Court of appeals denies satellite industry's motion for a stay of the new satellite royalty rates. On December 22, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association's motion for a stay of the new 27-cent satellite royalty rate. Since it now appears that there is little chance of a legal remedy, the satellite industry is expected to seek a legislative solution by asking Congress to pass legislation that would halt the implementation of the 27-cent rate. NCAA continues to assist in effort to preserve satellite royalty rate increase. As a result of the recent adoption by the Librarian of Congress of a new compulsory license satellite royalty rate for the retransmission of distant network and superstation signals, the satellite industry is asking Congress to pass legislation to halt the implementation of the new rates.
Hearings are likely to be held in both chambers over the next few months.
The visits are intended to educate members of Congress on the copyright owners' position on this issue and to present the facts that justified the rate increase. Washington, D.C., office forwards a copy of video to National Gambling Impact Study Commission. On January 8, the Washington, D.C., office forwarded a copy of a video containing a story on compulsive sports gambling on college campuses to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. The story appeared on a December 10 episode of CBS Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel. The story highlighted the prevalence of sports wagering on college campuses and revealed how three students became compulsive gamblers wagering on college and professional sports.