Copyright Royalty Board, News Issue 95
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Copyright Royalty Board
CRB News
May 28, 2013
Issue 95
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES ANNOUNCE RECEIPT OF NOTICES OF INTENT TO AUDIT STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT SUBMITTED BY SAGA COMMUNICATIONS AND CUMULUS MEDIA (78 FR 31977)
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of two notices of Sound Exchange’s intent to audit the 2010, 2011, and 2012 statements of account submitted by Saga Communications, Inc., and Cumulus Media, Inc., concerning royalty payments each entity made under sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act. For more information, go to http://www.loc.gov/crb/fedreg/2013/78fr31977.pdf or www.loc.gov/crb.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES ANNOUNCE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO RATES AND TERMS FOR DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OF SOUND RECORDINGS AND MAKING OF EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS BY PREEXISTING SUBSCRIPTION AND SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICES FOR PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2013, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017 (78 FR 31842)
The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing a technical amendment to their final determination of the rates and terms for the digital transmission of sound recordings and the reproduction of ephemeral recordings by preexisting subscription services and preexisting satellite digital audio radio services for the period beginning on January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2017. The amendment addresses an error identified by the Register of Copyrights regarding the judges’ application of policy factors in section 801(b) of the copyright law for setting rates for preexisting subscription services. All other portions of the final determination, including the rates and terms, are unchanged. For more information, go to http://www.loc.gov/crb/fedreg/2013/78fr31842.pdf or www.loc.gov/crb.
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