§ 1007. Procedures for distributing royalty payments

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(a)Filing of Claims and Negotiations.—

(1)Filing of claims.— During the first 2 months of each calendar year, every interested copyright party seeking to receive royalty payments to which such party is entitled under section 1006 shall file with the Copyright Royalty Judges a claim for payments collected during the preceding year in such form and manner as the Copyright Royalty Judges shall prescribe by regulation.

(2)Negotiations.— Notwithstanding any provision of the antitrust laws, for purposes of this section interested copyright parties within each group specified in section 1006(b) may agree among themselves to the proportionate division of royalty payments, may lump their claims together and file them jointly or as a single claim, or may designate a common agent, including any organization described in section 1001(7)(D), to negotiate or receive payment on their behalf; except that no agreement under this subsection may modify the allocation of royalties specified in section 1006(b).

(b)Distribution of Payments in the Absence of a Dispute.— After the period established for the filing of claims under subsection (a), in each year, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall determine whether there exists a controversy concerning the distribution of royalty payments under section 1006(c). If the Copyright Royalty Judges determine that no such controversy exists, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, within 30 days after such determination, authorize the distribution of the royalty payments as set forth in the agreements regarding the distribution of royalty payments entered into pursuant to subsection (a). The Librarian of Congress shall, before such royalty payments are distributed, deduct the reasonable administrative costs incurred under this section.

(c)Resolution of Disputes.— If the Copyright Royalty Judges find the existence of a controversy, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, pursuant to chapter 8 of this title, conduct a proceeding to determine the distribution of royalty payments. During the pendency of such a proceeding, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall withhold from distribution an amount sufficient to satisfy all claims with respect to which a controversy exists, but shall, to the extent feasible, authorize the distribution of any amounts that are not in controversy. The Librarian of Congress shall, before such royalty payments are distributed, deduct the reasonable administrative costs incurred under this section.

(Added Pub. L. 102–563, § 2, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4244; amended Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2312; Pub. L. 105–80, §§ 9, 12(a)(25), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1534, 1535; Pub. L. 108–419, § 5(i)(3), Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2368; Pub. L. 109–303, § 4(f), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1483.)

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Pub. L. 102–563, § 2
106 Stat. 4244
Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4)
107 Stat. 2312
Pub. L. 105–80
111 Stat. 1534
Pub. L. 108–419, § 5(i)(3)
118 Stat. 2368
Pub. L. 109–303, § 4(f)
120 Stat. 1483
Pub. L. 109–303, § 4(f)(1)
Pub. L. 109–303, § 4(f)(2)
Pub. L. 108–419, § 5(i)(3)(A)
Pub. L. 108–419, § 5(i)(3)(B)
Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(a)(25)(A)
Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4)(A)
Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4)(B)
Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4)(C)
Pub. L. 109–303
Pub. L. 108–419
section 6 of Pub. L. 109–303
section 6 of Pub. L. 108–419

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U.S.C.§ 111

U.S.C.§ 801

Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–563, § 2

Stat.106 Stat. 4244

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(4)

Stat.107 Stat. 2312

Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–80

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