Neue Digitaltongebühren
CK • Washington. Die neuen Gebühren für die digitale Übertragung von Tonaufnahmen und die Aufnahmenwiedergabe haben die Urheberrechtsgebührenrichter des amerikanischen Urheberrechtsamts am 16. Dezember 2009 im Bundesanzeiger vorgestellt. Die Öffentlichkeit ist aufgefordert, die für mehrere Jahre gestaffelten Vorschläge zu kommentieren: Federal Register, Band 74, Haft 240, S. 66601:
Sec. 382.12 Royalty fees for the public performance of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings.
(a) In general. The monthly royalty fee to be paid by a Licensee for the public performance of sound recordings pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 114(d)(2) and the making of any number of ephemeral phonorecords to facilitate such performances pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 112(e) shall be the percentage of monthly Gross Revenues resulting from Residential services in the United States as follows: for 2007 and 2008, 6.0%; for 2009, 6.5%; for 2010, 7.0%; for 2011, 7.5%; and for 2012, 8.0%.
(b) Ephemeral recordings. The royalty payable under 17 U.S.C. 112(e) for the making of phonorecords used by the Licensee solely to facilitate transmissions during the Term for which it pays royalties as and when provided in this subpart shall be included within, and constitute 5% of, such royalty payments.