Statutory Cable, Satellite, and DART License Reporting Practices

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 U.S. Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2005-6] AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Clarification to final rule. SUMMARY: This document clarifies the compliance date for certain reporting obligations issued in the U.S. Copyright Office's final rule governing the royalty reporting practices of cable operators, and the Statement of Account form and filing requirements. DATES: Effective date: February 28, 2025. Compliance date: Compliance with reporting obligations published at 89 FR 100348 , 100350 to 100356, is required as of the August 29, 2025, filing deadline. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at meft@copyright.gov , or by telephone at 202-707-8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 12, 2024, the Copyright Office (“Office”) published a final rule in the Federal Register at 89 FR 100348 regarding the Statement of Account (“SOA”) requirements for cable operators pursuant to section 111 of ( printed page 10857) Title 17. Among other things, the rule clarified and adjusted certain information required to be reported on the biannual SOAs, which relate to the calculation of royalties required to be paid to the Office for subsequent distribution to copyright owners. The rule anticipated the creation of a new SOA form by the Office, which is in progress, as well as new instructions for completion of the SOA to reflect changes in the rule. Th…