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APT & Intermediary to Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $180 Million in Government Collected Royalties.
$180 Million in Copyright Royalties for Public TV Shows Undistributed Unless Claimed.
American Public Television & Intermediary to Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $180 Million in Copyright Royalties
March 1, 2011 — Boston, MA & Washington, DC — American Public Television (“APT”) and Intermediary Copyright Royalty Services (“Intermediary”) announce their joint efforts to assist public television producers in claiming portions of millions of dollars in government-collected retransmission royalties. Royalties are paid out of large distribution pools managed by the U.S. Copyright Office. Last [...]
Television’s Multi-Million Dollar Secret
Over $270 million is collected annually and then distributed by the U.S. government to pay television program owners copyright royalties for retransmitted copies of their shows. Read Attorney Ted Hammerman’s article in the International Documentary Association’s publication, Documentary, Winter 2011.
Television’s Multi-Million Dollar Secret
Over $270 million is collected annually and then distributed by the U.S. government to pay television program owners copyright royalties for retransmitted copies of their shows.
Cable Statements of Account Now Available on Copyright Office Website
The Copyright Office’s Licensing Division statement of account forms SA 1-2 (short form) and SA3 (long form) for the January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2010, accounting period are now available at www.copyright.gov/licensing.
Copyright Office Launches Cable SOA Online Tutorial
The Licensing Division announced the first in a series of outreach programs designed to assist the licensing community. On August 9, 2010, the Licensing Division launched its new statements of accounts (SOA) short form (SA1-2) online tutorial on the Copyright Office website. The tutorial is designed to offer online assistance specifically for cable operators. For [...]
Copyright Royalty Judges Rule on Minimum Fee to be Paid by Noncommercial Webcasters for 2006–2010
The Copyright Royalty Judges determined the minimum fee to be paid by noncommercial webcasters under sections 112(e) and 114 of the Copyright Act for 2006 through 2010, permitting certain digital performances of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings. The determination responds to an order of remand issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals [...]
Copyright Office Seeks Comment on Refunds Under the Cable Statutory License
The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), Pub. L. No 111-175, amended Section 111 of the Copyright Act to allow a cable system to calculate its royalty fees on a community-by-community basis. STELA eliminated the possibility of an infringement action against those systems that historically did not pay for carriage of phantom [...]
Copyright Office Seeks Comment on Changes to Regulations Governing Deposit Accounts
The Copyright Office proposed to amend its regulations to 1) set the minimum level of activity required to hold a deposit account at 12 transactions per year; 2) require deposit account holders to maintain a minimum balance in that account; 3) mandate the closure of a deposit account the second time it is overdrawn; and [...]
Copyright Office Announces Interim Rules Reflecting Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010
Congress passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, which was signed by the President on May 27, 2010.
