Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act

To amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty judges.

7/19/2006--Passed Senate, amended. (There are 4 other summaries)
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 13, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act -
(Sec. 3) Amends provisions regarding copyright royalty judges to:
(1) make technical changes;
(2) provide that when the last day of a time limit for performance of an action with or by the Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) falls on a nonbusiness day, the action may be taken on the next succeeding business day;
(3) provide that CRJs are to act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act;
(4) include prior determinations and interpretations of copyright arbitration royalty panels that are not inconsistent with a decision of the Librarian of Congress or the Register of Copyrights among the precedents that CRJs must consider;
(5) allow participation in a proceeding to determine distribution of royalty fees without the payment of a filing fee if the petition to participate is accompanied by a statement that the petitioner (individually or as a group) will not seek a distribution of more than $1000, in which case the amount distributed to the petitioner shall not exceed $1000;
(6) allow CRJs to order a discovery schedule in connection with written rebuttal statements;
(7) allow CRJs to issue an amendment to a written determination to correct any technical or clerical errors in the determination or to modify terms, without approval of the Register; and
(8) require that the Librarian receive authorization from the CRJs before distributing statutory licensing fees for secondary transmissions by cable systems or satellite carriers even when no controversy about such distribution exists.

(Sec. 5) Allows Copyright Royalty Judges to make a partial distribution of cable and satellite royalty fees at any time after the filing of claims for distribution of such fees. (Current law authorizes a partial distribution during the pendency of a distribution proceeding.)

(Sec. 6) Makes this Act effective as if it were included in the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, except the partial distribution of royalty fees provisions are effective upon enactment of this Act.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
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  • Senate Judiciary
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1036

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
March 02, 2005		November 16, 2005		July 19, 2006		October 06, 2006		October 06, 2006

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• Enacted on Oct 06, 2006. Became Public Law No: 109-303.
• Signed on Oct 06, 2006.
• Sep 29, 2006. Presented to President.
• Sep 25, 2006: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 25, 2006: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
• Sep 25, 2006. Cleared for White House.
• Jul 20, 2006: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jul 19, 2006. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Jul 13, 2006: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515..
• Jul 13, 2006: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment. Without written report.
• Jun 29, 2006: Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
• Nov 17, 2005: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Nov 16, 2005: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Nov 16, 2005. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Nov 16, 2005: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Apr 28, 2005: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-64.
• Added to calendar on Apr 28, 2005: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 31..
• Mar 09, 2005: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
• Mar 03, 2005: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
• Mar 02, 2005: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
• Introduced on Mar 02, 2005.

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