[20041216]RS21512_2004年版权使用费和分配改革法案.pdf

1 17 U.S.C. 115.2 17 U.S.C. 118.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21512Updated December 16, 2004The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004Robin JewelerLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryP.L. 108-419, the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004(CRDRA), was signed into law by President Bush on November 30, 2004. The lawmakes extensive changes to the procedural framework for adjudicating royalty rates forcompulsory licenses under the Copyright Act. Compulsory licenses facilitate manycopyright-related activities, including digital transmissions of sound recordings inwebcasting. The law repeals and reenacts chapter 8 of Title 17 of the U.S. Code, 17U.S.C. 801-805. The previous ad hoc three-member Copyright Arbitration RoyaltyPanel is replaced by standing Copyright Royalty Judges appointed for six-year terms.Background. The owner of a copyright generally has the exclusive right to controluse and distribution of the protected work. One who wishes to use the protected workordinarily gets permission directly from the owner (or his or her agent). The permissionmay tak