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§ 805. Compensation of members of the Tribunal: Expenses of the Tribunal
(a) In proceedings for the distribution of royalty fees, the compensation of members of the Tribunal and other expenses of the Tribunal shall be deducted prior to the distribution of the funds.
(b) In proceedings for the determination of royalty rates, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.
(c) The Library of Congress is authorized to furnish facilities and incidental service to the Tribunal.
(d) The Tribunal is authorized to procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
§ 806. Reports to the Congress
The Tribunal immediately upon making a final determination in any proceeding with respect to royalty rates, shall transmit its decision, together with the reasons thereforr to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives for reference to the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
§ 807. Effective date of royalty adjustment
(a) Prior to the expiration of the first period of ninety calendar days of continuous session of the Congress, following the transmittal of the report specified in section 806, either House of the Congress may adopt a resolution stating in substance that the House does not favor the recommended royalty determination, and such determination, therefore, shall not become effective.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section
- (1) Continuity of session shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and
- (2) In the computation of the ninety-day period there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.
(c) In the absence of the passage of such a resolution by either House during said ninety-day period, the final determination of royalty rates by the Tribunal shall take effect on the first day following ninety calendar days after the expiration of the period specified by subsection (a).
(d) The Register of Copyrights shall give notice of such effective date by publication in the Federal Register not less than sixty days before said date.
§ 808. Effective date of royalty distribution
A final determination of the Tribunal concerning the distribution of royalty fees deposited with the Register of Copyrights pursuant to sections 111 and 116 shall become effective thirty days following such determination unless prior to that time application has been filed pursuant to section 809 to vacate, modify or correct the determination, and notice of such application has been served upon the Register of Copyrights. The Register upon the expiration of thirty days shall distribute such royalty fees not subject to any application field pursuant to section 809.
§ 809. Judicial review
In any of the following cases the United States District Court for the District of Columbia may make an order vacating, modifying or correcting a final determination of the Tribunal concerning the distribution of royalty fees—
(a) Where the determination was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means.
(b) Where there was evident partiality or corruption in any member of the panel.
(c) Where any member of the panel was guilty of any misconduct by which the rights of any party have been prejudiced.
transitional and supplementary provisions
Sec. 102. This title becomes effective on January 1, 1977, except as otherwise provided by section 304(b) of title 17 as amended by this title.
Sec. 103. This title does not provide copyright protection for any work that goes into the public domain before January 1, 1977. The exclusive rights, as provided by section 106 of title 17 as amended by this title, to reproduce a work in phonorecords and to distribute phonorecords of the work, do not extend to any nondramatic musical work copyrighted before July 1, 1909.
