Determination of Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords IV)

• Published date: 05 January 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 325
• Record Number: 2020-29017
• Section: Notices
• Court: Copyright Royalty Board,Library Of Congress

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 325]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-29017]
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                LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
                Copyright Royalty Board
                [Docket No. 21-CRB-0001-PR (2023-2027)]
                Determination of Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing
                Phonorecords (Phonorecords IV)
                AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.
                ACTION: Notice announcing commencement of proceeding with request for
                petitions to participate.
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                SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce commencement of a
                proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for making and
                distributing phonorecords for the period beginning January 1, 2023, and
                ending December 31, 2027. The Copyright Royalty Judges also announce
                the date by which a party wishing to participate in the rate
                determination proceeding must file its Petition to Participate and the
                accompanying $150 filing fee.
                DATES: Petitions to Participate and the filing fee are due no later
                than February 4, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: The petition to participate form is available online in
                eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing
                application, at https://app.crb.gov/.
                 Instructions: The petition to participate process has been
                simplified. Interested parties file a petition to participate by
                completing and filing the petition to participate form in eCRB and
                paying the fee in eCRB. Do not upload a petition to participate
                document.
                 Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted documents, go to
                eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case
                management system, at https://app.crb.gov/, and search for docket
                number 21-CRB-0001-PR (2023-2027).
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
                by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Act provides for the Copyright
                Royalty Judges (Judges) to commence a proceeding every fifth year to
                determine rates and terms for making and distributing phonorecords
                pursuant to the statutory license in 17 U.S.C. 115, 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V);
                804(b)(4).\1\ This notice commences the rate determination proceeding
                for the license period 2023-2027, inclusive.
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                 \1\ In accordance with section 804(b)(4), a party may file a
                petition to initiate a proceeding to determine rates and terms for
                making and distributing phonorecords pursuant to the statutory
                license in 17 U.S.C. 115. However, no petition has been filed;
                consequently, section 803(b)(1)(A)(i)(V) requires the Judges to
                publish in the Federal Register by no later than January 5, 2021, a
                notice commencing this proceeding.
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                Petitions To Participate
                 Parties with a significant interest in the outcome of the
                phonorecords royalty rate proceeding must provide the information
                required by Sec. 351.1(b) of the Judges' regulations by completing and
                filing the Petition to Participate form in eCRB. Parties must pay the
                $150 filing fee when filing each Petition to Participate form. Parties
                must use the form in eCRB instead of uploading a document and must
                comply with the requirements of Sec. 351.1(b)(1) of the Copyright
                Royalty Board's regulations. 37 CFR 351.1(b)(1). Only attorneys
                admitted to the bar in one or more states or the District of Columbia
                and members in good standing will be allowed to represent parties
                before the Judges. Only an individual may represent herself or himself
                and appear without legal counsel. 37 CFR 303.2.
                 Dated: December 28, 2020.
                Jesse M. Feder,
                Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
                [FR Doc. 2020-29017 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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