[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR257.2] [Page 595] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CONGRESS PART 257--FILING OF CLAIMS TO SATELLITE CARRIER ROYALTY FEES--Table of Contents Sec. 257.2 Time of filing. During the month of July each year, any party claiming to be entitled to compulsory license royalty fees for secondary transmissions by satellite carriers during the previous calendar year of television broadcast signals to the public for private home viewing shall file a claim to such fees with the Copyright Office. No royalty fees shall be distributed to any party during the specified period unless such party has timely filed a claim to such fees. Claimants may file claims jointly or as a single claim.