INTERCOLLEGIATE BROADCAST SYSTEM, INCORPORATED, a Rhode Island Non-Profit Corporation and Harvard Radio Broadcasting Company, Inc., a Massachusetts Eleemosynary Corporation, Appellants v. COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, Library of Congress, Appellee SoundExchange, Inc., Intervenor [2009]
571 F.3d 69 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · United States
Issue
Whether the Copyright Royalty Board's determination of royalty rates for webcasting was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law under the Copyright Act.
Held
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Summary
Whether the Copyright Royalty Board's determination of royalty rates for webcasting was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law under the Copyright Act.
Facts
Issue
Whether the Copyright Royalty Board's determination of royalty rates for webcasting was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law under the Copyright Act.
Held
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Ratio Decidendi
The source record does not provide a specific legal rule. Candidates should examine the opinion for the court's articulation of the standard of review for Copyright Royalty Board decisions and the statutory factors for setting royalty rates under 17 U.S.C. § 114.
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Reference to INTERCOLLEGIATE BROADCAST SYSTEM, INCORPORATED, a Rhode Island Non-Profit Corporation and Harvard Radio Broadcasting Company, Inc., a Massachusetts Eleemosynary Corporation, Appellants v. COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, Library of Congress, Appellee SoundExchange, Inc., Intervenor (571 F.3d 69) strengthens a Broadcast Regulation answer because the case reflects the principle that The source record does not provide a specific legal rule. Candidates should examine the opinion for the court's articulation of the standard of review for Copyright Royalty Board decisions and the statutory factors for setting royalty rates under 17 U.S.C. § 114. Applied to a problem question, the case should be used after identifying the issue as Whether the Copyright Royalty Board's determination of royalty rates for webcasting was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law under the Copyright Act. The stronger essay move is to connect the material facts to the court's holding, then explain whether the present facts support the same conclusion or justify distinguishing the authority.
Underlying Concepts
- Copyright royalty rates
- Webcasting statutory license
Significance
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