Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds

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 [Docket No. 24-CRB-0007-SD (2023)] AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice requesting comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Allocation Phase Parties for partial distribution of 2023 satellite royalty funds. DATES: Comments are due on or before September 16, 2026. ADDRESSES: Interested claimants must submit timely comments using eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing application, at https://app.crb.gov/​ . Instructions: All submissions must include a reference to the CRB and docket number 24-CRB-0007-SD (2023). All submissions will be posted without change to eCRB at https://app.crb.gov/​ including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted background documents or comments, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's online electronic filing and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/​ and search for docket number 24-CRB-0007-SD (2023). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Brown, CRB Program Specialist, at (202) 707-7658, or crb@loc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year satellite providers must submit royalty payments to the Register of Copyrights as required by the statutory license detailed in section 119 of the Copyright Act for the retransmission to satellite subscribers of over-the-air television broadcast signals. See 17 U.S.C. 119(b) . The Copyright Royalty…