Section

[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR381.6]

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TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS

CHAPTER III--COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

PART 381_USE OF CERTAIN COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING--Table of Contents

Sec. 381.6 Performance of musical compositions by other public broadcasting entities.

(a) Scope. This section applies to the performance of copyrighted
published nondramatic musical compositions by radio stations not
licensed to colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational
institutions and which are not affiliated with NPR. In the event that a
station owned by a public broadcasting entity broadcasts programming by
means of an in-band, on-channel (``IBOC'') digital radio signal and such
programming is different than the station's analog broadcast
programming, then any such programming shall be deemed to be provided by
a separate station requiring a separate royalty payment.
(b) Voluntary license agreements. Notwithstanding the schedule of
rates and terms established in this section, the rates and terms of any
license agreements entered into by copyright owners and noncommercial
radio stations within the scope of this section concerning the
performance of copyrighted musical compositions, including performances
by noncommercial radio stations, shall apply in lieu of the rates and
terms of this section.
(c) Royalty rate. A public broadcasting entity within the scope of
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section may perform published nondramatic musical compositions subject
to the following schedule of royalty rates:
(1) For all such compositions in the repertory of ASCAP, the royalty
rates shall be as follows:

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Population count 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Level 1..................................... 0-249,999................................ $ 550 $ 567 $ 583 $ 601 $ 619
Level 2..................................... 250,000-499,999.......................... 1,000 1,030 1,061 1,093 1,126
Level 3..................................... 500,000-999,999.......................... 1,500 1,545 1,591 1,639 1,688
Level 4..................................... 1,000,000-1,499,999...................... 2,000 2,060 2,122 2,185 2,251
Level 5..................................... 1,500,000-1,999,999...................... 2,500 2,575 2,652 2,732 2,814
Level 6..................................... 2,000,000-2,499,999...................... 3,000 3,090 3,183 3,278 3,377
Level 7..................................... 2,500,000-2,999,999...................... 3,500 3,605 3,713 3,825 3,939
Level 8..................................... 3,000,000 and above...................... 5,000 5,150 5,305 5,464 5,628
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(2) For all such compositions in the repertory of BMI, the royalty
rates shall be as follows:

(3) For all such compositions in the repertory of SESAC, the royalty
rates shall be as follows:

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Population count 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Level 1..................................... 0-249,999................................ $ 120 $ 124 $ 127 $ 131 $ 135
Level 2..................................... 250,000-499,999.......................... 200 206 212 219 225
Level 3..................................... 500,000-999,999.......................... 300 309 318 328 338
Level 4..................................... 1,000,000-1,499,999...................... 400 412 424 437 450
Level 5..................................... 1,500,000-1,999,999...................... 500 515 530 546 563
Level 6..................................... 2,000,000-2,499,999...................... 600 618 637 656 675
Level 7..................................... 2,500,000-2,999,999...................... 700 721 743 765 788
Level 8..................................... 3,000,000 and above...................... 1,000 1,030 1,061 1,093 1,126
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(4) For the performance of any other such compositions, in 2008
through 2012, $1.
(d) Payment of royalty rate. The public broadcasting entity shall
pay the required royalty rate to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC not later than
January 31 of each year. Each annual payment shall be accompanied by a
signed declaration stating the Population Count of the public
broadcasting entity and the source for such Population Count. An exact
copy of such declaration shall be furnished to each of ASCAP, BMI and
SESAC. Upon prior written notice thereof from ASCAP, BMI or SESAC, a
public broadcasting entity shall make its books and records relating to
its Population Count available for inspection.
(e) Records of use. A public broadcasting entity subject to this
section shall furnish to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, upon request, a music-use
report during one week of each calendar year. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC each
shall not in any one calendar year request more than 10 stations to
furnish such reports.
(f) Definitions. As used in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section,
the following terms and their variant forms mean the following:

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(1) Population Count. The combination of:
(i) The number of persons estimated to reside within a stations
Predicted 60 dBu Contour, based on the most recent available census
data; and
(ii) The nonduplicative number of persons estimated to reside in the
Predicted 60 dBu Contour of any Translator Station or Booster Station
that extends a public broadcasting entity's signal beyond the contours
of a station's Predicted 60 dBu Contour.
(iii) In determining Population Count, a station or a Translator
Station or a Booster Station may use and report the total population
data, from a research company generally recognized in the broadcasting
industry, for the radio market within which the station's community
license is located.
(2) Predicted 60 dBu Contour shall be calculated as set forth in 47
CFR 73.313.
(3) Translator Station and Booster Station shall have the same
meanings as set forth in 47 CFR 74.1201.