by section 106 shall, with respect to
the works specified by subsection (b) and the activities specified by
subsection (d), be subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed
by this section.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the antitrust laws, any owners of
copyright in published nondramatic musical works and published
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works and any public broadcasting
entities, respectively, may negotiate and agree upon the terms and rates
of royalty payments and the proportionate division of fees paid among
various copyright owners, and may designate common agents to negotiate,
agree to, pay, or receive payments.
(1) Any owner of copyright in a work specified in this subsection or any
public broadcasting entity may submit to the Librarian of Congress
proposed licenses covering such activities with respect to such works.
The Librarian of Congress shall proceed on the basis of the proposals
submitted to it as well as any other relevant information. The Librarian
of Congress shall permit any interested party to submit information
relevant to such proceedings.
(2) License agreements voluntarily negotiated at any time between one or
more copyright owners and one or more public broadcasting entities shall
be given effect in lieu of any determination by the Librarian of
Congress: *Provided*, That copies of such agreements are filed in the
Copyright Office within thirty days of execution in accordance with
regulations that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe.
(3) In the absence of license agreements negotiated under paragraph (2),
the Librarian of Congress shall, pursuant to chapter 8, convene a
copyright arbitration royalty panel to determine and publish in the
Federal Register a schedule of rates and terms which, subject to
paragraph (2), shall be binding on all owners of copyright in works
specified by this subsection and public broadcasting entities,
regardless of whether such copyright owners have submitted proposals to
the Librarian of Congress. In establishing such rates and terms the
copyright arbitration royalty panel may consider the rates for
comparable circumstances under voluntary license agreements negotiated
as provided in paragraph (2). The Librarian of Congress shall also
establish requirements by which copyright owners may receive reasonable
notice of the use of their works under this section, and under which
records of such use shall be kept by public broadcasting
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