96904 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

1This CPI–U was announced on November 13, 

2024, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its 

Consumer Price Index News Release—Consumer 

Price Index, available at https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/cpi.htm at Table 1. 

designated by or assisting the Captain of 

the Port Detroit (COTP) in the 

enforcement of the safety zone. 

(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance 

with the general regulations in § 165.23, 

entry into, transiting, or anchoring 

within the safety zone described in 

paragraph (a) of this section is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

COTP Detroit or his designated 

representative. 

(2) Vessel operators desiring to enter 

or operate within the safety zone shall 

contact the COTP Detroit or his 

designated representative to obtain 

permission to do so. Vessel operators 

given permission to enter or operate in 

the safety zone must comply with all 

directions given to them by the COTP 

Detroit or his designated representative. 

The COTP Detroit or his designated 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16. 

Dated: November 27, 2024. 

Richard P. Armstrong, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Detroit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28557 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

37 CFR Part 380 

[Docket No. 19–CRB–0005–WR (2021–2025) 

COLA (2025) 

Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty 

Rates for Webcaster Statutory License 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Final rule; cost of living 

adjustment. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

announce a cost of living adjustment 

(COLA) in the royalty rates that 

commercial and noncommercial 

noninteractive webcasters pay for 

eligible transmissions pursuant to the 

statutory licenses for the public 

performance of and for the making of 

ephemeral reproductions of sound 

recordings. 

DATES: 

Effective date: December 6, 2024. 

Applicability dates: These rates are 

applicable to the period January 1, 2025, 

through December 31, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anita Brown, (202) 707–7658, crb@

loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

112(e) and 114(f) of the Copyright Act, 

title 17 of the United States Code, create 

statutory licenses for certain digital 

performances of sound recordings and 

the making of ephemeral reproductions 

to facilitate transmission of those sound 

recordings. On October 27, 2021, the 

Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) 

adopted final regulations governing the 

rates and terms of copyright royalty 

payments under those licenses for the 

license period 2021–2025 for 

performances of sound recordings via 

eligible transmissions by commercial 

and noncommercial noninteractive 

webcasters. See 86 FR 59452. 

Pursuant to those regulations, at least 

25 days before January 1 of each year 

from 2022 to 2025, the Judges shall 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

a cost of living adjustment (COLA) 

applicable to the royalty fees for 

performances of sound recordings via 

eligible transmissions by commercial 

and noncommercial noninteractive 

webcasters. 37 CFR 380.10. 

The adjustment in the royalty fee 

shall be based on a calculation of the 

percentage increase in the CPI–U from 

the CPI–U published in November 2020 

(260.229), according to the formula: for 

subscription performances, (1 + 

(Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × $0.0026; for 

nonsubscription performances, (1 + 

(Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × $0.0021; for 

performances by a noncommercial 

webcaster in excess of 159,140 ATH per 

month, (1 + (Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × 

$0.0021; where Cy is the CPI–U 

published by the Secretary of Labor 

before December 1 of the preceding 

year. The adjusted rate shall be rounded 

to the nearest fourth decimal place. 37 

CFR 380.10(c). The CPI–U published by 

the Secretary of Labor from the most 

recent index published before December 

1, 2024, is 315.664.1 Applying the 

formula in 37 CFR 380.10(c) and 

rounding to the nearest fourth decimal 

place results in an increase for 2025 in 

the rate for subscription performances 

and no increase for 2025 in the rates for 

nonsubscription performances and 

performances by a noncommercial 

webcaster in excess of 159,140 ATH per 

month. 

The 2025 rate for eligible 

transmissions of sound recordings by 

commercial webcasters is $0.0032 per 

subscription performance and $0.0025 

per nonsubscription performance. 

The 2025 rate for noncommercial 

webcasters is $0.0025 per performance 

for all digital audio transmissions in 

excess of 159,140 ATH in a month on 

a channel or station. 

As provided in 37 CFR 380.10(d), the 

royalty fee for making ephemeral 

recordings under section 112 of the 

Copyright Act to facilitate digital 

transmission of sound recordings under 

section 114 of the Copyright Act is 

included in the section 114 royalty fee 

and comprises 5% of the total fee. 

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 380 

Copyright; sound recordings. 

Final Regulations 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Judges amend part 380 of title 37 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 380—RATES AND TERMS FOR 

TRANSMISSIONS BY ELIGIBLE 

NONSUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND 

NEW SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND 

FOR THE MAKING OF EPHEMERAL 

REPRODUCTIONS TO FACILITATE 

THOSE TRANSMISSIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 380 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 112(e), 114(f), 

804(b)(3). 

■ 2. Section 380.10 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 380.10 Royalty fees for the public 

performance of sound recordings and the 

making of ephemeral recordings. 

(a) Royalty fees. For the year 2025, 

Licensees must pay royalty fees for all 

Eligible Transmissions of sound 

recordings at the following rates: 

(1) Commercial webcasters: $0.0032 

per Performance for subscription 

services and $0.0025 per Performance 

for nonsubscription services. 

(2) Noncommercial webcasters: 

$1,000 per year for each channel or 

station and $0.0025 per Performance for 

all digital audio transmissions in excess 

of 159,140 ATH in a month on a 

channel or station. 

* * * * * 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

David P. Shaw, 

Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27834 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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