Library of Congress March 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Determination of Royalty Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords IV)
Document Number: 2022-06691
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-03-30
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges withdraw a proposed rule that would have set continued, unaltered rates and terms for subpart B configurations subject to the statutory license to use nondramatic musical works to make and distribute phonorecords of those works (the Mechanical License).
Copyright Claims Board: Initiating of Proceedings and Related Procedures
Document Number: 2022-06264
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-25
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is amending its regulations to establish procedures governing the initial stages of a Copyright Claims Board proceeding. The regulations provide requirements regarding filing a claim, the Board's compliance review, service, notice of the claim, the respondent's opt-out election, responses, and counterclaims.
Distribution of 2015-17 Satellite Royalty Funds
Document Number: 2022-05270
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-03-14
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce partial settlement of controversies and request comments on a motion for partial distribution of satellite television retransmission royalties for royalty years 2015-17.
Small Claims Procedures for Library and Archives Opt-Outs and Class Actions
Document Number: 2022-04747
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-09
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a final rule regarding the procedures for libraries and archives to preemptively opt out of proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (``CCB'') and the procedures for a party before the CCB with respect to a class action proceeding, under the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020.
Copyright Claims Board: Initiating of Proceedings and Related Procedures-Designation of Agents for Service of Process
Document Number: 2022-04745
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-08
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is amending its regulations to establish procedures governing the process by which corporations, partnerships, and unincorporated associations may designate agents to receive service of the initial notice of a proceeding and claim asserted against them before the Copyright Claims Board. The amended regulations provide the requirements for designating a service agent, amending the designation, and maintaining the directory of designated service agents.
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