83 FR 61683 - Distribution of Cable Royalty Funds; Distribution of Satellite Royalty Funds

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 231 (November 30, 2018)

The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce the final distribution of cable and satellite royalty funds for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The determination is a result of agreement among the participants that claim shares of the cable and satellite royalty funds to be allocated to the Program Suppliers Claimant category. The Judges issued their allocation determination relating to cable royalty funds for the relevant years to the participants on October 18, 2018. Allocation of satellite royalty funds is not yet determined.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61683-61684]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26092]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket 14-CRB-0010-CD/SD (2010-13)]


Distribution of Cable Royalty Funds; Distribution of Satellite 
Royalty Funds

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Final distribution determination.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) announce the final 
distribution of cable and satellite royalty funds for the years 2010, 
2011, 2012, and 2013. The determination is a result of agreement among 
the participants that claim shares of the cable and satellite royalty 
funds to be allocated to the Program Suppliers Claimant category. The 
Judges issued their allocation determination relating to cable royalty 
funds for the relevant years to the participants on October 18, 2018. 
Allocation of satellite royalty funds is not yet determined.

DATES: Applicable date: November 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The final distribution order is also published in eCRB at 
https://app.crb.gov/.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read submitted background 
documents, go to eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing 
and case management system, at https://app.crb.gov/ and search for 
docket number 14-CRB-0010-CD/SD (2010-13).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist, 
by telephone at (202) 707-7658 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) 
received a joint motion of MPAA-represented Program Suppliers (MPAA) 
and Multigroup Claimants (MGC) for entry of a consent order adopting 
the distribution shares proposed by the MPAA and ordering a final 
distribution in conformity with those agreed shares of cable and 
satellite television royalty funds to be allocated to the Program 
Suppliers category for the 2010-13 cable and satellite royalty years.
    The Judges find that the parties' agreement as to the final 
percentage distribution has ended any remaining controversy with regard 
to the subject funds over which the Judges have jurisdiction and that 
neither party now has a significant interest related to this proceeding 
as to the 2010-13 cable and satellite royalty funds. Accordingly, good 
cause exists for entry of a final distribution determination relating 
to the subject funds.
    Distribution of funds allocated to all other program categories, 
except the Devotional Programming category, was without controversy. 
Parties to the controversy relating to the Devotional category resolved 
that controversy by agreement and the Judges entered a final order with 
regard to the Devotional

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category on July 18, 2018. See 83 FR 38326. Resolution of the present 
controversy means that when category allocation is final for both cable 
and satellite royalty deposits, the Judges may order distribution of 
the subject funds and close the proceeding.
    The Judges therefore order that the royalty shares proposed in the 
MPAA's Written Direct Statements (Dec. 29, 2017) are adopted for the 
2010-13 cable and satellite royalty years and that final distribution 
of the cable and satellite royalty funds allocated to the Program 
Suppliers category shall be in accordance with the following relative 
shares.

                       Program Suppliers Category
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                                                          MPAA
                                                          (%)    MGC (%)
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Cable Royalty Year:
  2010................................................    99.37     0.63
  2011................................................    99.47     0.53
  2012................................................    99.45     0.55
  2013................................................    99.50     0.50
Satellite Royalty Year:
  2010................................................    99.52     0.48
  2011................................................    99.82     0.18
  2012................................................    99.82     0.18
  2013................................................    99.89     0.11
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    The Judges further order that, as the parties have presented this 
as an agreed determination, they have waived their rights to seek 
rehearing.
    The Judges further order that this final distribution determination 
is without prejudice to the parties' right to appeal the Judges' 
interlocutory ruling in this consolidated proceeding with regard to 
both cable and satellite claims issues.
    Upon issuance of this final determination, the Register of 
Copyrights (``Register'') shall have 60 days to conduct a statutory 
review. The Librarian of Congress shall review and cause this final 
determination, and any correction thereto by the Register, to be 
published in the Federal Register no later than the conclusion of the 
60-day review period.

October 1, 2018.

So ordered.

Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief United States Copyright Royalty Judge.

David R. Strickler,
United States Copyright Royalty Judge.

Jesse M. Feder,
United States Copyright Royalty Judge.

    Dated: November 8, 2018.
Suzanne M. Barnett,
Chief United States Copyright Royalty Judge.

    Approved by:
Carla B. Hayden,
Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 2018-26092 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am]
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