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37 C.F.R. PART 251--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE

TITLE 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

CHAPTER II--COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SUBCHAPTER B--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES AND PROCEDURES

PART 251--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE

Subpart A--ORGANIZATION

Official addresses.

Purpose of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.

Arbitrator lists.

Arbitrator lists: Objections.

Qualifications of the arbitrators.

Composition and selection of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.

Actions of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels.

Suspension of proceedings.

Subpart B--PUBLIC ACCESS TO COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL MEETINGS

Open meetings.

Conduct of open meetings.

Closed meetings.

Procedure for closed meetings.

Transcripts of closed meetings.

Requests to open or close meetings.

Subpart C--PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

Public records.

Public access.

FOIA and Privacy Act.

Subpart D--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

Basic obligations of arbitrators.

Financial interests.

Financial disclosure statement.

communications.

Gifts and other things of monetary value.

Outside employment and other activities.

Pre-arbitration and post-arbitration employment restrictions.

Use of nonpublic information.

Billing and commitment to standards.

Remedies.

Subpart E--PROCEDURES OF COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANELS

Scope.

Formal hearings.

Suspension or waiver of rules.

Written cases.

Filing and service of written cases and pleadings.

Discovery and prehearing motions.

Conduct of hearings: Role of arbitrators.

Conduct of hearings: Witnesses and counsel.

Rules of evidence.

Transcript and record.

Rulings and orders.

Closing the record.

Proposed findings and conclusions.

Report to the Librarian of Congress.

Assessment of costs of arbitration panels.

Post-panel motions.

Order of the Librarian of Congress.

Effective date of order.

Judicial review.

Subpart F--RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCEEDINGS

Scope.

Commencement of adjustment proceedings.

Content of petition.

Consideration of petition; settlements.

Disposition of petition; initiation of arbitration proceeding.

Deduction of costs of rate adjustment proceedings.

Subpart G--ROYALTY FEE DISTRIBUTION PROCEEDINGS

Scope.

Commencement of proceedings.

Declaration of controversy: Initiation of arbitration proceeding.

Deduction of costs of distribution proceedings.