lVNIBIH 0 MCc',PlVKo3 Before the COPYRIGHT OFFICE ~Pa 59 gag LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Washington, D.C. GENERAL COUNSEL QF COPVRlGHT ) ) In Re: ) ) Adjustment of Rates and Terms for the ) Digital Performance of Sound Recordings ) Docket No. 2001-1 CARP DSTRA 2 ) ) ) ) NOTICE OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE AND COMMENTS The Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. ("RIAL"), on its own behalf and on behalf of SoundExchange, an unincorporated division of the RIAL, submits the following comments in response to the Copyright Office Notice published at 66 Fed. Reg. 58180 (2001). RIAA has established an unincorporated division known as SoundExchange that operates a licensing collective on behalf of more than 2,300 different recording labels and artists who are sound recording copyright owners, including all five major record companies and 320 independent record companies in the United States. The members ofRIAA and SoundExchange, which are not entirely co-extensive, own the copyrights in well more than 85% of all the sound recordings legitimately sold in the United States. The Librarian of Congress has designated RIAL/SoundExchange as the agent to receive royalty fees and statements of account submitted under provisions of the Section 114 license that are directly at issue in one of the above-referenced proceedings. 37 C.F.R. $ 260.3(e). For each ofthese reasons, RIAA/Sot'jiijdExchange has a significant interest in the royalty rates that are the subject of the two proceedings referenced above. See 17 U.S.C. $ 803(a)(1). Attached as Exhibits A and B are lists of RIAA and SoundExchange member companies. These lists, particularly the SoundExchange list, may be amended as additional record companies join one or both organizations. On behalf of these copyright owners, RIAL/SoundExchange has engaged in negotiations with the affected services and remains hopeful that voluntary agreements will be reached and that CARP proceedings will be avoided. If CARP proceedings are required to set terms and rates for the Section 114 statutory license for some or all of the services described above for the relevant period„MAA/SoundExchange intends to fully participate in any such proceedings. Likewise, RIAA/SoundExchange intends to fully participate in any CARP proceedings to set rates and terms for the Section 112 statutory license for the relevant period. Respectfully Submitted, RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., for itself and for SonndKxchange By: ary H. Sherman Steven M. Marks Linda R. Bocchi Susan Chertkof Munsat Gary R. Greenstein Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 775-0101 Fax: (202) 775-7253 Of Counsel: Robert Alan Garrett Michele J. Woods Jule L. Sigall ARNOLD %PORTER 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 942-5000 Fax: (202) 942-5999 Dated; December 20, 2001 Exhibit A RIAA Member Roster aud Distributed Labels - 2001 Clockwork Discos Continental Eurodisc CMC International Disques Vogue Everland Cold Chillin'ecords DEC Extasy Colli Park Music Domo Records Facility Columbia Nashville Dopehouse Records Farmclub/DJ Columbia Records Dr. Dream Farmclub/Interscope Columbia/Broadway Masterworks Dreamworks (1) Farmclub/Universal Command Dreamworks (2) Finlandia Compilations DreamWorks Nashville First Priority Music Conifer DreamWorks Urban Music Flawless Coolsville Productions Drive Thru Records Floodgate Copacabana Records DV8 Records Flying Fish Costarola E Pluribus Unum (1) Flyte Tyme Records Cotillion E Pluribus Unum (2) Fonorama Covenant Eaglevision Fonovisa Covenant Artists Earthbeat Forefront Crazy Cat East West Records Full Moon Records Crescent Moon Easydisc Garmex Records Crystal Lewis ECM Gasoline Alley CTW/Sesame Street Eddie Soundtrack Gazillion Records Curb Edito Classica Geffen Curb/Rising Tide Edmonds Record Group Geffen Goldline Curb/Universal Elektra Gfunk Curb/Wynonna Elektra Asylum Ghetto Youth International Cypress Elektra Catalog Group Giant Records Da Border Music, Inc. Elektra Entertainment Glassnote Dagger Records Elektra Musician Gold Seal Dali Records Elton John Golden Books Damian Music Elvis Tribute Project Good News Damian US Latin EMD Music Gospel Dancing Cat EMI Classics Gospo Centric DAS EMI Gospel Music Gotee Records Day Spring EMI Latin Grammy Nominee Project Death Row Epic Grape Tree Debris Records Epic Nashville Grateful Dead Records Decca Epic Soundtrax Great Performances Decca US Epic Street GRP Deep Purple Epic/Darkchild GRP/Verve Jazz Def Jam Epic/Flip GTS Def Jam Video Epic/Giant Step GTS Video Def Soul Epic/Harmony Guardian Def Soul Video Epic/Miramax Guts A Grace Delicious Vintage Vinyl Epic/No Name Hall of Fame Delicious Vinyl Epidrome Hammer & Lace Delos Equinox Music Harmony Denon Erato Harmony Records DGC Video Esparanza Atlantic HB0/WEA DGG Essence Records Heads Up DHM Essential Classics Heartbeat Digital Theater System, Inc. Essex Records Heartery DISA Eureka Herb Harris Music Co. Page 2 of 6 last updated: December 20, 2001 Exhibit A RIAA Member Roster and Distributed Labels - 2001 Hidden Beach Jive Records(Amaru/Benson/ Lucky Dog Monument High Performance Bentwood Music/Cedarmont Luna High Street /Kids/Reunion/Sick Wid It Luna Negra Higher Octave /Silvertone/Sound Mex/Verity Lyle Lovett Hightone Records /Zomba Group/Volcano Lyric Street Hip 0 Records JMM M2.0 Productions Hittel LLC Joey Magnum Music Hola Karen Major Label Records Hollywood Records Karen Publishing Co. Major League Baseball Home Sweet Home Kid Rhino Mammoth Records Home Video Kid Rhino/Warner Audio Books Manga Homeland Kinetic Records Mango House of Music King Communications Many Roads Records H-Town Records Kingfish Records 2000, Inc. Maranatha! Hush Kings Way Margaritaville Hybrid Recordings Kiss Video Marinda Grace I AM Kobe Family MAS Entertainment I.E. Music Korta Masterworks Heritage Ice Records Krasnow Masterworks Portrait Imaginary Road Krystal/The Firm Maverick Musica Immediate La Face Maverick Records Immortal Largo Mavericks Immortal Records Laser Max Music Import Music Latino Music Max Weinberg 7 Impulse (GRP) Left Eye Maya Records Impulse (Verve) Legacy/Columbia MCA Infinity Digital Legacy/Epic MCA Cranberries Insane Clown Posse Lideres MCA Nashville Integrity Inc. Lightstorm MCA Special Products International Special Markets Lightyear Entertainment Medicine Inter scope Lil'oe Records (Luke) Mega-Force (Atlantic) Island Def Jam Lil Man Melisma Ventures LLC Island Hip-0 Compilations Lissette Melodiya Island Independent Little David (Atlantic) Mercury Nashville Island Jamaica Little Dog Mercury Nashville Video Island Mercury Living Music Mercury Poly TV Island Mercury Video Living Stereo Mercury Pop Island Music Video Logic Records Mercury Pure Island Poly London Poly TV Mercury RkB Island Poly Video London Records Mercury Records Island Records London Red Ant Mercury Red Ant Island South London Sire Record Group Mesa/Bluemoon Island Vinyl London Slash Metro One J Records London U.S. Mighty Horn JAN Records London Video Milan (Jade Records) Jake Records Longevity Records (NYC) Inc. MJJ Java Records Loose Cannon Mo Thugs Records Jazz-Non US Loosegroove Mo Thugs/Ruthless Jcor Lost Highway Mock k Roll Jersey Records Loud Records/Columbia Modern (Atlantic) Jireh Luaka Bop Mojo Page 3 of 6 last updated: December 20, 2001 Exhibit A RIAA Member Roster and Distributed Labels - 2001 Monument Organized Noise Qwest Records (Warner) Mosh Outburst R.A.L. Motown Hip-0 Compilations Outpost R.A.L. Video Motown New Overbrook Music Radio Universal Motown Premium P&A Radioactive Records Motown R&B Pakaderm RAM Records Motown R&B/Universal Pallas Records Random House Motown Records Palm Video Rap-A-Lot Motown Super Budgets Palma Music, Inc. Rasheeda Motown Video Pangaea Razor & Tie Mouth Almighty Payaso Records Razor Sharp Mozote PBS Records RCA Records MTV Perspective RCA Records Nashville Murder Inc. PCLC RCA Special Products(Buddha) Music for Little People (Rhino) Philips RCA Victor Music One Philips Video Real World Records Music Up Philo Rebound Records Musical Productions Phoenix Music Red Ant Musiteca Platano Red Seal Muxxic Latina Platino Refuge Records Narada Players Club Refugee All Stars Narada Productions Point Blank Rejoice Nas Point Music Relativity Records Neptunes Poly Atlas Reprise Nettwerk Poly Atlas Video Resound New Haven Records Poly TV Restless Records Next Century Records Poly TV (Def Jam) Revolution Records Next Next Entertainment Poly TV (Island) RFC (Warner) Next Plateau Poly TV (Motown) Rhino Exclusive Nick @ Nite Polybeat Records Rhino Music Video Nimbus Polydor Atlas Rhino Records Nonesuch Polydor Country Rhino/Slash Nonesuch Musician Polydor Country Video Rhino/Warner Noo Trybe Polymedia Righteous Babe Records Noontime Portrait Rising Tide Nashville Northsound PRA Records Risky Business Nothing Records Praise Gathering RJO Novus Premium RMM NOW (3) Premium Latin Music Roadrunner NOW (4) Prestige Productions Robbins Entertainment NOW Christmas Priority Records Roc-A-Fella Nu Opp Private Eye Roc-A-Fella Records NVC Arts Private Music Rocc-A-Fella Video NY:LA Music Inc. Proclaim Rocket Records Odyssey Promotions of the World Rocketown Records Odyssey in Minds Eye Protel Rocky Mountain Recorders Okeh PSM Records Ropeadope Omni Psychopathic Records Roswell Records On Point Q Records Rough Ryders Records One Life One Love Quango Rounder Records One Voice Productions, Inc. Quiet Boys Records RPM/Columbia Page 4 of 6 last updated: December 20, 2001 Exhibit A MAA Member Roster and Distributed Labels - 2001 Ruffhouse