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Background
Twice each year, cable system
operators must deposit with the
Copyright Office royalties payable for
the privilege of retransmitting by cable
over-the-air television and radio
broadcast signals. 17 U.S.C. 111. The
Judges oversee distribution of the
royalties to copyright owners whose
works are included in the
retransmissions and who have filed a
timely claim for royalties. This notice
announces the commencement of a
proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1) for
distribution of cable royalties deposited
for transmissions made in 2014, 2015,
2016, and 2017.
ANY PARTY WISHING TO RECEIVE
ROYALTIES PAYABLE FOR 2014
THROUGH 2017 MUST FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS
TIME. THE JUDGES SHALL DEEM ANY
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE FILED
PURSUANT TO THIS NOTICE AS A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH
THE ALLOCATION PHASE AND THE
DISTRIBUTION PHASE OF THIS
PROCEEDING. IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRIBUTION
PHASE, ALL PETITIONERS MUST
PARTICIPATE FULLY AND IN GOOD
FAITH IN THE ALLOCATION PHASE.
IF AN INTERESTED PARTY FAILS TO
FILE A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN
RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE, THAT
PARTY SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY FUNDS
FOR 2014 THROUGH 2017. ANY
PARTY THAT FILED A PETITION TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE
PROCEEDINGS CONSOLIDATED IN
THIS PROCEEDING MUST
NONETHELESS FILE A PETITION TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS
CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
The Judges will resolve all issues
relating to distribution of cable royalty
funds for 2014 through 2017 in this
proceeding, Docket No. 16–CRB–0009
CD (2014–17). See 37 CFR 351.1(b)(2)
Commencement of Distribution
Proceeding
As required by 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8),
the Judges gave notice of their intention
to commence this consolidated
proceeding in order to determine
whether a controversy exists. See 83 FR
56106 (Nov. 9, 2018). The Judges
received responses from 12 entities
representing claimants to the royalty
funds at issue. The responsive
comments establish that controversies
exist with respect to distribution of
royalties in each year’s fund. The
Judges, therefore, commence this
proceeding to determine appropriate
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allocation of the royalty funds among
claimant groups and ultimate
distribution of royalties to eligible
claimants.
Petitions To Participate
Parties filing Petitions to Participate
must comply with the requirements of
§ 351.1(b) of the Judges’ regulations. In
addition, each Petition to Participate
must identify for each claim year, the
name of each claimant, the
corresponding claim number, an
indication of whether the claim is an
individual or joint claim, and the
program category into which the claim
may fall.
Any claimant whose claim does not
exceed $1,000 in value and who
includes a statement in its Petition to
Participate that the claimant will not
seek distribution of more than $1,000
may file the Petition to Participate
without payment of the filing fee. 37
CFR 351.1(b)(4).
How To Submit Petitions To Participate
Interested parties with claims
exceeding $1,000 must submit a filing
fee of $150 with their Petition to
Participate, or the Judges will reject the
petition. THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY
BOARD WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH.
Parties filing online through eCRB
must pay the filing fee, if applicable, by
credit card using the payment portal on
eCRB. Any party without access to the
internet must pay the filing fee by check
or money order made payable to the
‘‘Copyright Royalty Board’’ and mailed
or delivered with its filed paper
documents and CD as described in the
ADDRESSES section above. If a check is
returned for lack of sufficient funds, the
Judges will dismiss the corresponding
Petition to Participate.
Any participant that is an individual
may represent herself or himself; all
other participants must be represented
by counsel. In accordance with 37 CFR
350.2, 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. The Judges will address further
procedural matters, including
scheduling, after receiving Petitions to
Participate.
Dated: January 3, 2019.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Consolidated Docket No. 16–CRB–0010 SD
(2014–17)]
Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice announcing
commencement of distribution
proceeding with request for Petitions to
Participate.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
(Judges) announce commencement of a
proceeding to determine distribution of
2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 royalties
deposited with the Copyright Office
under the statutory license for
secondary transmissions satellite
television services. The Judges also set
the date by which all parties wishing to
participate and share in the distribution
of satellite retransmission royalties for
the years 2014 through 2017 must file a
Petition to Participate and the
accompanying $150 filing fee, if
applicable. The Judges seek a single
Petition to Participate from any entity
intending to participate in the
Allocation Phase or the Distribution
Phase of this proceeding, or both
Phases. ANY PARTY THAT FILED A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY
OF THE PROCEEDINGS
CONSOLIDATED IN THIS
PROCEEDING MUST NONETHELESS
FILE A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
ANY PARTY THAT FAILS TO FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING BY
THE TIME SET IN THIS NOTICE
SHALL NOT BE A PARTICIPANT AT
ANY STAGE OF THIS CONSOLIDATED
PROCEEDING.
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the
filing fee, if applicable, are due on or
before March 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must
submit petitions to participate and the
filing fee, if applicable. Each petition to
participate must identify the proceeding
by docket number 16–CRB–0010 SD
(2014–17). Participants must file using
the CRB’s electronic filing application,
eCRB, at https://app.crb.gov/. Claimants
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
SUMMARY:
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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: Unless submitting
online, claimants 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 to
read background 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 16–CRB–0010
SD (2014–17). To access documents not
yet uploaded to eCRB (because it is a
new system), go to the agency website
at https://www.crb.gov/ or contact the
CRB Program Specialist.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email
at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Twice each year, satellite television
services must deposit with the
Copyright Office royalties payable for
the privilege of retransmitting by
satellite over-the-air television and radio
broadcast signals. 17 U.S.C. 119. The
Judges oversee distribution of the
royalties to copyright owners whose
works are included in the
retransmissions and who have filed a
timely claim for royalties. This notice
announces the commencement of a
proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 803(b)(1) for
distribution of satellite royalties
deposited for transmissions made in
2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
ANY PARTY WISHING TO RECEIVE
ROYALTIES PAYABLE FOR 2014
THROUGH 2017 MUST FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS
TIME. THE JUDGES SHALL DEEM ANY
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE FILED
PURSUANT TO THIS NOTICE AS A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH
THE ALLOCATION PHASE AND THE
DISTRIBUTION PHASE OF THIS
PROCEEDING. IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRIBUTION
PHASE, ALL PETITIONERS MUST
PARTICIPATE FULLY AND IN GOOD
FAITH IN THE ALLOCATION PHASE.
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IF AN INTERESTED PARTY FAILS TO
FILE A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN
RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE, THAT
PARTY SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY FUNDS
FOR 2014 THROUGH 2017. ANY
PARTY THAT FILED A PETITION TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE
PROCEEDINGS CONSOLIDATED IN
THIS PROCEEDING MUST
NONETHELESS FILE A PETITION TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS
CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
The Judges will resolve all issues
relating to distribution of satellite
royalty funds for 2014 through 2017 in
this proceeding, Docket No. 16–CRB–
0010 SD (2014–17). See 37 CFR
351.1(b)(2)
Commencement of Distribution
Proceeding
As required by 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8),
the Judges gave notice of their intention
to commence this consolidated
proceeding in order to determine
whether a controversy exists. See 83 FR
56106 (Nov. 9, 2018). The Judges
received responses from 12 entities
representing claimants to the royalty
funds at issue. The responsive
comments establish that controversies
exist with respect to distribution of
royalties in each year’s fund. The
Judges, therefore, commence this
proceeding to determine appropriate
allocation of the royalty funds among
claimant groups and ultimate
distribution of royalties to eligible
claimants.
Petitions To Participate
Parties filing Petitions to Participate
must comply with the requirements of
§ 351.1(b) of the Judges’ regulations. In
addition, each Petition to Participate
must identify for each claim year, the
name of each claimant, the
corresponding claim number, an
indication of whether the claim is an
individual or joint claim, and the
program category into which the claim
may fall.
Any claimant whose claim does not
exceed $1,000 in value and who
includes a statement in its Petition to
Participate that the claimant will not
seek distribution of more than $1,000
may file the Petition to Participate
without payment of the filing fee. 37
CFR 351.1(b)(4).
How To Submit Petitions To Participate
Interested parties with claims
exceeding $1,000 must submit a filing
fee of $150 with their Petition to
Participate, or the Judges will reject the
petition. THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY
BOARD WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH.
Parties filing online through eCRB
must pay the filing fee, if applicable, by
credit card using the payment portal on
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eCRB. Any party without access to the
internet must pay the filing fee by check
or money order made payable to the
‘‘Copyright Royalty Board’’ and mailed
or delivered with its filed paper
documents and CD as described in the
ADDRESSES section above. If a check is
returned for lack of sufficient funds, the
Judges will dismiss the corresponding
Petition to Participate.
Any participant that is an individual
may represent herself or himself; all
other participants must be represented
by counsel. In accordance with 37 CFR
350.2, 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. The Judges will address further
procedural matters, including
scheduling, after receiving Petitions to
Participate.
Dated: January 3, 2019.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Consolidated Docket No. 16-CRB-0010 SD (2014-17)]
Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of distribution proceeding with
request for Petitions to Participate.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce commencement of
a proceeding to determine distribution of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017
royalties deposited with the Copyright Office under the statutory
license for secondary transmissions satellite television services. The
Judges also set the date by which all parties wishing to participate
and share in the distribution of satellite retransmission royalties for
the years 2014 through 2017 must file a Petition to Participate and the
accompanying $150 filing fee, if applicable. The Judges seek a single
Petition to Participate from any entity intending to participate in the
Allocation Phase or the Distribution Phase of this proceeding, or both
Phases. ANY PARTY THAT FILED A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE
PROCEEDINGS CONSOLIDATED IN THIS PROCEEDING MUST NONETHELESS FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING. ANY PARTY THAT
FAILS TO FILE A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING
BY THE TIME SET IN THIS NOTICE SHALL NOT BE A PARTICIPANT AT ANY STAGE
OF THIS CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee, if applicable, are
due on or before March 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must submit petitions to participate
and the filing fee, if applicable. Each petition to participate must
identify the proceeding by docket number 16-CRB-0010 SD (2014-17).
Participants must file using the CRB's electronic filing application,
eCRB, at https://app.crb.gov/. Claimants 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
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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: Unless submitting online, claimants 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 to read background 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
16-CRB-0010 SD (2014-17). To access documents not yet uploaded to eCRB
(because it is a new system), go to the agency website at https://www.crb.gov/ or contact the CRB Program Specialist.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Twice each year, satellite television services must deposit with
the Copyright Office royalties payable for the privilege of
retransmitting by satellite over-the-air television and radio broadcast
signals. 17 U.S.C. 119. The Judges oversee distribution of the
royalties to copyright owners whose works are included in the
retransmissions and who have filed a timely claim for royalties. This
notice announces the commencement of a proceeding under 17 U.S.C.
803(b)(1) for distribution of satellite royalties deposited for
transmissions made in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
ANY PARTY WISHING TO RECEIVE ROYALTIES PAYABLE FOR 2014 THROUGH
2017 MUST FILE A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS TIME. THE JUDGES SHALL
DEEM ANY PETITION TO PARTICIPATE FILED PURSUANT TO THIS NOTICE AS A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH THE ALLOCATION PHASE AND THE
DISTRIBUTION PHASE OF THIS PROCEEDING. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
DISTRIBUTION PHASE, ALL PETITIONERS MUST PARTICIPATE FULLY AND IN GOOD
FAITH IN THE ALLOCATION PHASE. IF AN INTERESTED PARTY FAILS TO FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE, THAT PARTY SHALL
NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY FUNDS FOR 2014 THROUGH
2017. ANY PARTY THAT FILED A PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE
PROCEEDINGS CONSOLIDATED IN THIS PROCEEDING MUST NONETHELESS FILE A
PETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONSOLIDATED PROCEEDING.
The Judges will resolve all issues relating to distribution of
satellite royalty funds for 2014 through 2017 in this proceeding,
Docket No. 16-CRB-0010 SD (2014-17). See 37 CFR 351.1(b)(2)
Commencement of Distribution Proceeding
As required by 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8), the Judges gave notice of their
intention to commence this consolidated proceeding in order to
determine whether a controversy exists. See 83 FR 56106 (Nov. 9, 2018).
The Judges received responses from 12 entities representing claimants
to the royalty funds at issue. The responsive comments establish that
controversies exist with respect to distribution of royalties in each
year's fund. The Judges, therefore, commence this proceeding to
determine appropriate allocation of the royalty funds among claimant
groups and ultimate distribution of royalties to eligible claimants.
Petitions To Participate
Parties filing Petitions to Participate must comply with the
requirements of Sec. 351.1(b) of the Judges' regulations. In addition,
each Petition to Participate must identify for each claim year, the
name of each claimant, the corresponding claim number, an indication of
whether the claim is an individual or joint claim, and the program
category into which the claim may fall.
Any claimant whose claim does not exceed $1,000 in value and who
includes a statement in its Petition to Participate that the claimant
will not seek distribution of more than $1,000 may file the Petition to
Participate without payment of the filing fee. 37 CFR 351.1(b)(4).
How To Submit Petitions To Participate
Interested parties with claims exceeding $1,000 must submit a
filing fee of $150 with their Petition to Participate, or the Judges
will reject the petition. THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD WILL NOT ACCEPT
CASH.
Parties filing online through eCRB must pay the filing fee, if
applicable, by credit card using the payment portal on eCRB. Any party
without access to the internet must pay the filing fee by check or
money order made payable to the ``Copyright Royalty Board'' and mailed
or delivered with its filed paper documents and CD as described in the
ADDRESSES section above. If a check is returned for lack of sufficient
funds, the Judges will dismiss the corresponding Petition to
Participate.
Any participant that is an individual may represent herself or
himself; all other participants must be represented by counsel. In
accordance with 37 CFR 350.2, 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. The Judges will address further procedural matters, including
scheduling, after receiving Petitions to Participate.
Dated: January 3, 2019.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2019-01572 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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