107 STAT. 2304
PUBLIC LAW 103-198—DEC. 17, 1993
Public Law 103-198
103d Congress
An Act
Dec. 17, 1993 To amend title 17, United States Code, to establish copyright arbitration royalty
[H.R. 2840]
panels to replace the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
Copyright
the United States of America in Congress assembled.
Royalty
Tribunal Reform SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
17 USC 101 note
'^^'^ ^^ TM^y ^ cited as the "Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Reform Act of 1993".
SEC. 2. COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANELS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. —Section 801 of title 17,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) The section designation and heading are amended to
read as follows:
^§801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: Establishment
and purpose**.
(2) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, is authorized to appoint
and convene copjrri^ht arbitration royalty panels.".
(3) Subsection (b) is amended—
(A) by inserting "PURPOSES. —" after "(b)";
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
"Tribunal" and inserting "copyright arbitration royalty
panels";
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking "Commission"
and inserting "copyright arbitration royalty panels";
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "Copyright
Royalty Tribunal" and inserting "copyright arbitration
royalty panels"; and
(iii) in subparagraph (D) by adding "and" after
the semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking "and 119(b)," and inserting "119(b),
and 1003,"; and
(ii) by striking the sentence beginning with "In
determining through "this title; and"; and
(E) by striking paragraph (4);
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) RULINGS. —The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, may, before a copyright
arbitration royalty panel is convened, make any necessary proce-
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