Royalty Remix: CRB Sets Satellite Radio Rates for 2028-2032 Tunes
Published Date: 12/31/2025
Notice
Summary
The Copyright Royalty Board is kicking off a process to set fair prices and rules for satellite radio and certain subscription music services from 2028 to 2032. Companies that want to join this rate-setting game must file a petition and pay a $150 fee by January 30, 2026. This means new costs and terms are on the horizon for these music services, so everyone’s gearing up for the next five years of tunes and tech.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Rate-setting for 2028–2032 music services
The Copyright Royalty Judges have started a proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for the digital performance of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings by satellite radio and “preexisting” subscription services for the period January 1, 2028 through December 31, 2032.
$150 petition filing fee and deadline
If you want to participate in the rate proceeding, you must file a Petition to Participate and pay a $150 filing fee by January 30, 2026.
Mandatory eCRB form filing (no uploads)
Petitions to Participate must be completed and filed using the Copyright Royalty Board’s eCRB online form at https://app.crb.gov/ and the fee must be paid in eCRB; parties must not upload a petition document.
Who may represent parties in proceedings
Only attorneys admitted to the bar in one or more states or the District of Columbia and members in good standing may represent parties before the Judges; only individuals may represent themselves without legal counsel (see 37 CFR 303.2).
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