Before the COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES Washington, D.C
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Before the COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES Washington, D.C. ) In the Matter of ) ) Docket Nos. 2008-5 CRB SD 1999-2000 Distribution of the 1999, 2000, 2001, ) 2012-7 CRB SD 2000-2009 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, ) (Phase II) 2008, and 2009 Satellite Royalty Funds ) ) JOINT PETITION TO PARTICIPATE OF THE MPAA-REPRESENTED PROGRAM SUPPLIERS Pursuant to the notice published in the Federal Register announcing the commencement of a consolidated Phase II distribution proceeding regarding the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 satellite royalty funds ("1999-2009 Phase II Proceeding") and requesting petitions to participate from interested parties, 78 Fed. Reg. 50114 (August 16, 2013) ("Notice"), the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. ("MPAA"), its member companies and other producers and distributors of syndicated series, movies, specials, and non-team sports broadcast by television stations and retransmitted by satellite systems who have agreed to representation by MPAA ("MPAA-represented Program Suppliers"), hereby petition the Copyright Royalty Judges ("Judges") to participate in the 1999-2009 Phase II Proceeding, as required by 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(2)(ii). As the Judges are aware, all Phase II controversies have been resolved in the Program Suppliers category as to the 1999 Satellite Fund. See Notice at 50115; see also Order, Docket No. 2008-5 CRB SD 1999-2000 (June 19, 2013). Accordingly, MPAA will represent the copyright owners of syndicated series, movies, specials, and non-team sports broadcast by television stations in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 5506014.1/43507-00069 who have agreed to representation by MPAA in the 1999-2009 Phase II Proceeding. The MPAA-represented Program Suppliers for each satellite royalty year at issue are identified in Attachment A hereto. MPAA reserves the right to amend its list of represented participants as such amendments may be necessary and legally permissible. As of the date of this joint petition to participate, MPAA and its undersigned counsel certify that they have the authority and consent of each of the parties listed on Attachment A to represent them in the 1999-2009 Phase II Proceeding. As copyright owners of the majority of programming broadcast on stations whose signals were carried by satellite systems as distant signals in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers have a significant interest in the subject matter of the 1999-2009 Phase II Proceeding, and request that their joint petition to participate be granted. As required by the Judges' regulations and the Notice, MPAA-represented Program Suppliers have attached a check with their S150 filing fee. See 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(4); Notice at 50115. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Judges should grant the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers' joint petition to participate in this proceeding. 5506014.1/43507-00069 Respectfully submitted, Dated: September 16, 2013 Gregory 0. Olaniran D.C. Bar No. 455784 Lucy Holmes Plovnick D.C. Bar No. 488752 Kimberly P. Nguyen D.C. Bar No. 996237 MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP 1818 N Street, NW 8th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 355-7917 Facsimile: (202) 355-7887 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for MPAA -represented Program Suppliers 5506014.1/43507-00069 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 16th day of September, 2013, a copy of the foregoing Joint Petition to Participate of the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers was sent by Federal Express overnight mail to the parties listed on the attached service list. IYa-evvi-c-4J Lucy Holmes Plovnick 5506014.1/43507-00069 SERVICE LIST JOINT SPORTS CLAIMANTS DEVOTIONAL CLAIMANTS Robert Alan Garrett Clifford M. Harrington Stephen K. Marsh PILLSBURY WINTHROP ARNOLD & PORTER LLP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20004-1206 Washington, DC 20037-1128 Arnold P. Lutzker LUTZKER & LUTZKER LLP 1233 20th Street, NW Suite 703 Washington, DC 20036 PUBLIC TELEVISION CLAIMANTS COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CLAIMANTS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS Ronald G. Dove, Jr. John I. Stewart, Jr. Lindsey Tonsager Jennifer H. Burdman COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Ann Mace 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW CROWELL & MORING LLP Washington, DC 20004-2401 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004-2595 5506014.1/43507-00069 MUSIC CLAIMANTS AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS Joan M. McGivern Marvin L. Berenson Samuel Mosenkis Joseph J. DiMona ASCAP BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. One Lincoln Plaza 7 World Trade Center New York, NY 10023 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007-0030 Michael J. Remington Jeffrey J. Lopez DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 1500 K Street, NW — Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 SESAC INC. John C. Beiter SHACKELFORD, ZUM WALT & HAYES PLLC 1014 16th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS GROUP Brian D. Boydston PICK & BOYDSTON LLP 10786 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 5506014.1/43507-00069 ATTACHMENT A 2000 Satellite, MPAA-Represented Claimants 4 Kids Production f/k/a The Summit Media Group AB Dolly, LLC ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. (fka Fox Family Worldwide, Inc.) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AFMA Collections, A Division of AFMA Allied Communications, Inc. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. American Health & Fitness, LLC Audio-visual Copyright Society Trading as Screenrights Augusta National Golf Club B & A Productions, LLC Babe Winkelman Productions, Inc. BBC Worldwide Americas Inc. Big League Golf, Inc. Big Ticket Television, Inc. Buena Vista Television Bunea Vista Television (dba Disney-ABC Domestic Television) Cable News Network LP, LLLP Califon Productions, Inc. Carsey Werner CBS Broadcasting Inc. Cesari Response Television Inc. CF Entertainment, Inc. Classic Media, LLC Columbia Pictures, Television, Inc. D.L. Taffner Ltd./DLT Entertainment Ltd. DIC Entertainment, L.P Dick Clark Productions, Inc. Fireworks Entertainment, Inc. Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Fremantle Goodson, Inc. FremantleMedia North America, Inc. FTM Productions Genesis Intermedia, Inc. GT Merchandising & Licensing Corp. Guthy - Renker Hasbro, Inc. Hearst Entertainment, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Hometime Video Publishing Inc. lntersport Television Jalbert Productions, Inc. Jalee Films Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Kost Broadcast Sales Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. MG/Perin, Inc. National Basketball Association 1 ATTACHMENT A National Geographic Television National Hockey League Nelvana Limited New Line Cinema Corp NFL Films NGHT Inc. Overview Productions, Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation PGA Tour, Inc. Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. Production Zone 3, Inc. Professional Golfers Association (PGA of America) RHI Entertainment f/k/a Hallmark Entertainment Distribution LLC Rysher Entertainment Screen Media Ventures Script to Screen Productions Sesame Workshop SFX Television Spectacor Films Spelling Television, Inc. Steve Rotfeld Productions, Inc. Steve White Films Tall Pony Productions, Inc. Telco Productions, Inc. The Goodman Group, LLC The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Landsburg Company The Mentoring Group, LLC The Program Exchange The Summit Media Group Time Life Films, a division of Home Box Office, Inc. Torso Track, Inc. Total Gym Fitness, LLC Transworld International/ International Management Group Tribune Entertainment Group U.S. Figure Skating Association U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Western International Syndication WNBA Enterprises, LLC World Triathlon Corporation/lronman Properties Worldvision Enterprises, inc. * MPAA represents all claimants within joint claims. 2 ATTACHMENT A 2001 Satellite, MPAA-Represented Claimants 4 Kids Production f/k/a The Summit Media Group AB Dolly, LLC ABC Family Worldwide, Inc. ACI Communications, Inc. Adler Media, Inc. AFMA Collections, A Division of AFMA Allied Communications, Inc. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Audio-visual Copyright Society Trading as Screenrights Augusta National Golf Club Babe Winkelman Productions, Inc. Bennett Productions Big League Golf, Inc. Big Ticket Television, Inc. Buena Vista Television Bunea Vista Television (dba Disney-ABC Domestic Television) Cable News Network LP, LLLP Califon Productions, Inc. Calpartners LLC Cambium Film and Video Productions Ltd. Carsey Werner CBS Broadcasting Inc. CF Entertainment, Inc. Classic Media, LLC CNBC Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. Compact Collections Limited Conan Properties/CE, LLC Crystal Pictures, Inc. D.L. Taffner Ltd./DLT Entertainment Ltd. DIC Entertainment, L.P. Dick Clark Productions, Inc. Discovery Communications, Inc. DL Taffner Ltd. DreamWorks, LLC European Pictures, B.V. Family Products LLP First Look Media, Inc. Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Fremantle Goodson, Inc. FremantleMedia North America, Inc. FTM Productions GT Merchandising & Licensing Corp. Guthy - Renker Hallmark Entertainment Distribution, LLC Harmony Gold USA, Inc. Hasbro, Inc. Hawthorne Communications Hearst Entertainment, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. 3 ATTACHMENT A Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd Jalbert Productions, Inc. Jasinski TV Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Keller Entertainment Group Kost Broadcast Sales Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation Litton Syndications