Determination of Royalty Rates and Terms for Ephemeral Recording and Webcasting Digital Performance of Sound Recordings (Web IV)

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 37 CFR Part 380 [Docket No. 14-CRB-0001-WR (2016-2020)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule and order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce their determination of rates and terms for two statutory licenses (permitting certain digital performances of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings) for the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2020. DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on May 2, 2016. Applicability dates: These rates and terms are applicable to the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaKeshia Keys, Program Specialist, at 202-707-7658 or crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) hereby issue their written determination of royalty rates and terms to apply from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020, to digital performance of sound recordings over the Internet by nonexempt, noninteractive transmission services and to the making of ephemeral recordings to facilitate those performances. The rate for commercial subscription services in 2016 is $0.0022 per performance. The rate for commercial nonsubscription services in 2016 is $0.0017 per performance. The rates for the period 2017 through 2020 for both subscription and nonsubscription services shall be adjusted to reflect the increases or decreases, if any, in the general price level, as measured by …