Copyright Royalty Board News, Issue 127

 

October 2, 2015

Issue 127

COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES ANNOUNCE NEGOTIATED RATES AND TERMS FOR DIGITAL PERFORMANCE RIGHT IN SOUND RECORDINGS AND EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS (80 FR 58201)

The Copyright Royalty Judges have published final regulations setting royalty rates and terms under sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act for the digital performance of sound recordings by certain public radio stations and for the making of ephemeral recordings to facilitate transmission of those performances. The rates reflect an agreement among SoundExchange, Inc., National Public Radio (NPR), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting regarding royalty rates and terms for certain digital transmissions by NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, and certain public radio stations. These negotiated rates apply to the period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020. For more information, go to www.loc.gov/crb/fedreg.

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*CALENDAR*

January 1, 2016: Effective date for rates for digital performance of sound recordings by new subscription services for period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020 (80 FR 36927).

January 1, 2016: Effective date for rates for digital performance of sound recordings by certain noncommercial educational webcasters for period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020 (80 FR 58201).

January 1, 2016: Effective date for rates for digital performance of sound recordings by certain public radio stations for the period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020 (80 FR 59588).

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