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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 16–CRB–0010–SD (2014–17)]
Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice requesting comments.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
solicit comments on a motion of the
Allocation Parties for further partial
distribution of 2015–2017 satellite
royalty funds.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
January 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must
submit timely comments using eCRB,
the Copyright Royalty Board’s online
electronic filing application, at https://
app.crb.gov/.
Instructions: All submissions must
include a reference to the CRB and
docket number 16–CRB–0010–SD
(2014–17). All submissions will be
posted without change to eCRB at
https://app.crb.gov including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read submitted background documents
or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright
Royalty Board’s online electronic filing
and case management system, at https://
app.crb.gov and search for docket No.
16–CRB–0010–SD (2014–17).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Brown, Program Specialist, 202–
707–7658, crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year
satellite television providers must
submit royalty payments to the Register
of Copyrights as required by the
statutory license set forth in section 119
of the Copyright Act for the
retransmission to satellite service
subscribers of over-the-air television
broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 119(b).
The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges)
oversee distribution of royalties to
copyright owners whose works were
included in a qualifying retransmission
and who timely filed a claim for
royalties.
Allocation of the royalties collected
occurs in one of two ways. In the first
instance, the Judges may authorize
distribution in accordance with a
negotiated settlement among all
claiming parties. See id. at 119(b)(5)(B),
(C). If all claimants do not reach
agreement with respect to the royalties,
the Judges must conduct a proceeding to
determine the distribution of any
royalties that remain in controversy. Id.
at 119(b)(5)(B). Alternatively, the Judges
may, on motion of claimants and on
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notice to all interested parties, authorize
a partial distribution of royalties,
reserving on deposit sufficient funds to
resolve identified disputes. Id.; 17
U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).1
On August 17, 2022, representatives
of all the Allocation Phase claimant
categories 2 filed with the Judges a
motion requesting a partial distribution
amounting to 90% of the 2015, 2016,
and 2017 satellite royalty funds
pursuant to section 801(b)(3)(C) of the
Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).
Joint Motion for Further Distribution of
2015–17 Satellite Royalties (Motion)
(eCRB No. 27154). That section requires
that, before ruling on the motion, the
Judges publish a notice in the Federal
Register seeking responses to the
motion for partial distribution to
ascertain whether any claimant entitled
to receive the subject royalties has a
reasonable objection to the requested
distribution. Accordingly, this notice
seeks comments from interested
claimants on whether any reasonable
objection exists that would preclude the
distribution of 90% of the 2015, 2016,
and 2017 satellite royalty funds to the
Allocation Phase Claimants.
Parties objecting to the proposed
partial distribution must advise the
Judges of the existence and extent of all
their objections by the end of the
comment period. The Judges will not
consider any objections with respect to
the partial distribution motion that
come to their attention after the close of
the comment period.
The Motion is available for review in
eCRB, the CRB’S electronic filing site, at
https://app.crb.gov.
Dated: December 7, 2022.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
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1 In authorizing a partial distribution under
Section 801(b)(3)(C), the Judges must conclude that
no claimant entitled to receive the requested funds
has stated a reasonable objection to the partial
distribution and all such claimants must (1) agree
to the partial distribution, (2) sign an agreement
obligating them to return any excess amounts to the
extent necessary to comply with the final
determination on the distribution of the fees under
section 801(b)(3)(B); file the agreement with the
Judges; and agree that such funds are available for
distribution. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).
2 The parties to the Motion, are participants selfidentifying as ‘‘Allocation Phase Parties’’ in the
2014–17 satellite royalty distribution: Commercial
Television Claimants; Settling Devotional
Claimants; Joint Sports Claimants; Music Claimants
comprising American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., and
SESAC Performing Rights, LLC; and Program
Suppliers.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 16-CRB-0010-SD (2014-17)]
Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of
the Allocation Parties for further partial distribution of 2015-2017
satellite royalty funds.
DATES: Comments are due on or before January 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must submit timely comments using eCRB,
the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing application, at
https://app.crb.gov/.
Instructions: All submissions must include a reference to the CRB
and docket number 16-CRB-0010-SD (2014-17). All submissions will be
posted without change to eCRB at https://app.crb.gov including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted background
documents or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online
electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov
and search for docket No. 16-CRB-0010-SD (2014-17).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, Program Specialist, 202-
707-7658, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year satellite television providers
must submit royalty payments to the Register of Copyrights as required
by the statutory license set forth in section 119 of the Copyright Act
for the retransmission to satellite service subscribers of over-the-air
television broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 119(b). The Copyright
Royalty Judges (Judges) oversee distribution of royalties to copyright
owners whose works were included in a qualifying retransmission and who
timely filed a claim for royalties.
Allocation of the royalties collected occurs in one of two ways. In
the first instance, the Judges may authorize distribution in accordance
with a negotiated settlement among all claiming parties. See id. at
119(b)(5)(B), (C). If all claimants do not reach agreement with respect
to the royalties, the Judges must conduct a proceeding to determine the
distribution of any royalties that remain in controversy. Id. at
119(b)(5)(B). Alternatively, the Judges may, on motion of claimants and
on notice to all interested parties, authorize a partial distribution
of royalties, reserving on deposit sufficient funds to resolve
identified disputes. Id.; 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).\1\
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\1\ In authorizing a partial distribution under Section
801(b)(3)(C), the Judges must conclude that no claimant entitled to
receive the requested funds has stated a reasonable objection to the
partial distribution and all such claimants must (1) agree to the
partial distribution, (2) sign an agreement obligating them to
return any excess amounts to the extent necessary to comply with the
final determination on the distribution of the fees under section
801(b)(3)(B); file the agreement with the Judges; and agree that
such funds are available for distribution. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C).
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On August 17, 2022, representatives of all the Allocation Phase
claimant categories \2\ filed with the Judges a motion requesting a
partial distribution amounting to 90% of the 2015, 2016, and 2017
satellite royalty funds pursuant to section 801(b)(3)(C) of the
Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. 801(b)(3)(C). Joint Motion for Further
Distribution of 2015-17 Satellite Royalties (Motion) (eCRB No. 27154).
That section requires that, before ruling on the motion, the Judges
publish a notice in the Federal Register seeking responses to the
motion for partial distribution to ascertain whether any claimant
entitled to receive the subject royalties has a reasonable objection to
the requested distribution. Accordingly, this notice seeks comments
from interested claimants on whether any reasonable objection exists
that would preclude the distribution of 90% of the 2015, 2016, and 2017
satellite royalty funds to the Allocation Phase Claimants.
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\2\ The parties to the Motion, are participants self-identifying
as ``Allocation Phase Parties'' in the 2014-17 satellite royalty
distribution: Commercial Television Claimants; Settling Devotional
Claimants; Joint Sports Claimants; Music Claimants comprising
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast
Music, Inc., and SESAC Performing Rights, LLC; and Program
Suppliers.
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Parties objecting to the proposed partial distribution must advise
the Judges of the existence and extent of all their objections by the
end of the comment period. The Judges will not consider any objections
with respect to the partial distribution motion that come to their
attention after the close of the comment period.
The Motion is available for review in eCRB, the CRB'S electronic
filing site, at https://app.crb.gov.
Dated: December 7, 2022.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2022-26952 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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