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A poem by Mary Oliver from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

Tickets are still available our event this Thursday honoring Arthur Sze, winner of the 2024 Bobbitt Prize for Poetry. The event will take place in the James Madison Building's Mumford Room starting at 6:30pm EST.

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Library Appoints New Chief for National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

The Library of Congress has named Rachael Stoeltje as the new chief of the Library’s National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, which includes the Library’s Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, beginning in January 2025.

Stoeltje will oversee the state-of-the-art facility where the Library of Congress acquires, preserves and provides access to the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of films, television programs, radio broadcasts and sound recordings.

Before joining the Library of Congress, Stoeltje was the director of the Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive since 2010 where she grew the archive and oversaw the university’s film Mass Digitization and Preservation Initiative. She also serves as president of the Association of Moving Image Archivists where she oversees global symposia, an annual conference, and initiatives to expand diversity in moving image preservation.

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December 3, 2024

Issue 321

Copyright Royalty Judges Announce Cost of Living Adjustment to Public Broadcasters Compulsory License Royalty Rate

The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the royalty rate that noncommercial radio stations at certain colleges, universities, and other educational institutions that are not affiliated with National Public Radio must pay for the use in 2025 of published nondramatic musical compositions in the SESAC and GMR repertories pursuant to the statutory license under the Copyright Act for noncommercial broadcasting.  This rate is applicable for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025.  For more information, click here.

Copyright Royalty Judges Publish Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates for Phonorecords Statutory License

The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment (COLA) in the royalty rates for the statutory license for making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works regarding physical phonorecords and Permanent Downloads.  These rates are applicable for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025. For more information, click here.

Copyright Royalty Judges Announce Cost of Living Adjustment to Satellite Carrier Compulsory License Royalty Rates

The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 2.6 percent in the royalty rates satellite carriers pay for a compulsory license under the Copyright Act.  The COLA is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from October 2023 to October 2024.  These rates are applicable for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025.  For more information, click here.

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