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

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 385 [Docket No. 16-CRB-0003-PR (2018-2022)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges publish for comment proposed regulations that set rates and terms applicable during the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2022, for the section 115 statutory license for making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works. DATES: Comments and objections, if any, are due no later than August 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: The proposed rule is posted on the agency's Web site ( www.loc.gov/​crb ) and on the web at Regulations.gov ( www.regulations.gov ). Interested parties should submit electronic comments via email to crb@loc.gov . Those who chose not to submit comments electronically should see How to Submit Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for physical addresses and further instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Whittle, Attorney Advisor, by telephone at (202) 707-7658, or by email at crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 115 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the United States Code, requires a copyright owner of a nondramatic musical work to grant a license (also known as the “mechanical” compulsory license) to any person who wants to make and distribute phonorecords of that work, provided that the copyright owner has allowed phonorecords of the work to be pr…