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37 CFR 382.10: Royalty fees for the digital performance of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings by preexisting subscription services.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
- CHAPTER III—COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
- SUBCHAPTER E—RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES
- PART 382—RATES AND TERMS FOR TRANSMISSIONS OF SOUND RECORDINGS BY PREEXISTING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND PREEXISTING SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICES AND FOR THE MAKING OF EPHEMERAL REPRODUCTIONS TO FACILITATE THOSE TRANSMISSIONS
- Subpart B—Preexisting Subscription Services (PSS)
(a) Royalty fees. Commencing January 1, 2018, and continuing through December 31, 2027, Licensees must pay royalty fees for all Eligible Transmissions of sound recordings at the rate of 7.5 percent of Gross Revenues.
(b) Ephemeral recordings royalty fee. (1) The fee for all Ephemeral Recordings is part of the total fee payable under this section and constitutes 5% of it. All Ephemeral Recordings that a Licensee makes that are necessary and commercially reasonable for making noninteractive Digital Audio Transmission as a PSS are included in the 5%.
(2) The minimum fee is $5,000 per year.
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