April 1 at 2 PM, the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on H.R. 1417, the proposed "Copyright Royalty and Distribution Act of 2003."
Today Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels set the royalty rates for various statutory copyright licenses, including those that affect Internet radio. Parties that participate in rate-setting proceedings have to pay the arbitrators hourly legal fees for the lengthy hearings. The proposed legislation would replace the CARP panels with a judge paid by the Copyright Office, and streamline the appeal process. Much more info and notes from the hearing under Clinics, Internet Radio.
House Sub-Committee Considering CARP Reform
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