Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web V)

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. 19-CRB-0005-WR (2021-2025)] 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 two statutory licenses (permitting certain digital performances of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings) for the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2025. DATES:   Effective date: October 27, 2021. Applicability date: The regulations apply to the license period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2025. 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 19-CRB-0005-WR (2021-2025). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Assistant, (202) 707-7658, crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final Determination The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) hereby issue their written determination of royalty rates and terms to apply from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, 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 2021 is $0.0026 per performance. The rate for commerc…