Distribution of the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Cable Royalty Funds

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Library of Congress Copyright Royalty Board [Docket No. 2008-2 CRB CD 2000-2003 (Phase II)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final distribution order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce the final Phase II distribution of cable royalty funds for the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the Program Suppliers and Devotional programming categories. DATES: Effective October 30, 2013. ADDRESSES: The final determination also is posted on the Copyright Royalty Board Web site at http://www.loc.gov/​crb . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Strasser, Senior Attorney, or Gina Giuffreda, Attorney Advisor. Telephone: (202) 707-7658; Email: crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 10, 2011, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) published a notice of initiation of Phase II distribution proceedings relating to cable retransmission royalties for royalty years 2000 through 2003. 76 FR 7590 (Feb. 10, 2011). Participants in the proceeding included the Motion Picture Association of America as representative of program suppliers (MPAA), the Settling Devotional Claimants (SDC), [ 1 ] and Worldwide Subsidy Group LLC d/b/a Independent Producers Group (IPG). [ 2 ] IPG-represented claimants include copyright owners whose works fall within either the Program Suppliers category or the Devotional Programming category. [ 3 ] Based on the considerations and analysis set forth in this Final Determination, the Judges conclude that the distribution…