Copyright Office to Determine Reasonable Rates and Terms for Digital Performances

Copyright Office Announces Voluntary Negotiation Period for Rates and Terms for Digital Performance Right in Sound Records and Ephemeral Recordings. [Link]:

  • “The Copyright Office announces the initiation of the voluntary negotiation period for determining reasonable rates and terms for two compulsory licenses for the period beginning January 1, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2006. One compulsory license allows public performances of sound recordings by means of certain digital transmissions in accordance with section 114(a). The other allows the making of an ephemeral recording of a sound recording by certain transmitting organizations in accordance with section 112(a).”
  • For further details, see the Federal Register announcement here.
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