37 CFR § 383.4 - Distribution of royalties.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t37/s383.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "37 CFR § 383.4 - Distribution of royalties."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "383.4"
section_name: "Distribution of royalties."
chapter_name: "COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES"
part_number: "383"
part_name: "RATES AND TERMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION TRANSMISSIONS AND THE REPRODUCTION OF EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS BY CERTAIN NEW SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "17 U.S.C. 112(e), 114, and 801(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "91 FR 11472, Mar. 10, 2026, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "383"
---


# 383.4 Distribution of royalties.

The Collective must promptly distribute royalties received from Licensees to Copyright Owners and Performers that are entitled thereto, or to their designated agents. The Collective shall only be responsible for making distributions to those who provide the Collective with information as is necessary to identify and pay the correct recipient. The Collective must distribute royalties on a basis that values all usage by a Licensee equally based upon the information provided under the Reports of Use requirements for Licensees pursuant to § 370.4 of this chapter and this part. However, in any case in which a Licensee has not provided a compliant Report of Use, whether for the License Period or otherwise, and the board of directors of the Collective determines that further efforts to seek the missing Report of Use from the Licensee would not be warranted, the Collective may distribute the royalties associated with the Licensee's missing Report of Use on the basis of Reports of Use for the corresponding calendar year filed by other Licensees.