37 CFR 258.4
Royalty fee for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carrier
Last updated in November 2005.
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§258.4 Royalty fee for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers.
(a)
Commencing January 1, 2005, the royalty rate for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers shall be as follows:(1)
For private home viewing --(i) 20 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.(ii) 17 cents per subscriber per month for distant network stations.(2)
For viewing in commercial establishments, 40 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.
(b)
Commencing January 1, 2006, the royalty rate for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers shall be as follows:(1)
For private home viewing --(i) 21.5 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.(ii) 20 cents per subscriber per month for distant network stations.(2)
For viewing in commercial establishments, 43 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.
(c)
Commencing January 1, 2007, the royalty rate for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers shall be as follows:(1)
For private home viewing --(i) 23 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.(ii) 23 cents per subscriber per month for distant network stations.(2)
For viewing in commercial establishments, 46 cents per subscriber per month for distant superstations.
(d)
Commencing January 1, 2008, the royalty rate for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers shall be as follows:(1)
For private home viewing --(i) The 2007 rate per subscriber per month for distant superstations adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2007 to January 2008.(ii) The 2007 rate per subscriber per month for distant network stations adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2007 to January 2008.(2)
For viewing in commercial establishments, the 2007 rate per subscriber per month for viewing distant superstations in commercial establishments adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2007 to January 2008.
(e)
Commencing January 1, 2009, the royalty rate for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers shall be as follows:(1)
For private home viewing --(i) The 2008 rate per subscriber per month for distant superstations adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2008 to January 2009.(ii) The 2008 rate per subscriber per month for distant network stations adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2008 to January 2009.(2)
For viewing in commercial establishments, the 2008 rate per subscriber per month for viewing distant superstations in commercial establishments adjusted for the amount of inflation as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers from January 2008 to January 2009.
(f)
For purposes of calculating the royalty rates for secondary transmission of digital signals of broadcast stations by satellite carriers --(1)
In the case of digital multicasting, the rates in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section apply to each digital stream that a satellite carrier or distributor retransmits pursuant to section 119; provided, however that no additional royalty shall be paid for the carriage of any material related to the programming on such stream; and(2)
Satellite carriers and distributors are not required to pay a section 119 royalty for the retransmission of a digital signal to a subscriber who resides in a community where that signal is "significantly viewed," within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 119(a)(3) and (b)(1), as amended.