 2%. 37 CFR 381.10(b), (c).
The change in the cost of living as determined by the CPI-U during
the period from the most recent index published before December 1,
2013, to the most recent index published before December 1, 2014, is
1.7%.\1\ In accordance with 37 CFR 381.10(b), the Judges announce that
the cost of living adjustment for calendar year 2015 shall be 2%.
Application of the 2% COLA to the current rate for the performance of
published nondramatic musical compositions in the repertory of SESAC--
$143 per station--results in an adjusted rate of $146 per station.
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\1\ On November 20, 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
announced that the CPI-U increased 1.7% over the last 12 months.
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List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 381
Copyright, Music, Radio, Television, Rates.
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Judges amend part 381 of
title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 381--USE OF CERTAIN COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH
NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING
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1. The authority citation for part 381 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 118, 801(b)(1), and 803.
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2. Section 381.5 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(3)(iii) to read
as follows:
Sec. 381.5 Performance of musical compositions by public broadcasting
entities licensed to colleges and universities.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
(iii) 2015: $146 per station.
* * * * *
Dated: November 28, 2014.
Jesse Feder,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2014-28457 Filed 11-28-14; 4:15 pm]
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