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) (Remand)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule and order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce their final determination after remand 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: August 10, 2023. Applicability date: The regulations apply to the license period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2022. ADDRESSES: The final determination after remand is posted in eCRB at https://app.crb.gov/​ . For access to the docket to read the final determination after remand and submitted background documents, go to eCRB and search for docket number 16-CRB-0003-PR (2018-2022) (Remand). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, CRB Program Assistant, (202) 707-7658, crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final Determination After Remand On October 26, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued its mandate vacating and remanding in part the original Determination  [ 1 ] issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) in the captioned proceeding. See Johnson v. Copyright Royalty Board, 969 F.3d 363 (D.C. Cir. 2020). In its ruling on appeal, the D.C. Circuit found that in the original Determination, the Judges (1) failed to give adequate notice to participants of …