The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is formally announcing the existence of controversies in the distribution of digital audio recording technology (DART) royalties in the Musical Works Fund for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, and is initiating an arbitration proceeding under chapter 8 of title 17 of the United States Code to resolve distribution of these funds. The arbitration proceeding commences on April 10, 2000, and runs for a period of 180 days. The arbitrators will file their written report with the Librarian of Congress by Oct. 10, 2000, in accordance with section 251.53 of 37 CFR.
The Librarian has already selected John B. Farmakides and Harold E. Himmelman to serve on the panel which will determine the distribution of the 1995-98 DART royalty fees. In accordance with the regulatory framework for choosing the panel, these two will choose the third panelist. This individual will serve as the chairperson for the panel.
For the complete text of Federal Register announcements, visit the Copyright Office Website at www.copyright.gov/fedreg.
April 10: Beginning of 30-day negotiation period on adjustment of cable statutory license royalty rates (65 FR 10564)
April 10: Beginning of 180-day arbitration proceeding on distribution of digital audio recording technology (DART) royalties in the Musical Works Fund for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 (65 FR 19025)
April 11: Due date for comments on rulemaking to determine the scope and application of the definition of a network station under the cable statutory license (65 FR 6946)
April 17: Due date for comments on definition of a "service" (65 FR 14227)
April 17: Due date for comments on suspension of rulemaking proceeding on definition of a "service" (65 FR 17840)
May 1: Due date for reply comments on definition of a "service" (65 FR 14227)
May 1: Due date for reply comments on suspension of rulemaking proceeding on definition of a "service" (65 FR 17840)
May 2-4: Public hearings in Washington, D.C., on the 1201(1)(a) rulemaking on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139; 65 FR 6573). Hearings held at 9:30 a.m. in Room LA-202 of the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress, 110 Second Street, S.E. (65 FR 6573; 65 FR 14505)
May 10: End of 30-day negotiation period on adjustment of cable statutory license royalty rates (65 FR 10564)
May 11: Due date for reply comments on rulemaking to determine the scope and application of the definition of a network station under the cable statutory license (65 FR 6946)
May 11: Written notification of status of settlement negotiations due in Copyright Office (65 FR 10564)
May 18-19: Public hearings at Stanford University on the 1201(1)(a) rulemaking on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139; 65 FR 6573). Hearings held at 9:30 a.m. at Stanford University in Room 290, Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford, California (65 FR 6573; 65 FR 14505)
June 23: Post-hearing comments due on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (1201(1)(a) rulemaking) (65 FR 6573; 65 FR 14505)
July 1: Initiation of 60-day period to file petitions for an arbitration proceeding to set the rates and terms for compulsory licenses under 17 U.S.C. 112(e) and 114(f) for the 2-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2001 (65 FR 2194)
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