Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

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 387 [Docket No. 15-CRB-0010-CA-S] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) publish a final rule requiring affected cable systems to pay a separate per-telecast royalty (a Sports Surcharge) in addition to the other royalties that those cable systems must pay under Section 111 of the Copyright Act. DATES: Effective date: December 6, 2018. Applicability date: January 1, 2019. ADDRESSES: Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted background documents or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/​ and search for docket number 15-CRB-0010-CA-S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2018, the Copyright Royalty Judges ( printed page 62715) (Judges) published a modified proposed rule that establishes affected cable operators' obligation to pay a Sports Surcharge royalty. 83 FR 36509 . The Judges solicited general comments for or against the proposal and specific comments on the following questions: Could the proposed provision in section 387.2 (e)(9) (“Nothing herein shall preclude any copyright owner of a live television broadcast, the secondary transmission of which would have been subject to deletion under the FCC Sports Bla…