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The Copyright Royalty Board is correcting a proposed rule initially published on December 19, 2024, which concerns digital performance rates and ephemeral recordings for new subscription services from 2026 to 2030. The original document had a mistake in the rate adjustment formulas because it missed some parentheses, making the equations incorrect. This new document fixes those formulas. Comments on the proposed rule can be submitted online until March 12, 2025, using the Copyright Royalty Board's electronic filing system.

The Copyright Royalty Judges have announced a new value adjustment for the royalty rates paid by webcasters for playing sound recordings. Effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, the rates account for changes in living costs. For commercial webcasters, the rate is set at $0.0032 per subscription performance and $0.0025 per nonsubscription performance. Noncommercial webcasters will pay $1,000 per channel annually, plus $0.0025 per performance for plays beyond a monthly limit of 159,140 listener hours.

The Copyright Royalty Judges are starting a process to adjust the fees for cable companies who want to retransmit TV and radio broadcasts, as outlined in the Copyright Act. This process involves a specific license that allows for such retransmissions, and cable companies have to pay royalties based on the money they make from subscribers. The new rates need to be adjusted every five years, and since no one requested a change for 2025 yet, the Judges are required to announce this process and are asking interested parties to submit their requests to participate by January 27, 2025, using an online form and paying a fee.

The Copyright Royalty Judges have received a notice from SoundExchange, Inc. to audit the royalty payments made by Rockbot, Inc.'s Business Establishment Service for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. This audit ensures compliance with the statutory licensing terms for digital audio transmissions, as per the Copyright Act. SoundExchange is responsible for collecting and distributing these royalties to the rightful owners and performers. The notice of intent to audit was submitted on December 18, 2020, and this summary fulfills the requirement to publish in the Federal Register.

The Copyright Royalty Judges have started a process to determine fair rates and terms for making and distributing phonorecords from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2027. Interested parties who want to participate must file a "Petition to Participate" using the Copyright Royalty Board's online system and pay a $150 fee by February 4, 2021. The process is part of the statutory license outlined in 17 U.S.C. 115 and happens every five years. Legal representation is required unless an individual chooses to represent themselves.

The Copyright Royalty Judges from the Library of Congress have amended regulations to revise how digital music providers pay for the costs of a mechanical licensing collective. This change aims to make the payment process fairer, particularly for smaller music licenses and download services, without altering the total fees. Starting in 2021, these fees will involve a flat rate for smaller licensees and those operating download stores, while larger users will face different rules. These amendments provide more flexibility and clarity in how these fees are allocated and paid.