Library of Congress, Copyright Royalty Board
The Copyright Royalty Judges publish their ruling on regulatory interpretation in a matter that was referred to them by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The regulation at issue is the definition of "Gross Proceeds" in the rates and terms set forth through settlements in the BES I and BES II proceedings in 37 CFR 384.3(a), which is used when calculating royalty payments paid to SoundExchange, a collective for copyright owners, in relation to digital transmissions of sound recordings pursuant to the statutory license in 17 U.S.C. 112.
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 384 [Docket No. 2012-1 CRB Business Establishments II; Docket No. 2007-1 CRB DTRA-BE] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress. ACTION: Ruling on regulatory interpretation. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges publish their ruling on regulatory interpretation in a matter that was referred to them by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The regulation at issue is the definition of “Gross Proceeds” in the rates and terms set forth through settlements in the BES I and BES II proceedings in 37 CFR 384.3(a) , which is used when calculating royalty payments paid to SoundExchange, a collective for copyright owners, in relation to digital transmissions of sound recordings pursuant to the statutory license in 17 U.S.C. 112 . DATES: January 10, 2025 ADDRESSES: The ruling is posted in eCRB at https://app.crb.gov/​ . For access to the docket, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/​ , and search for docket numbers 2012-1 CRB Business Establishments II and 2007-1 CRB DTRA-BES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, CRB Program Specialist, at (202) 707-7658 or crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ruling on Regulatory Interpretation Referred by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Background On February 9, 2022, SoundExchange submitted a motion  [ 1 ] to the Co…
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Citation: 90 FR 1884
