Court Finds Copyright Royalty Board Violates Constitution, Provides Remedy
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Copyright Royalty Board Alison F. Pollack, Esq. On July 6, 2012, the United States Court of...
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Copyright Office Discontinues Use of Form CO in Copyright Registrations
On July 1, 2012, the Copyright Office discontinued use of the Form CO copyright registration application. Previously, an applicant completed...
Read moreNational Educational Telecommunications Association & Intermediary To Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $213 Million in Copyright Royalties
April 11, 2012—Columbia, SC & Washington, DC—National Educational Telecommunications Association (“NETA”) and Intermediary Copyright...
Read moreCopyright Office Proposes Verification Regulation for Cable & Satellite Statements of Account
On June 8, 2012, the Copyright Office proposed a new regulation to implement provisions in the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act...
Read moreCopyright Royalty Judges Publish Proposed Regulations Setting Rates and Terms for Use of Musical Works
Alison Pollack, Esq. On May 18, 2012, the Copyright Royalty Board Judges (“Royalty Judges”) published proposed regulations for comment on...
Read moreFCC Sets Dates for Internet Captioning
On March 30, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published compliance deadlines for the closed captioning of video programming...
Read moreAPT & Intermediary to Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $180 Million in Government Collected Royalties.
March 1, 2011 — Boston, MA & Washington, DC — American Public Television (“APT”) and Intermediary Copyright Royalty Services...
Read moreTelevision’s Multi-Million Dollar Secret
Over $270 million is collected annually and then distributed by the U.S. government to pay television program owners copyright royalties for...
Read moreCable Statements of Account Now Available on Copyright Office Website
The Copyright Office’s Licensing Division statement of account forms SA 1-2 (short form) and SA3 (long form) for the January 1, 2010, to June...
Read moreCopyright Office Launches Cable SOA Online Tutorial
The Licensing Division announced the first in a series of outreach programs designed to assist the licensing community. On August 9, 2010, the...
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