Copyright Royalties Paid by Cable Companies May Change
The Library of Congress is considering adjusting royalty rates cable systems pay for retransmission of broadcast radio and TV signals, it said in Friday's Federal Register. The royalties are calculated based on the cable system's gross receipts from subscribers who…
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receive the retransmitted broadcast signals, with cable operators lumped into tiers of small, medium and large. The deadline for a petition to participate in the proposed adjustment is July 20.