Legal Opinion
Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 1981No. Nos. 80-2545, 80-2579, 81-1001, 81-1002, 81-1128, 81-1129 and 81-1233 to 81-1236PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases present various challenges to a rulemaking proceeding of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (“Tribunal”), in which the Tribunal increased the royalty payable under the compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords of copyrighted musical works. Our consideration of these petitions was expedited because the new rates were scheduled to become effective on July 1, 1981. Oral argument was heard on June 18, 1981, and on June 23 a judgment was entered, upholding the Tribunal in part, and reversing and remanding in part.
We held that the Tribunal…
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