[Federal Register: October 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 196)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 260

[Docket No. 96-5 CARP DSTRA]

 
Determination of Reasonable Rates and Terms for the Digital 
Performance of Sound Recordings
 
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.


ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the period to file comments 
to proposed regulations that will govern the RIAA collective when it 
functions as the designated agent receiving royalty payments and 
statements of accounts from nonexempt, subscription digital 
transmission services which make digital transmissions of sound 
recordings under the provisions of section 114 of the Copyright Act.

DATES: Comments and Notices of Intent to Participate in a Copyright 
Arbitration Royalty Panel Proceeding are due October 17, 2001.

ADDRESSES: An original and five copies of any comment and Notice of 
Intent to Participate shall be delivered to: Office of the General 
Counsel, Copyright Office, James Madison Building, Room LM-403, First 
and Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC; or mailed to: Copyright
Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, 
Washington, DC 20024-0977.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Tanya M. Sandros, Senior Attorney, Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel, 
P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 
(202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 2001, the Copyright Office 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on proposed 
regulations that will govern the RIAA collective when it functions as 
the designated agent receiving royalty payments and statements of 
accounts from nonexempt, subscription digital transmission services 
which make digital transmissions of sound recordings under the 
provisions of section 114 of the Copyright Act. 66 FR 38226 (July 23, 
2001). Comments on the proposed terms and Notices of Intent to 
Participate in a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Proceeding, the 
purpose of which would be to adopt terms governing the RIAA collective 
in its handling of royalty fees collected from the subscription 
services, were due on August 22, 2001.
    On August 22, 2001, The American Federation of Musicians of the 
United States and Canada (``AFM'') and The American Federation of 
Television and Radio Artists (``AFTRA'') filed a request for an 
extension of the filing date for comments until September 19, 2001. The 
Office granted this request and extended the deadline for filing 
comments to September 19, 2001. 66 FR 46250 (September 4, 2001). On 
September 14, 2001, AFM and AFTRA requested a further extension of the 
filing date for comments in light of the events of September 11, 2001, 
and stated that the RIAA joined in the request. The Office granted this 
request and extended the deadline for filing comments until September 
28, 2001. 66 FR 48648 (September 21, 2001).
    On September 26, 2001, AFM and AFTRA requested a further extension 
of the filing date for comments, and RIAA expressed its support for the 
request. The Office is granting this request and is extending the 
deadline for filing comments to October 17, 2001.

    Dated: October 4, 2001.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-25392 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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