Copyright Royalty Board News, Issue 131

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December 14, 2015
Issue 131

COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TO ISSUE DETERMINATION IN WEB IV RATE-SETTING PROCEEDING

On Wednesday, December 16, the Copyright Royalty Judges will issue their written determination in Docket No. 14-CRB-0001-WR, the Web IV rate-setting proceeding for the years 2016–2020. Initially, the judges will deliver the written determination only to the Register of Copyrights for her statutory review and to the participants in the proceeding so they may determine which portions, if any, contain confidential information that must be redacted from the version that will be released to the public. At the same time that the judges deliver the written determination to the parties and the Register, the judges will post an announcement on the Copyright Royalty Board website setting forth the webcasting royalty rates for the 2016–2020 rate period. Neither the judges nor the staff of the Copyright Royalty Board will respond to inquiries about the upcoming determination.

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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).

January 1, 2016: Effective date for COLA for performance of musical compositions by colleges and universities (80 FR 73117).

January 1, 2016: Effective date for COLA in royalty rates under satellite statutory license (80 FR 73118).

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