Rulemakings, hearings and public comment on compulsory licensing systems

Copyright Office

• FTC's 1996 comments in support of compulsory licensing for open video systems.
• January 26, 1998. Copyright Office. Satellite Carrier Compulsory License; Definition of Unserved Household Notice of Inquiry.
• July 1, 1998, Copyright Office. Cable Compulsory Licenses: Application of the 3.75% Rate Final Rule.
• February 9, 1999. Copyright Office. Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding Final Regulations.
• May 11, 1999. Copyright Office. Distribution of 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 Satellite Royalty Funds Announcement of the schedule for the proceeding.
• May 18, 1999. Copyright Office. Distribution of 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 Satellite Royalty Funds Initiation of arbitration.
• May 26, 1999. Copyright Office. Distribution of 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 Satellite Royalty Funds Notice of termination of proceedings.
• July 20, 1999. Copyright Office. Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding Notice of initiation of negotiation period.
• July 30, 1999. Copyright Office. Notice and Recordkeeping for Making and Distributing Phonorecords Interim regulations.
• August 4, 1999. Copyright Office. Notice and Recordkeeping for Subscription Digital Transmissions Notice of proposed rulemaking.
• September 20, 1999. Copyright Office. Notice and Recordkeeping for Nonsubscription Digital Transmissions Interim rule amendment.
• September 27, 1999. Copyright Office. Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings Notice with a request for comments.
• November 2, 1999. Copyright Office. Notice and Recordkeeping for Non-subscription Digital Transmissions Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
• December 1, 1999. Copyright Office. Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities Final Rule.
• January 13, 2000, Copyright Office, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings, Initiation of voluntary negotiation period.
• February 11, 2000. Copyright Office, Cable Compulsory License; Definition of a Network Station Notice of Inquiry.
• March 16, 2000. Copyright Office Notice of proposed rulemaking.
• May 23, 2000. Copyright Office, Public Performance of Sound Recordings: Definition of a Service Notice of Inquiry.
• September 12, 2000. Copyright Office, Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
• October 30, 2000. Copyright Office. Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates Final Rule.
• December 1, 2000. Copyright Office. Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities Final Rule.
• March 9, 2001. Copyright Office. Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Compulsory License Notice of Inquiry.
• April 26, 2001. Copyright Office. Cable and Satellite Statutory Licenses Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
• July 23, 2001. Copyright Office. Determination of Reasonable Rates and Terms for the Digital Performance of Sound Recordings Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
• July 23, 2001. Copyright Office. Digital Performance Rights in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings Initiation of arbitration and announcement of the schedule for the proceeding.
• August 28, 2001. Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Federal Communications Commission

• March 23, 2000. Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, Retransmission Consent Issues: Good Faith Negotiation and Exclusivity. Final rule; procedures.
• March 14, 2000. Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: Application of Network Nonduplication, Syndicated Exclusivity, and Sports Blackout Rules to Satellite Retransmissions of Broadcast Signals. Final Rule.
• January 23, 2001. Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues/Retransmission Consent Issue. Final Rule.
• February 12, 1999. Satellite Delivery of Broadcast Network Signals under the Satellite Home Viewer Act. Final Rule.
• December 30, 1999. Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act Final Rule.

• 17 USC 111. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions. 17 USC 111 (d) provides for "Compulsory License for Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems."
• 17 USC 115. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords.

• Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives oversight hearing on Copyright Licensing regimes covering retransmission of broadcast signals.