Distribution of 1998 and 1999 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. 2008-1 CRB CD 98-99 (Phase II)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final distribution determination. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce the final Phase II distribution of cable royalty funds for the year 1999. The judges issued their initial determination in December 2014 and received no motions for rehearing. DATES: Effective date: March 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: The final distribution order is also published on the agency's Web site at www.loc.gov/​crb and on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Strasser, Senior Attorney, or Kim Whittle, Attorney Advisor, (202) 707-7658 or crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction In this proceeding, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) determine the final distribution of royalty funds deposited by cable system operators (CSOs) for the right to retransmit television programming carried on distant over-the-air broadcast signals during calendar year 1999. [ 1 ] Participants have received prior partial distributions of the 1999 cable royalty funds. [ 2 ] The remaining funds at issue are those allocated to the Devotional Claimants category. [ 3 ] Two participants are pursuing distribution from the Devotional Claimants funds for 1999: Worldwide Subsidy Group LLC dba Independent Producers Group (IPG) and the “Settling Devotional Claimants” (SDC). [ 4 ] The Judges co…