Copyright Law Updates | New Federal Register Notices
March 30, 2010
Copyright Royalty Judges Publish Regulations on Rates and Terms of Use for Use of Sound Recordings in Transmissions
Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings for a New Subscription Service
37 CFR Part 383; Docket No. 2009–2 CRB New Subscription II, 3/24/2010
The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ”) have published final regulations setting the rates and terms for the use of sound recordings in transmissions made by new subscription services and for the making of ephemeral recordings necessary for the facilitation of such transmissions for the period commencing January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2015.
According to the CRJ , these regulations will become effective on January 1, 2011.
By way of background, Section 114(f)(2)(C) of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the United States Code, allows a new type of eligible nonsubscription service or a new subscription service on which sound…
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