Legal Opinion
Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 25, 1983No. Nos. 82-1312, 82-1326, 82-1327, 82-1371, 82-1372 and 82-1383PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to the 1976 Copyright Act (the Act), 17 U.S.C. § 101-810 (Supp. V 1981), cable television systems may, by following specified procedures, retransmit certain copyrighted programming to their subscribers without incurring liability for copyright infringement. To avoid liability, however, cable systems must obtain a compulsory license for their operations, in part by paying royalty fees into a central fund (the Fund). This Fund is distributed annually by a federal agency, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (the…
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