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Cost of Living Adjustment to Satellite
Carrier Compulsory License Royalty
Rates
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Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 386
[Docket No. 21–CRB–0012–SA–COLA
(2022)]
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB),
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule; cost of living
adjustment.
The Copyright Royalty Judges
announce a cost of living adjustment
(COLA) of 6.2% in the royalty rates
satellite carriers pay for a compulsory
license under the Copyright Act. The
COLA is based on the change in the
Consumer Price Index from October
2020 to October 2021.
DATES:
Effective date: January 1, 2022.
Applicability dates: These rates are
applicable to the period January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Blaine, (202) 707–7658, crb@
loc.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
satellite carrier compulsory license
establishes a statutory copyright
licensing scheme for the distant
retransmission of television
programming by satellite carriers. 17
U.S.C. 119. Congress created the license
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in 1988 and reauthorized the license for
additional five-year periods until 2019
when it made the license permanent.1
On August 31, 2010, the Copyright
Royalty Judges (Judges) adopted rates
for the section 119 compulsory license
for the 2010–2014 term. See 75 FR
53198. The rates were proposed by
Copyright Owners and Satellite
Carriers 2 and were unopposed. Id.
Section 119(c)(2) of the Copyright Act
provides that, effective January 1 of each
year, the Judges shall adjust the royalty
fee payable under Section 119(b)(1)(B)
‘‘to reflect any changes occurring in the
cost of living as determined by the most
recent Consumer Price Index (for all
consumers and for all items) [CPI–U]
published by the Secretary of Labor
before December 1 of the preceding
year.’’ Section 119 also requires that
‘‘[n]otification of the adjusted fees shall
be published in the Federal Register at
least 25 days before January 1.’’ 17
U.S.C. 119(c)(2).
The change in the cost of living as
determined by the CPI–U during the
period from the most recent index
published before December 1, 2020, to
the most recent index published before
December 1, 2021, is 6.2%.3 Application
of the 6.2% COLA to the current rate for
the secondary transmission of broadcast
stations by satellite carriers for private
home viewing—30 cents per subscriber
per month—results in a rate of 32 cents
per subscriber per month (rounded to
the nearest cent). See 37 CFR
386.2(b)(1). Application of the 6.2%
COLA to the current rate for viewing in
commercial establishments—61 cents
per subscriber per month—results in a
rate of 65 cents per subscriber per
month (rounded to the nearest cent). See
37 CFR 386.2(b)(2).
List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 386
Final Regulations
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In consideration of the foregoing, the
Judges amend part 386 of title 37 of the
Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
1 The most recent five-year reauthorization was
pursuant to the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014,
Public Law 113–200. The license was made
permanent by the Satellite Television Community
Protection and Promotion Act of 2019, Public Law
116–94, div. P, title XI, section 1102(a), (c)(1), 133
Stat. 3201, 3203.
2 Program Suppliers and Joint Sports Claimants
comprised the Copyright Owners while DIRECTV,
Inc., DISH Network, LLC, and National
Programming Service, LLC, comprised the Satellite
Carriers.
3 On November 10, 2021, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics announced that the CPI–U increased 6.2%
over the last 12 months.
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1. The authority citation for part 386
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 17 U.S.C. 119(c), 801(b)(1).
2. Section 386.2 is amended by adding
paragraphs (b)(1)(xiii) and (b)(2)(xiii) to
read as follows:
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§ 386.2 Royalty fee for secondary
transmission by satellite carriers.
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*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(xiii) 2022: 32 cents per subscriber per
month.
(2) * * *
(xiii) 2022: 65 cents per subscriber per
month.
Dated: November 19, 2021.
Steve Ruwe,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
37 CFR Part 386
[Docket No. 21-CRB-0012-SA-COLA (2022)]
Cost of Living Adjustment to Satellite Carrier Compulsory License
Royalty Rates
AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Library of Congress.
ACTION: Final rule; cost of living adjustment.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living
adjustment (COLA) of 6.2% in the royalty rates satellite carriers pay
for a compulsory license under the Copyright Act. The COLA is based on
the change in the Consumer Price Index from October 2020 to October
2021.
DATES:
Effective date: January 1, 2022.
Applicability dates: These rates are applicable to the period
January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, (202) 707-7658,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The satellite carrier compulsory license
establishes a statutory copyright licensing scheme for the distant
retransmission of television programming by satellite carriers. 17
U.S.C. 119. Congress created the license
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in 1988 and reauthorized the license for additional five-year periods
until 2019 when it made the license permanent.\1\
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\1\ The most recent five-year reauthorization was pursuant to
the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, Public Law 113-200. The
license was made permanent by the Satellite Television Community
Protection and Promotion Act of 2019, Public Law 116-94, div. P,
title XI, section 1102(a), (c)(1), 133 Stat. 3201, 3203.
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On August 31, 2010, the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) adopted
rates for the section 119 compulsory license for the 2010-2014 term.
See 75 FR 53198. The rates were proposed by Copyright Owners and
Satellite Carriers \2\ and were unopposed. Id. Section 119(c)(2) of the
Copyright Act provides that, effective January 1 of each year, the
Judges shall adjust the royalty fee payable under Section 119(b)(1)(B)
``to reflect any changes occurring in the cost of living as determined
by the most recent Consumer Price Index (for all consumers and for all
items) [CPI-U] published by the Secretary of Labor before December 1 of
the preceding year.'' Section 119 also requires that ``[n]otification
of the adjusted fees shall be published in the Federal Register at
least 25 days before January 1.'' 17 U.S.C. 119(c)(2).
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\2\ Program Suppliers and Joint Sports Claimants comprised the
Copyright Owners while DIRECTV, Inc., DISH Network, LLC, and
National Programming Service, LLC, comprised the Satellite Carriers.
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The change in the cost of living as determined by the CPI-U during
the period from the most recent index published before December 1,
2020, to the most recent index published before December 1, 2021, is
6.2%.\3\ Application of the 6.2% COLA to the current rate for the
secondary transmission of broadcast stations by satellite carriers for
private home viewing--30 cents per subscriber per month--results in a
rate of 32 cents per subscriber per month (rounded to the nearest
cent). See 37 CFR 386.2(b)(1). Application of the 6.2% COLA to the
current rate for viewing in commercial establishments--61 cents per
subscriber per month--results in a rate of 65 cents per subscriber per
month (rounded to the nearest cent). See 37 CFR 386.2(b)(2).
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\3\ On November 10, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
announced that the CPI-U increased 6.2% over the last 12 months.
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List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 386
Copyright, Satellite, Television.
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Judges amend part 386 of
title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 386--ADJUSTMENT OF ROYALTY FEES FOR SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS BY
SATELLITE CARRIERS
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1. The authority citation for part 386 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 119(c), 801(b)(1).
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2. Section 386.2 is amended by adding paragraphs (b)(1)(xiii) and
(b)(2)(xiii) to read as follows:
Sec. 386.2 Royalty fee for secondary transmission by satellite
carriers.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(xiii) 2022: 32 cents per subscriber per month.
(2) * * *
(xiii) 2022: 65 cents per subscriber per month.
Dated: November 19, 2021.
Steve Ruwe,
Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2021-25719 Filed 11-24-21; 8:45 am]
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