17 U.S.C. § 1010 — Determination of certain disputes
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 102-563 to r/title-17-COPYRIGHTS · 343 words · no verdicts yet
Before first United States distribution of certain devices, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and interested copyright parties may jointly ask the Copyright Royalty Judges to decide specified questions. This section sets procedures for the proceeding, stays related lawsuits, and appeals.
(a) Scope of Determination. Before the first distribution in the United States of a digital audio recording device or digital audio interface device, a party that makes, imports, or distributes the device and any interested copyright party may agree to ask the Copyright Royalty Judges to decide whether the device is covered by section 1002 or how royalty payments for it must be made under section 1003. (b) Initiation of Proceedings. The parties must file a petition asking the Judges to begin a proceeding. Within 2 weeks after receiving it, the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge must arrange for notice of the proceeding’s start to be published in the Federal Register. (c) Stay of Judicial Proceedings. If a party to this proceeding applies, any civil lawsuit under section 1009 against a party to the proceeding must be paused until the proceeding ends. (d) Proceeding. The Judges must conduct the proceeding under procedures they may adopt. They must decide it from a fully documented written record. Any party may submit relevant information and proposals. Each party must pay its own participation costs. (e) Judicial Review. A party may appeal a determination under subsection (d) as section 803(d) of this title provides. The appeal does not pause the Judges’ determination. If a court changes the determination, it has jurisdiction to enter its own decision consistent with its final judgment. The court may also cancel the determination and send the case back for proceedings under this section.
Before the date of first distribution in the United States of a digital audio recording device or a digital audio interface device, any party manufacturing, importing, or distributing such device, and any interested copyright party may mutually agree to petition the Copyright Royalty Judges to determine whether such device is subject to section 1002, or the basis on which royalty payments for such device are to be made under section 1003.
The parties under subsection (a) shall file the petition with the Copyright Royalty Judges requesting the commencement of a proceeding. Within 2 weeks after receiving such a petition, the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall cause notice to be published in the Federal Register of the initiation of the proceeding.
Any civil action brought under section 1009 against a party to a proceeding under this section shall, on application of one of the parties to the proceeding, be stayed until completion of the proceeding.
The Copyright Royalty Judges shall conduct a proceeding with respect to the matter concerned, in accordance with such procedures as the Copyright Royalty Judges may adopt. The Copyright Royalty Judges shall act on the basis of a fully documented written record. Any party to the proceeding may submit relevant information and proposals to the Copyright Royalty Judges. The parties to the proceeding shall each bear their respective costs of participation.
Any determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges under subsection (d) may be appealed, by a party to the proceeding, in accordance with section 803(d) of this title. The pendency of an appeal under this subsection shall not stay the determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges. If the court modifies the determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges, the court shall have jurisdiction to enter its own decision in accordance with its final judgment. The court may further vacate the determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges and remand the case for proceedings as provided in this section.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–563, § 2, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4246; amended Pub. L. 103–198, § 6(b)(5), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2312; Pub. L. 108–419, § 5(i)(4)(A), Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2368.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-563 · 106 Stat. 4246
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-198 · 107 Stat. 2312
- 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-419 · 118 Stat. 2368
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