Legal Opinion

National Ass'n of Broadcasters v. Librarian of Congress

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 26, 1998No. Nos. 96-1449, 96-1450 and 96-1451PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

A cable television system must pay royalty fees to the Register of Copyrights (Register) in exchange for the privilege of retransmitting to its subscribers certain copyrighted programming. See 17 U.S.C. § 111(d). The Librarian of Congress (Librarian) then distributes the collected royalties to the copyright owners. Id. § 111(d)(4). In Phase I of the distribution process, royalties are apportioned among eight classes of claimants. See Distribution of 1990, 1991 and 1992 Cable Royalties, 61 Fed.Reg. 55,653, 55,655 (1996) (hereinafter Librarian Decision).…

2Cases cited35 opinions

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

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Unvrsl City Studios v. Peters, MarybethCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
Arkansas Dairy Cooperative, Inc. v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Librarian of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999

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