Before the COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES Washington, D.C. ___________________________________ ) In the Matter of ) ) Docket No. 14-CRB-0011-SD (2013) Distribution of the 2013 ) 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 distribution proceeding regarding the 2013 satellite royalty funds (“2013 Proceeding”) and requesting petitions to participate from interested parties, 80 Fed. Reg. 32182 (June 5, 2015) (“Notice”), the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (“MPAA”), its member companies and other producers and distributors of network and 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”),1 hereby petition the Copyright Royalty Judges (“Judges”) to participate in both Phase I and Phase II of the 2013 Proceeding, as required by 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(2)(ii). Historically, at the Phase I level of each royalty year’s distribution proceeding, MPAA has represented the interests of all Program Suppliers. MPAA intends to represent those same interests in Phase I of the 2013 Proceeding. 1 The definitions of the “Program Suppliers” and other Phase I program categories were adopted by the Phase I parties in a prior proceeding and continue to be followed by the parties, see Joint Motion Of The Phase I Parties To Adopt Stipulation As To Claimant Group Categorization And Scope Of Claims, Docket No. 2007-3 CRB CD 2004- 2005 at Exhibit A (October 2, 2009) , except that for satellite royalty distribution purposes, network programs are compensable. 6923151.2/43507-00078 In Phase II of the 2013 Proceeding, MPAA will represent the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers exclusively. The MPAA-represented Program Suppliers for each satellite royalty year at issue are identified in Attachment A hereto.2 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 2013 Proceeding. As copyright owners of the majority of programming broadcast on stations whose signals were carried by satellite systems as distant signals in the year 2013, the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers have a significant interest in the subject matter of the 2013 Proceeding, and request that this Joint Petition to Participate in both Phase I and Phase II of the 2013 Proceeding be granted. As required by the Judges’ regulations and the Notice, MPAA-represented Program Suppliers have attached a check with their $150 filing fee. See 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(4); Notice at 32182-83. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Judges should grant the MPAA-represented Program Suppliers’ joint petition to participate in the 2013 Proceeding. 2 MPAA is also submitting an electronic copy of Attachment A as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The electronic copy of Attachment A is included on the CD ROM that accompanies this filing. The “Claim Type” designation on Attachment A identifies claimants filing joint claims with “J,” claimants listed within joint claims with “W,” and claimants filing individual claims with “I.” 6923151.2/43507-00078 Respectfully submitted, Dated: July 6, 2015 Gregory 0. Olan ran D.C. Bar No. 455784 Lucy Holmes Plovnick D.C. Bar No. 488752 Whitney S. Nonnette C.A. Bar No. 295222 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 6923151.2/43507-00078 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 6th day of July, 2015, 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. 41-ev,w4) -P„eboi,k Lucy Holmes Plovnick 6923151,2/43507-00078 SERVICE LIST JOINT SPORTS CLAIMANTS DEVOTIONAL CLAIMANTS Robert Alan Garrett Clifford M. Harrington Charles G. Curtis, Jr. PILLSBURY WINTHROP Michael Kientzle SHAW PITTMAN LLP ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 1200 17th Street NW 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Washington, D.C. 20004-1206 Arnold P. Lutzker LUTZKER & LUTZKER LLP 1233 20th Street, NW Suite 703 Washington, DC 20036 BROADCASTER CLAIMANTS GROUP John I. Stewart, Jr. Ann Mace CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004-2595 6923151.2/43507-00078 MUSIC CLAIMANTS AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS 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, ZUMWALT & 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 6923151.2/43507-00078 ATTACHMENT A ATTACHMENT A CLAIM CLAIM CLAIM 2013 SATELLITE, MPAA-REPRESENTED CLAIMANTS YEAR NUMBER TYPE "FIRST TWENTY MILLION" FILMPRODUKTION GMBH & CO. KG 2013 41 W "JOE SOMEBODY" FILMPRODUKTION GMBH & CO. KG 2013 41 W "SHALLOW HAL" FILMPRODUKTION GMBH & CO. KG. 2013 41 W "UNFAITHFUL" FILMPRODUKTION GMBH & CO. KG 2013 41 W 10 FRANCS SARL 2013 40 W 12 PINGÜINOS DIBUJOS ANIMADOS, S.L. 2013 82 W 12:05 AM PRODUCTIONS, LLC 2013 117 W 127 SERVICE, INC. 2013 41 W 13 PRODUCTION SAS 2013 40 W 14 PIES AUDIOVISUAL, S.L. 2013 82 W 19 TV LIMITED 2013 141 W 1A PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 2013 1 W 220 PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W 28 WEEKS LTD. 2013 41 W 29 LETRAS, S.L.L. 2013 82 W 2929 ENTERTAINMENT LLC 2013 159 W 2929 PRODUCTIONS LLC 2013 41 W 3 DOORS PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2013 141 W 3 KOMA 93, S.A. 2013 82 W 30 SQUADRON RAAF BEAUFIGHTER ASSOCIATION 2013 40 W 360 DEGREE FILMS PTY LTD 2013 40 W 3C FILMS GROUP S.R.L. 2013 82 W 3D FILMS PTY LTD 2013 40 W 3DD ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2013 1 W 4 BARRES PRODUCCIONS AUDIOVISUALS 2013 82 W 4 WINDS FILMS LTD 2013 40 W 4116372 CANADA INC. 2013 81 W 46664 CONCERTS SA 2013 40 W 4K MEDIA, INC 2013 61 I 5 FILMS DISTRIBUCIONES, S.L. 2013 82 W 500DS FILMS, INC. 2013 41 W 59 EN CONSERVA, S.L. 2013 82 W 60 DEGREES NORTH PTY LTD 2013 40 W 6IXTY FOOT PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W 7 & 7 PRODUCERS' SALES SERVICES LTD 2013 1 W 700 GRAMOS CREATIVIDAD, S.L. 2013 82 W 8TH IN LINE PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W 9 STORY ENTERPRISES INC 2013 1 W 99 PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2013 41 W A BIGGER PICTURE LIMITED 2013 40 W A CONTRACORRIENTE FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W A FEW BEST MEN PTY LTD 2013 40 W A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC 2013 62 I A. LLORENS OLIVÉ P.C., S.A. 2013 82 W A.G. FILMS, S.A. 2013 82 W A.T.P.I.P. 2013 82 W A.V. EL ALAMO, S.A. 2013 82 W AAA ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD 2013 40 W AARDMAN ANIMATIONS 2013 1 W 1 ATTACHMENT A CLAIM CLAIM CLAIM 2013 SATELLITE, MPAA-REPRESENTED CLAIMANTS YEAR NUMBER TYPE ABACO MOVIES, S.L. 2013 82 W ABANO PRODUCCIONS, S.L. 2013 82 W ABC CABLE NETWORKS GROUP 2013 157 W ABC FAMILY 2013 157 W ABC SIGNATURE STUDIOS, INC. 2013 117 W ABC STUDIOS 2013 157 W ABC STUDIOS 2013 117 W ABEJUZ, S.L. 2013 82 W ABORIGINAL NATIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W ABRA PROD, S.L. 2013 82 W ABRACADABRA FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W ABS PRODUCTION-BARCELONA, S.L. 2013 82 W ABSENTA FILMS PRODUCCIONES, S.L. 2013 82 W ABSINTHE WITHOUT LEAVE PTY. LTD. 2013 41 W ABYSSINIA FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W AC NO FILM 2013 82 W ACA2, INC. 2013 41 W ACACIA FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 2013 87 I ACAPELA FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W ACC ACTION CONCEPT CINEMA GMBH & CO. KG 2013 159 W ACCENSUM IBERICA, S.L. 2013 82 W ACI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2013 141 W ACORN MEDIA GROUP INC 2013 1 W ACP MAGAZINES LTD 2013 40 W ACTAEON FILMS LIMITED 2013 82 W ACTEON, S.C.C.L. 2013 82 W ACTION CONCEPT 2013 159 W ACTION CONCEPT FILM UND STUNTPRODUKTION GMBH 2013 159 W ACTION IMAGE GMBH & CO. KG 2013 159 W ACTIVA FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W ACTIVETV PTY LTD 2013 40 W ACTIVIDADES MEDIATICAS AUDIOVISUALES, S.L. 2013 82 W ADA DE PLUTO, S.L. 2013 82 W ADAI FILMES, S.L. 2013 82 W ADALUZ PRODUCCIONES, S.L. 2013 82 W ADAM ELLIOT PICTURES PTY LTD 2013 40 W ADAM LLC 2013 41 W ADAM PHILIP SÈBIRE 2013 40 W ADELA MEDIA LTD 2013 82 W ADELAIDE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2013 41 W ADELAIDE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2013 136 W ADÍ PRODUCCIONES, S.L. 2013 82 W ADIVINA, S.L. 2013 82 W AD--‐LIB THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD 2013 40 W ADN PLAY FILMS, S.L. 2013 82 W ADNESS ENTERTAINMENT CO. LTD. 2013 159 W ADONIS FILMS PTY LTD 2013 40 W ADORACION MARTINEZ ALFARO 2013 82 W 2 ATTACHMENT A CLAIM CLAIM CLAIM 2013 SATELLITE, MPAA-REPRESENTED CLAIMANTS YEAR NUMBER TYPE ADRENALIN LTD 2013 40 W ADRIANA CHELSEA ENTERPRISES 2013 34 W ADULT VIDEO FILMS, S.L.