Determination of Royalty 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: Final rule and order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce their final determination of the rates and terms for making and distributing phonorecords for the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2022. DATES: Effective Date: February 5, 2019. Applicability Date: The regulations apply to the license period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2022. ADDRESSES: The final determination is posted in eCRB at https://app.crb.gov/​ . For access to the docket to read the final determination and submitted background documents, go to eCRB and search for docket number 16-CRB-0003-PR (2018-2022). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Assistant, by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final Determination The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) commenced the captioned proceeding to set royalty rates and terms to license the copyrights of songwriters and publishers in musical works made and distributed as physical phonorecords, digital downloads, and on-demand digital streams. See 81 FR 255 (Jan. 5, 2016). The rates and terms determined herein shall be effective during the rate period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2022. Under the Copyright Act, royalty rates for uses of musical works shall end “on the e…