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NETA & Intermediary To Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $213 Million in Government Collected Royalties
$213 Million in Copyright Royalties for Public TV Shows Undistributed Unless Claimed.
National Educational Telecommunications Association & Intermediary To Help Public TV Producers Claim Portion of $213 Million in Copyright Royalties
April 11, 2012— Columbia, SC & Washington, DC—National Educational Telecommunications Association (“NETA”) 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 year, over [...]
FCC Sets Dates for Internet Captioning
On March 30, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published compliance deadlines for the closed captioning of video programming delivered using Internet protocol. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”) requires the FCC to adopt these deadlines, effective April 30, 2012, which means any video programming aired on television with captions, [...]
FCC Sets Dates for Internet Captioning
On March 30, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published compliance deadlines for the closed captioning of video programming delivered using Internet protocol. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”) requires the FCC to adopt these deadlines, effective April 30, 2012, which means any video programming aired on television with captions, [...]
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 [...]
