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 programming category. DATES: Effective March 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: The final distribution order also is posted on the Copyright Royalty Board Web site at http://www.loc.gov/​crb . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Whittle, Attorney Advisor. Telephone: (202) 707-7658; Email: crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The captioned consolidated royalty distribution proceeding concluded on August 14, 2015, when the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a mandate relating to their June 30, 2015, order affirming the distribution shares for claimants in the Program Suppliers category as determined by the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges). After the mandate, the Judges received filings from Worldwide Subsidy Group dba Independent Producers Group (IPG) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) contesting the appropriate methodology for distribution of the remaining royalty funds on deposit. By order dated November 25, 2015, the Judges directed MPAA to provide historical context from which the Judges and the Licensing Division of the Copyright Office could distribute accurately the funds, taking into ac…