Advanced Copyright Law on the Internet

to be streamed through an unauthorized site could constitute an infringing public display or performance. Perfect 10 v. Google ...

and the resultant copy is referred to as a “download.” A “limited download” refers to a download that can be played only for a l ...

retransmission of a nonsubscription broadcast transmission (subject to certain limitations in the case of a retransmission of a ...

to be exempt under Section 114(d)(1)(A) from the digital audio transmission performance copyright, it must be 1) noninteractive, ...

right for sound recordings, Congress stated that the “classic example of [an exempt transmission under section 114(d)(1)(A)] is ...

The Digital Performance Right – Statutory Licenses Under Section 114 for Certain Nonsubscription and Subscription Services Sec ...

encoded in each sound recording, pay the royalty fees, and comply with the associated terms and with any recordkeeping requireme ...

statutory license. For example, on May 8, 1998, the Librarian of Congress issued an initial determination of rates and terms for ...

On Nov. 30, 2004, the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 (“CRDRA”)^3144 was enacted, with an effective date o ...

judges pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 801(b)(7)(A). On Oct. 31, 2008, the CRB published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting comm ...

determination.”^3154 While the Register’s determination is binding on the CRB in subsequent proceedings, it was unclear if it wo ...

and the value is allocated 5% to the Section 112 license and 95% to the Section 114 license, consistent with the current regulat ...

The Copyright Office rejected the settling parties’ requests, noting that neither the copyright statute nor existing regulations ...

2002 order for collecting royalty payments made by eligible nonsubscription transmission services under the Section 112 and Sect ...

$250 in 2004. The agreement allowed noncommercial webcasters at other tax exempt institutions to pay an annual fee of between $2 ...

cents per month for each person who subscribes. Minimum Annual Fee: $2,500 Ephemeral Recordings: These rates will be deemed to i ...

parties have one more opportunity to negotiate their own settlement at a settlement conference scheduled by the CRJs to take pla ...

These rates were inclusive of both the Section 114 license fees and the royalty payable under Section 112 for ephemeral recordin ...

SoundExchange and webcasters to come up with an agreement on royalty rates. Modifying Section 114(f)(5), the WSA 2008 granted So ...

agreement on music royalties. Web sites with revenue below $1.25 million agreed to pay 12- 14% of their revenue in royalties ann ...