Copyright Royalty Board News, Issue 133

December 24, 2015
Issue 133

COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES ANNOUNCE AMENDMENT TO EXHIBIT A OF WEB IV DETERMINATION

The Copyright Royalty Judges are amending the regulatory language codifying the terms of their Web IV determination. The amendment is available on the Copyright Royalty Board website at www.loc.gov/crb/web-iv/amended-web-iv-terms.pdf.

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*CALENDAR*

January 1, 2016: Effective date for rates for digital performance of sound recordings by webcasters for period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020.

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).

January 15, 2016: Due date for any objects to motion for partial distribution of 2004–09 cable royalties and 2000–09 satellite royalties (80 FR 78252).

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