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                Issue 243 - December
                  30, 2004   | 
               
             
			             
		                    
		       Voluntary Negotiation Period for Satellite Royalty
		      Fees Begins 
			The Copyright Office announces the voluntary negotiation period for the
			  purpose of determining the royalty fees for analog signals to be paid by
			  satellite carriers under the satellite carrier compulsory license. The voluntary
			  negotiation period begins December 30, 2004, and concludes on January 10,
			  2005. For
			  further information, click
			  here.
        
             
			                  
              	          
                    
             
			 
			
				
				  | Dec. 30  | 
				  Beginning of voluntary negotiation period for the
				    purpose of determining royalty fees for analog signals to
				    be paid by satellite carriers  (html)
				    (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | Jan. 1 | 
				  Effective date of cost of living adjustment
			      in royalty rates for 17 U.S.C. 118 compulsory license (html)
			      (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | Jan. 1 | 
				  Claims to 2004 DART royalty funds may be
				    filed online through the Copyright Office website beginning
			      on this date (html) (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | Jan. 10 | 
				  Concluding date of voluntary negotiation period for
				    the purpose of determining royalty fees for analog signals
				    to be paid by satellite carriers (html)
				    (pdf) | 
			   
				
					| Jan. 10 | 
					Effective date of new hours of public access to the
				    Records Maintenance Unit of the Copyright Office (html)
				    (pdf) | 
				 
				
				  | Jan. 27  | 
				  Effective date of final rule concerning reconsideration
			      procedures (html) (pdf) | 
			   
				
					| Feb. 28  | 
					Claims to the 2004 DART royalty funds must be received
				    in the Copyright Office by 5 p.m. on this date  (html) (pdf) | 
				 
			 
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