Petition to participate

Both phases

Pursuant to the Notice published at 84 Fed. Reg. 65,938 (Aug. 13, 2024), 17 U.S.C. §§ 801(b)(3), 803(b), and 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(2)(ii), the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Hockey League, and Women’s National Basketball Association (collectively “Joint Sports Claimants” or “JSC”) jointly submit this Petition to Participate in Phase I (“Allocation Phase”) and Phase II (“Distribution Phase”) of the above-referenced cable royalty distribution proceeding. JSC have a “significant interest” in this proceeding, within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. §§ 803(b)(1)(B), 803(b)(2)(C) and 37 C.F.R. § 351.1(b)(2)(ii)(D). JSC — as well as the affiliated clubs, athletic conferences, and academic institutions they represent — own the copyrights in numerous non-network telecasts of live professional and collegiate team sports events. JSC members have actively participated in every cable royalty distribution proceeding conducted since enactment of the Section 111 cable compulsory license. JSC have routinely demonstrated the substantial relative value of the Phase I sports category and their programming, and they have received a significant share of the royalties paid for the Section 111 license over the last four and a half decades.

Michael E Kientzle

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Jeremy W Dutra

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Rosemary Szanyi

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Daniel A Cantor

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Philip R Hochberg

Rosemary Szanyi

The counsel or representative that filed this joint petition certifies that, as of the date of submission of the joint petition, such counsel or representative has the authority and consent of the participants to represent them in the royalty rate proceeding.

09/12/2024