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NC MICRO – What do I do each year?
These forms are ONLY for services that have elected to operate as a Noncommercial Microcaster under the Noncommercial Webcaster Rates and Terms pursuant to the Webcaster Settlement Act in accordance with 74 Fed. Reg. 40,614 (Aug. 12, 2009), beginning on page 40,624.
(If you are not a Noncommercial Microcaster, but instead a Noncommercial Webcaster pursuant to the WSA, please visit this category.)
In order to be eligible for Noncommercial Microcaster rates and terms for 2012, a licensee must have timely submitted a Notice of Election for Noncommercial Microcasters. The threshold for the reporting waiver is 44,000 ATH annually, or approximately 12 listeners for 10 hours each day.
2012 RATE/WAIVER: $500 annual minimum fee + $100 reporting waiver.
(Click here for more info on rates, beginning on page 40,624.)
•2012 NONCOMMERCIAL MICROCASTER (WSA) MINIMUM FEE STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FORM: (Excel)
Licensees should submit this form, accompanied by the $500 minimum fee, within 45 days of the end of the month in which they begin creating transmissions, or prior to January 31, 2012 (whichever is later).
•2012 NONCOMMERCIAL MICROCASTER (WSA) NOTICE OF ELECTION FORM (PDF)
In order to operate as a Noncommercial Microcaster in 2012, a Licensee must have submitted a fully completed and signed copy of this Notice of Election (1) within 45 days of the end of the month in which the Licensee began making digital audio transmissions, or (2) by January 31, 2012, whichever date is later. The $100 reporting waiver must accompany the Notice of Election.
REPORTS OF USE: Eligible and compliant Noncommercial Microcasters are NOT required to submit reports of use for 2012.
NOTICE OF USE: As a reminder, all services operating under statutory licensing must file a Notice of Use form with the Copyright Royalty Board before beginning operation (this only needs to be done once, if beginning on or after July 2004). If you have not already done so, or need to amend a previous submission, please send a check or money order for $25 along with this form to the Copyright Royalty board directly.
SO… TO REVIEW:
(1) Make sure that you have submitted the Notice of Use (plus $25, if filing new) to the Copyright Royalty Board. (This is not annual; it is only required once.)
(2) Send the reporting waiver of $100 and the annual minimum fee of $500 prior to Janaury 31, 2012 (or, if starting on or after 2/1, within 45 days of the end of the month in which you begin streaming.) Do not forget to sign and complete both accompanying forms, and send them with the payments. (The combined payments may be on a single check/money order, if desired.)
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