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Mandatory regulation for making statutory license royalty fee payments via electronic funds transfers (read more)

The Licensing Division in the Copyright Office administers the compulsory and statutory licenses in the Copyright Act (title 17 of the U.S. Code). The division collects royalty fees from cable operators for retransmitting television and radio broadcasts (section 111), from satellite carriers for retransmitting “superstation” and network signals (section 119), and from importers or manufacturers for distributing digital audio recording products (see Report of Receipts). The division deducts its full operating costs from the royalty fees and invests the balance in interest-bearing securities with the U.S. Treasury for later distribution to copyright owners. For further information read Circular 75, The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office. Note: Effective October 1, 2006, all statutory license royalty fee payments must be made via electronic funds transfer (EFT) (read more). See a presentation on making EFT payments (Use Flash Player ).

Search the Licensing Division System (LDS) to retrieve certain data (beginning with the accounting period January-June 1992 to the present) from statements of account filed by cable television operators. LDS Database

Notice of Use of Sound Recordings
Under Statutory License Filings

June 30, 2009 List (PDF)
December 17, 2008 List (PDF)
May 29, 2008 List (PDF)
December 14, 2007 List (PDF)
June 6, 2007 List
December 28, 2006 List
June 15, 2006 List
February 10, 2006 List
May 25, 2005 List
April 9, 2004 List

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buttonNotice of Use of Sound Recordings under Statutory License Form

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buttonLicensing Division Interest Rates

 

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Document Format Title
Circular 22 txt pdf How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
Circular 73 txt pdf Compulsory License For Making and Distributing Phonorecords
Circular 74a   pdf How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments via Wire
Circular 74b   pdf How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments via ACH Credit
EFT Remittance Advice pdf Electronic Funds Transfer Remittance Advice
Circular 74c

 

pdf How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments Using Pay.gov
 

 

Flash Player Demo on How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments Using Pay.gov
Circular 75   pdf The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office
201.17 txt   Statements of Account covering compulsory licenses for secondary transmissions by cable systems.
201.18 txt   Notice of intention to obtain a compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works.
201.19 txt   Royalties and statements of account under compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works.
M-200a txt pdf Mechanical Copyright Royalty Rates
SL 4L pdf Copyright Office Licensing Division Fees

Forms Related to Licensing

Cable Statement of Account Forms and Related Information — for semiannual accounting periods beginning July 1, 2005

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# SA1-2 Short Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual
# gross receipts are less than $527,600
# SA3 Long Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual
# gross receipts are $527,600 or more
# Old Cable Statement of Account Forms

Digital Audio Recording ProductsStatement of Account Forms
# Quarterly Statement of Account Form
# Annual Statement of Account Form

Initial Notice of Distribution of Digital Audio Recording Devices or Media

# Form

Satellite Statement of Account Form — for semiannual accounting periods beginning January 1, 2009

# Satellite Statement of Account Form

Notice of Use Form

#M-269 Form — Notice of Use of Sound Recordings under Statutory License

Licensing Electronic Funds Transfer Form - For use by statutory licensees to receive refund payments via electronic funds transfer

# EFT Form (for refunds only)
# Electronic Funds Transfer Remittance Advice (for payments)

Visit the Copyright Royalty Board website for information on determination of rates and terms for the copyright statutory licenses and for determinations on distribution of statutory license royalties collected by the Copyright Office.

See also, documents from the old Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) system.