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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 897
To amend title 17, United States Code, to modify certain recordation and
registration requirements, to establish copyright arbitration royalty panels
to replace the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. HUGHES (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 17, United States Code, to modify certain
recordation and registration requirements, to establish
copyright arbitration royalty panels to replace the Copy-
right Royalty Tribunal, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Copyright Reform Act
of 1993’’.
TITLE I—COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SEC. 101. COPYRIGHT RECORDATION PROVISIONS.
Section 301(b) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) perfecting security interests.’’.
SEC. 102. COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION PROVISIONS.
(a) REGISTRATION AND INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS.—
Section 411 of title 17, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 411. Registration and infringement actions
‘‘In the case of a work consisting of sounds, images,
or both, the first fixation of which is made simultaneously
with its transmission, the copyright owner may, either be-
fore or after such fixation takes place, institute an action
for infringement under section 501, fully subject to the
remedies provided by sections 502 through 506 and sec-
tions 509 and 510, if, in accordance with requirements
that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regula-
tion, the copyright owner serves notice upon the infringer,
not less than 10 or more than 30 days before such fixa-
tion, identifying the work and the specific time and source
of its first transmission.’’.
(b) REGISTRATION AS PREREQUISITE TO CERTAIN
REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.—Section 412 of title 17,
United States Code, and the item relating to section 412
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of
title 17, United States Code, are repealed.
SEC. 103. THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE: GENERAL RESPON-
SIBILITIES AND ORGANIZATION.
(a) REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS.—Section 701(a) of
title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, the Register of Copy-
rights. The Register of Copyrights shall be paid at the
rate of pay in effect for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5.’’.
‘‘(2) All administrative functions and duties under
this title, except as otherwise specified, are the responsibil-
ity of the Register of Copyrights as director of the Copy-
right Office of the Library of Congress. The Register of
Copyrights shall appoint all other officers and employees
of the Copyright Office, who shall act under the Register’s
general direction and supervision.’’.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 701(c) of title 17,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) The Register of Copyrights shall make an annual
report to the Congress on the work and accomplishments
of the Copyright Office during the previous fiscal year.’’.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 701(e) of title 17, United
States Code, is repealed.
SEC. 104. COPYRIGHT OFFICE REGULATIONS.
Section 702 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by striking the definition of the
‘‘country of origin’’ of a Berne Convention work.
(b) RECORDATION OF TRANSFERS AND OTHER DOC-
UMENTS.—Section 205(c) of title 17, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘but only if—’’ and all that follows
through the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘but only if the document, or material attached to
it, specifically identifies the work to which it pertains so
that, after the document is indexed by the Register of
Copyrights, it would be revealed by a reasonable search
under the title or registration number of the work.’’.
(c) INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT.—Section 501(b)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘, subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 411,’’.
(d) REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.—Section 504(a)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘Except as otherwise provided by this title, an’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An’’.
TITLE II—COPYRIGHT ROYALTY
TRIBUNAL
SEC. 201. COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANELS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—Section 801 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘§ 801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: estab-
lishment and purpose
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Register of Copyrights
is authorized to appoint and convene copyright arbitration
royalty panels to—
‘‘(1) make determinations concerning the ad-
justment of the copyright royalty rates as provided
in section 803;
‘‘(2) adjust royalty payments under section
1004(a)(3);
‘‘(3) distribute royalty fees deposited with the
Register of Copyrights under sections 111 and
119(b) in the event a controversy over such distribu-
tion exists; and
‘‘(4) distribute the royalty fees deposited with
the Register of Copyrights under section 1005 in the
event a controversy over such distribution exists
under section 1006(c).’’.
(b) MEMBERSHIP AND PROCEEDINGS.—Section 802
of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 802. Membership and proceedings of copyright ar-
bitration royalty panels
‘‘(a) COMPOSITION
OF COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION
ROYALTY PANELS.—A copyright arbitration royalty panel
shall consist of 3 arbitrators selected by the Register of
Copyrights pursuant to subsection (b).
‘‘(b) SELECTION
OF ARBITRATION PANEL.—Not
later than 10 days after publication of a notice initiating
an arbitration proceeding under section 803 or 804, and
in accordance with procedures specified by the Register
of Copyrights, the Register of Copyrights shall select 2
arbitrators from lists of arbitrators provided to the Reg-
ister by parties participating in the arbitration. The 2 ar-
bitrators so selected shall, within 10 days after their selec-
tion, choose a third arbitrator from the same lists, who
shall serve as the chairperson of the arbitrators. If such
2 arbitrators fail to agree upon the selection of a chair-
person, the Register of Copyrights shall promptly select
the chairperson.
‘‘(c) ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS.—Copyright arbi-
tration royalty panels shall conduct arbitration proceed-
ings, in accordance with such procedures as they may
adopt, for the purpose of making their determinations in
carrying out the purposes set forth in section 801. The
arbitration panels shall act on the basis of a fully docu-
mented written record. Any copyright owner who claims
to be entitled to royalties under section 111 or 119 or any
interested copyright party who claims to be entitled to roy-
alties under section 1006 may submit relevant information
and proposals to the arbitration panels in proceedings ap-
plicable to such copyright owner or interested copyright
party. The parties to the proceedings shall bear the entire
cost thereof in such manner and proportion as the arbitra-
tion panels shall direct.
‘‘(d) REPORT TO THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS.—
Not later than 180 days after publication of the notice
initiating an arbitration proceeding, the copyright arbitra-
tion royalty panel conducting the proceeding shall report
to the Register of Copyrights its determination concerning
the royalty fee or distribution of royalty fees, as the case
may be. Such report shall be accompanied by the written
record, and shall set forth the facts that the arbitration
panel found relevant to its determination.
‘‘(e) ACTION BY COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY
PANEL.—Within 60 days after receiving the report of a
copyright arbitration royalty panel under subsection (d),
the Register of Copyrights shall adopt or reject the deter-
mination of the arbitration panel. The Register shall adopt
the determination of the arbitration panel unless the Reg-
ister finds that the determination is arbitrary. If the Reg-
ister rejects the determination of the arbitration panel, the
Register shall, before the end of that 60-day period, and
after full examination of the record created in the arbitra-
tion proceeding, issue an order setting the royalty fee or
distribution of fees, as the case may be. The Register shall
cause to be published in the Federal Register the deter-
mination of the arbitration panel, and the decision of the
Register (including an order issued under the preceding
sentence). The Register shall also publicize such deter-
mination and decision in such other manner as the Reg-
ister considers appropriate. The Register shall also make
the report of the arbitration panel and the accompanying
record available for public inspection and copying.
‘‘(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any decision of the Reg-
ister of Copyrights under subsection (e) with respect to
a determination of an arbitration panel may be appealed,
by any aggrieved party who would be bound by the deter-
mination, to the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit, within 30 days after the pub-
lication of the decision in the Federal Register. The pend-
ency of an appeal under this paragraph shall not relieve
persons obligated to make royalty payments under sec-
tions 111, 119, or 1003 who would be affected by the de-
termination on appeal to deposit the statement of account
and royalty fees specified in those sections. The court shall
have jurisdiction to modify or vacate a decision of the Reg-
ister only if it finds, on the basis of the record before the
Register, that the Register acted in an arbitrary manner.
If the court modifies the decision of the Register, the court
shall have jurisdiction to enter its own determination with
respect to the amount or distribution of royalty fees and
costs, to order the repayment of any excess fees, and to
order the payment of any underpaid fees, and the interest
pertaining respectively thereto, in accordance with its final
judgment. The court may further vacate the decision of
the arbitration panel and remand the case for arbitration
proceedings in accordance with subsection (c).’’.
(c) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
COMPULSORY
LICENSE
RATES.—Section 803 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 803. Adjustment of compulsory license rates
‘‘(a) PETITIONS.—In accordance with subsection (b),
any owner or user of a copyrighted work whose royalty
rates are specified by this title, or by a rate established
by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal before the date of the
enactment of the Copyright Reform Act of 1993, or by
a copyright arbitration royalty panel after such date of
enactment, may file a petition with the Register of Copy-
rights declaring that the petitioner requests an adjustment
of the rate. The Register of Copyrights shall make a deter-
mination as to whether the petitioner has a significant in-
terest in the royalty rate in which an adjustment is re-
quested. If the Register determines that the petitioner has
a significant interest, the Register shall cause notice of
this determination, with the reasons therefor, to be pub-
lished in the Federal Register, together with the notice
of commencement of proceedings under this chapter. Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b)(1), the rates set by a
copyright arbitration royalty panel shall attempt to reflect
what the fair market value of the use would be in the ab-
sence of a compulsory license.
‘‘(b) TYPES OF PROCEEDINGS.—
‘‘(1) CABLE.—In making determinations con-
cerning the adjustment of the copyright royalty rates
in section 111, copyright arbitration royalty panels
shall make their determinations only in accordance
with the following provisions:
‘‘(A) The rates established by section
111(d)(1)(B) may be adjusted to reflect na-
tional monetary inflation or deflation, or
changes in the average rates charged cable sub-
scribers for the basic service of providing sec-
ondary transmissions to maintain the real con-
stant dollar level of the royalty fee per sub-
scriber which existed on the date of the enact-
ment of the Copyright Reform Act of 1993, ex-
cept that—
‘‘(i) if the average rates charged cable
system subscribers for the basic service of
providing 
secondary 
transmissions 
are
changed so that the average rates exceed
national monetary inflation, no change in
the 
rates 
established 
by 
section
111(d)(1)(B) shall be permitted; and
‘‘(ii) no increase in the royalty fee
shall be permitted based on any reduction
in the average number of distant signal
equivalents per subscriber.
Copyright arbitration royalty panels may con-
sider all factors relating to the maintenance of
such level of payments including, as an extenu-
ating factor, whether the cable industry has
been restrained by subscriber rate regulating
authorities from increasing the rates for the
basic service of providing secondary trans-
missions.
‘‘(B) In the event that the rules and regu-
lations of the Federal Communications Com-
mission are amended at any time after April
15, 1976, to permit the carriage by cable sys-
tems of additional television broadcast signals
beyond the local service area of the primary
transmitters of such signals, the royalty rates
established by section 111(d)(1)(B) may be ad-
justed to ensure that the rates for the addi-
tional distant signal equivalents resulting from
such carriage are reasonable in the light of the
changes effected by the amendment to such
rules and regulations. In determining the rea-
sonableness of rates proposed following an
amendment of Federal Communications Com-
mission rules and regulations, a copyright arbi-
tration royalty panel shall consider, among
other factors, the economic impact on copyright
owners and users, except that no adjustment in
royalty rates shall be made under this subpara-
graph with respect to any distant signal equiva-
lent or fraction thereof represented by—
‘‘(i) carriage of any signal permitted
under the rules and regulations of the Fed-
eral Communications Commission in effect
on April 15, 1976, or the carriage of a sig-
nal of the same type (that is, independent,
network, or noncommercial educational)
substituted for such permitted signal, or
‘‘(ii) a television broadcast signal first
carried after April 15, 1976, pursuant to
an individual waiver of the rules and regu-
lations of the Federal Communications
Commission, as such rules and regulations
were in effect on April 15, 1976.
‘‘(C) In the event of any change in the
rules and regulations of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission with respect to syn-
dicated and sports program exclusivity after
April 15, 1976, the rates established by section
111(d)(1)(B) may be adjusted to assure that
such rates are reasonable in light of the
changes to such rules and regulations, but any
such adjustment shall apply only to the affected
television broadcast signals carried on those
systems affected by the change.
‘‘(D) The gross receipts limitations estab-
lished by section 111(d)(1) (C) and (D) shall be
adjusted to reflect national monetary inflation
or deflation or changes in the average rates
charged cable system subscribers for the basic
service of providing secondary transmissions to
maintain the real constant dollar value of the
exemption provided by such section; and the
royalty rate specified in such section shall not
be subject to adjustment.
‘‘(E) With respect to proceedings under
subparagraph (A) or (D), petitions under sub-
section (a) may be filed during 1995 and in
each subsequent fifth calendar year.
‘‘(F) With respect to proceedings under
subparagraph (B) or (C), petitions under sub-
section (a) may be filed within 12 months after
an event described in either such subsection.
Any change in royalty rates made pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (C) may be reconsidered
in 1995 and each fifth calendar year thereafter,
in accordance with subparagraph (B) or (C), as
the case may be.
‘‘(2) PHONORECORDS.—With respect to pro-
ceedings to adjust the copyright royalty rates in sec-
tion 115, petitions under subsection (a) may be filed
in 1997 and in each subsequent tenth calendar year.
‘‘(3) COIN-OPERATED
PHONORECORD
PLAY-
ERS.—If a negotiated license authorized by section
116 is terminated or expires and is not replaced by
another license agreement under such section, the
Register of Copyrights shall, upon petition filed
under subsection (a) within 1 year after such termi-
nation or expiration, convene a copyright arbitration
royalty panel. The arbitration panel shall promptly
establish an interim royalty rate or rates for the
public performance by means of a coin-operated pho-
norecord player of non-dramatic musical works em-
bodied in phonorecords which had been subject to
the terminated or expired negotiated license agree-
ment. Such rate or rates shall be the same as the
last such rate or rates and shall remain in force
until the conclusion of proceedings by the arbitration
panel, in accordance with section 802, to adjust the
royalty rates applicable to such works, or until su-
perseded by a new negotiated license agreement, as
provided in section 116(c).
to section 116 in the table of sections at the beginning
of chapter 1 of such title, are repealed.
(b) NEGOTIATED LICENSES.—(1) Section 116A of
title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by redesignating such section as section
116;
(B) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c),
respectively;
(C) in subsection (b)(2) (as so redesignated) by
striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribunal’’ and inserting
‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(D) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—
(i) in the subsection caption by striking
‘‘ROYALTY TRIBUNAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ARBI-
TRATION ROYALTY PANEL’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Copyright Royalty Tri-
bunal’’ and inserting ‘‘a copyright arbitration
royalty panel’’; and
(E) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g).
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘116A’’ and inserting ‘‘116’’.
SEC. 203. PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMPULSORY LICENSE.
Section 118 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking the first 2 sentences;
(B) in the third sentence by striking
‘‘works specified by this subsection’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘published nondramatic musical works and
published pictorial, graphic, and sculptural
works’’;
(C) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘,
within one hundred and twenty days after
publication of the notice specified in this
subsection,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(D) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Tribu-
nal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(E) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: ‘‘In the absence of
license agreements negotiated under para-
graph (2), the Register of Copyrights shall,
pursuant to section 803, convene a copy-
right arbitration royalty panel to determine
and publish in the Federal Register a
schedule of rates and terms which, subject
to paragraph (2), shall be binding on all
owners of copyright in works specified by
this subsection and public broadcasting en-
tities, regardless of whether such copyright
owners have submitted proposals to the
Register of Copyrights.’’;
(ii) in the second sentence—
(I) by striking ‘‘Copyright Roy-
alty Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘copy-
right arbitration royalty panel’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘clause (2) of
this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’; and
(iii) in the last sentence by striking
‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribunal’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’; and
(F) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) by striking subsection (c); and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by redesignating such subsection as
subsection (c);
(B) by striking ‘‘to the transitional provi-
sions of subsection (b)(4), and’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal’’ and inserting ‘‘copyright arbitration roy-
alty panel’’.
SEC. 204. SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS BY SUPERSTATIONS
AND 
NETWORK 
STATIONS 
FOR 
PRIVATE
VIEWING.
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, after
consultation with the Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal,’’ each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Copy-
right Royalty Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register
of Copyrights’’;
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Copy-
right Royalty Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register
of Copyrights’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘conduct a proceeding’’ in the last sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘convene a copyright
arbitration royalty panel’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF ROYALTIES.—The royalty
fee payable under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be that estab-
lished by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal on May 1, 1992,
as corrected on May 18, 1992.’’.
SEC. 205. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CABLE COMPULSORY LICENSE.—Section 111(d)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking ‘‘,
after consultation with the Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal (if and when the Tribunal has been con-
stituted),’’.
(2) Paragraph (1)(A) is amended by striking
‘‘, after consultation with the Copyright Royalty Tri-
bunal (if and when the Tribunal has been con-
stituted),’’.
(3) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the
second and third sentences and by inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘All funds held by the Secretary of the
Treasury shall be invested in interest-bearing United
States securities for later distribution by the Reg-
ister in the event no controversy over distribution ex-
ists, or by a copyright arbitration royalty panel in
the event a controversy over such distribution exists.
The Register shall compile and publish on a semi-
annual basis, a compilation of all statements of ac-
count covering the relevant 6-month period provided
by paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’.
(4) Paragraph (4)(A) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ and inserting
‘‘Register’’.
(5) Paragraph (4)(B) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) After the first day of August of each
year, the Register of Copyrights shall determine
whether there exists a controversy concerning
the distribution of royalty fees. If the Register
determines that no such controversy exists, the
Register shall, after deducting the Copyright
Office’s reasonable administrative costs under
this section, distribute such fees to the copy-
right owners entitled, or to their designated
agents. If the Register finds the existence of a
controversy, the Register shall, pursuant to
chapter 8 of this title, convene a copyright arbi-
tration royalty panel to determine the distribu-
tion of royalty fees.’’.
(6) Paragraph (4)(C) is amended by striking
‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Reg-
ister of Copyrights’’.
(b) AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT.—
(1) ROYALTY PAYMENTS.—Section 1004(a)(3)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ and inserting
‘‘Register’’.
(2) DEPOSIT OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS.—Section
1005 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by
striking the last sentence.
(3) ENTITLEMENT TO ROYALTY PAYMENTS.—
Section 1006(c) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty Tribunal’’
and inserting ‘‘Register of Copyrights shall convene
a copyright arbitration royalty panel which’’.
(4) PROCEDURES FOR DISTRIBUTING ROYALTY
PAYMENTS.—Section 1007 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘Copy-
right Royalty Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register
of Copyrights’’;
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copy-
rights’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’; and
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking the first sentence and
inserting ‘‘If the Register finds the exist-
ence of a controversy, the Register shall,
pursuant to chapter 8 of this title, convene
a copyright arbitration royalty panel to de-
termine the distribution of royalty pay-
ments.’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’.
(5) ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES.—Sec-
tion 1010 of title 17, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copy-
rights’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’;
(B) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘Copy-
right Royalty Tribunal’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(C) in subsection (f)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’; and
(iii) in the third sentence by striking
‘‘its’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register’s’’; and
(D) in subsection (g)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Copyright Royalty
Tribunal’’ and inserting ‘‘Register of Copy-
rights’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Tribunal’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Register’’.
TITLE III—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) TITLE I.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by title I take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) SECTION 103.—The amendments made by
section 103 take effect on January 1, 1994.
(b) TITLE II.—The amendments made by title II
take effect on January 1, 1994.
(c) EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING RATES AND DIS-
TRIBUTIONS.—All royalty rates and all determinations
with respect to the proportionate division of compulsory
license fees among copyright claimants, whether made by
the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, or by voluntary agree-
ment, before the effective date set forth in subsection (b)
shall remain in effect until modified by voluntary agree-
ment or pursuant to the amendments made by this Act.
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