On February 11, 2013, the Copyright Office extended the reply comment deadline on the revised fee schedule published on December 6, 2012, for filing cable and satellite statements of account. Reply comments may be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 p.m. EST February 22, 2013. For more information, see http://www.copyright.gov/docs/newfees/comments.

Cable Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of January 22, 2013, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

Satellite Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of January 22, 2013, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

On January 11, 2013, the Copyright Office amended its regulations on cable royalty refunds to satisfy the provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (“STELA”). Section 111 of the Copyright Act requires cable operators to pay royalties to and file statements of account (“SOA”) with the Copyright Office every six months. STELA, […]

Satellite Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of December 21, 2012, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

Cable Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of December 21, 2012, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

On December 6, 2012, the Copyright Office proposed a revised fee schedule for filing cable and satellite statements of account (“SOA”). The Satellite Television and Localism Act of 2010 permits the Copyright Office to establish SOA fees under Sections 111, 119, and 122 of the Copyright Act. In March 2012, the Copyright Office proposed initial […]

Cable Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of November 26, 2012, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

Satellite Retransmission Royalties Report of Receipts as of November 26, 2012, provided by the Copyright Office Licensing Division

On November 26, 2012, the Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJs”) adopted a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.2% in the royalty rates paid by satellite carriers under the Copyright Act’s satellite carrier compulsory license provision. The Copyright Act requires the CRJs to annually adjust royalty rates to reflect any changes to the cost-of-living adjustment. The cost-of-living adjustment is based on […]