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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 385
[Docket No. Docket No. 23–CRB–0014–PR–
COLA (2024)]
Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty
Rates and Terms for Making and
Distributing Phonorecords
license for making and distributing
phonorecords of nondramatic musical
works. On December 16, 2022, the
Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges)
adopted final regulations that set rates
and terms applicable for the statutory
license for making and distributing
phonorecords of nondramatic musical
works. See 87 FR 76942.
Pursuant to those regulations, at least
25 days before January 1 of each year,
the Judges shall publish in the Federal
Register notice of a cost of living
adjustment (COLA) applicable to the
royalty fees for making and distributing
physical phonorecords and Permanent
Downloads. 37 CFR 385.11.
The royalty fee shall be adjusted to
reflect any changes occurring in the cost
of living as determined by the most
recent Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (U.S. City Average, all
items) (CPI–U) published by the
Secretary of Labor before December 1 of
the preceding year. The calculation of
the rate for each year shall be
cumulative based on a calculation of the
percentage increase in the CPI–U from
the CPI–U published in November, 2022
(the Base Rate) and shall be made
according to the following formulas: for
the per-work rate, (1 + (Cy ¥ Base
Rate)/Base Rate) × 12¢, rounded to the
nearest tenth of a cent; for the perminute rate, (1 + (Cy ¥ Base Rate)/Base
Rate) × 2.31¢, rounded to the nearest
hundredth of a cent; where Cy is the
CPI–U published by the Secretary of
Labor before December 1 of the
preceding year. 37 CFR 385.11(a)(2).
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 385
Copyright, Phonorecords, Recordings.
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule; cost of living
adjustment.
AGENCY:
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Judges amend part 385 of title 37 of the
Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
announce a cost of living adjustment
(COLA) in the royalty rates for the
statutory license for making and
distributing phonorecords of
nondramatic musical works regarding
physical phonorecords and Permanent
Downloads.
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
Effective date: December 12, 2023.
Applicability date: These rates and
terms are applicable during the period
from January 1, 2024, through December
31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Brown, Program Specialist, (202)
707–7658, crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
115 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the
United States Code, creates a statutory
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PART 385—RATES AND TERMS FOR
USE OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL
WORKS IN THE MAKING AND
DISTRIBUTING OF PHYSICAL AND
DIGITAL PHONORECORDS
1. The authority citation for part 385
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 17 U.S.C. 115, 801(b)(1),
804(b)(4).
2. Section 385.11 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
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§ 385.11 Royalty fees for the public
performance of sound recordings and the
making of ephemeral recordings.
(a) * * *
(1) 2024 rate. For the year 2024 for
every physical phonorecord and
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Permanent Download the Licensee
makes and distributes or authorizes to
be made and distributed, the royalty rate
payable for each work embodied in the
phonorecord or Permanent Download
shall be either 12.40 cents or 2.39 cents
per minute of playing time or fraction
thereof, whichever amount is larger.
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Dated: December 7, 2023.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 385
[Docket No. Docket No. 23-CRB-0014-PR-COLA (2024)]
Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates and Terms for Making
and Distributing Phonorecords
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule; cost of living adjustment.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living
adjustment (COLA) in the royalty rates for the statutory license for
making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works
regarding physical phonorecords and Permanent Downloads.
DATES:
Effective date: December 12, 2023.
Applicability date: These rates and terms are applicable during the
period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, Program Specialist, (202)
707-7658, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 115 of the Copyright Act, title 17
of the United States Code, creates a statutory license for making and
distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works. On December 16,
2022, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) adopted final regulations
that set rates and terms applicable for the statutory license for
making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works. See
87 FR 76942.
Pursuant to those regulations, at least 25 days before January 1 of
each year, the Judges shall publish in the Federal Register notice of a
cost of living adjustment (COLA) applicable to the royalty fees for
making and distributing physical phonorecords and Permanent Downloads.
37 CFR 385.11.
The royalty fee shall be adjusted to reflect any changes occurring
in the cost of living as determined by the most recent Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (U.S. City Average, all items) (CPI-U)
published by the Secretary of Labor before December 1 of the preceding
year. The calculation of the rate for each year shall be cumulative
based on a calculation of the percentage increase in the CPI-U from the
CPI-U published in November, 2022 (the Base Rate) and shall be made
according to the following formulas: for the per-work rate, (1 + (Cy -
Base Rate)/Base Rate) x 12[cent], rounded to the nearest tenth of a
cent; for the per-minute rate, (1 + (Cy - Base Rate)/Base Rate) x
2.31[cent], rounded to the nearest hundredth of a cent; where Cy is the
CPI-U published by the Secretary of Labor before December 1 of the
preceding year. 37 CFR 385.11(a)(2).
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 385
Copyright, Phonorecords, Recordings.
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Judges amend part 385 of
title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 385--RATES AND TERMS FOR USE OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS IN
THE MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PHONORECORDS
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1. The authority citation for part 385 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 115, 801(b)(1), 804(b)(4).
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2. Section 385.11 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 385.11 Royalty fees for the public performance of sound
recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings.
(a) * * *
(1) 2024 rate. For the year 2024 for every physical phonorecord and
Permanent Download the Licensee makes and distributes or authorizes to
be made and distributed, the royalty rate payable for each work
embodied in the phonorecord or Permanent Download shall be either 12.40
cents or 2.39 cents per minute of playing time or fraction thereof,
whichever amount is larger.
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Dated: December 7, 2023.
David P. Shaw,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2023-27290 Filed 12-8-23; 11:15 am]
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