‘‘(ii) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each 
dispute resolution committee is to address 
any disputes raised by a copyright owner 
or songwriter whose works are represented 
by the designated agent relating to license 
rates or terms, the expenditure of fees and 
other funds by the designated agent, and 
the allocation and payment by the des-
ignated agent of royalties among individual 
copyright owners under licenses granted by 
the designated agent under this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) APPOINTMENT.—The Register 
of Copyrights shall appoint the members of 
each dispute resolution committee based 
upon nominees provided by music pub-
lishers and songwriters. Of the music pub-
lishing representatives, at least 2 shall be 
appointed from among large music pub-
lishing companies, and at least 2 shall be 
appointed from among small music pub-
lishing companies. Of the songwriter rep-
resentatives, at least 3 shall be representa-
tives, affiliates, or members of each of the 
performing rights organizations. The mem-
bers of the dispute resolution committee 
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shall serve staggered 3-year terms. In 
making appointments under this clause, 
the Register shall give preference to the 
nominees that have the greatest support 
among the interested parties. 
‘‘(iv) PROCEDURES.— The Register of 
Copyrights shall establish procedures to 
govern the conduct of meetings by the dis-
pute resolution committees to assure that 
the proceedings are fair and that decisions 
are reached in a timely manner. The Reg-
ister shall include in such procedures a 
mechanism to resolve cases in which an 
equal number of members of the dispute 
resolution committee vote for and against 
a proposed solution to a dispute. The dis-
pute resolution process shall not affect any 
other legal or equitable rights or remedies 
available to any copyright owner, song-
writer, or designated agent. 
‘‘(D) PROCEDURES FOR HOLDING FUNDS 
AND
ROYALTIES
SUBJECT
TO
LEGAL
PRO-
CEEDINGS.—The Register of Copyrights shall 
establish by regulation the procedures for the 
holding by a designated agent of unclaimed 
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funds and royalties paid under this subsection 
that are attributable to musical works that are 
the subject of a legal dispute or proceeding. A 
designated agent that complies with the re-
quirements of this paragraph and such regula-
tions shall not be subject to a legal claim based 
upon or arising from unclaimed funds or funds 
that are the subject of an ownership dispute or 
legal proceeding, nor shall a copyright owner be 
subject to a legal claim based upon or arising 
from a designated agent’s compliance with this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(E) SONGWRITER ACCESS TO INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), a songwriter whose musical works (or 
shares thereof) are administered by a 
music publisher for licensing under this 
subsection (including those music pub-
lishers represented through default rep-
resentation 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(9)(E)(iv)) may request from a designated 
agent a copy of the relevant portions of 
any royalty statement that the designated 
agent provided, within the preceding 4 cal-
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