Ga. murder trial's focus on victim's widow (AP)

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Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for iPad

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Thomas Alter: Live-Blogging the NBA 'Rising Stars' Challenge

9:04- We're live at American Airlines Arena in Orlando for the "Rising Stars" Challenge, or the "these guys shouldn't be out legally in Orlando tonight but still will be" game. Yes, I know nobody cares about this. We'll get that out of the way early.

9:06- Shaq and Barkley are rocking the mic in front of this weak-sounding crowd. Just like Inside the NBA, Barkley is funny and Shaq is stiff and awkward. The only good thing about Big Diesel being up there is the crazed Orlando fans who still boo him. Hope Dwight is watching!

9:08- Coaches are introduced. I think Ron Adams would rather spend Christmas in a Gulag than be here.

9:09- I didn't realize Gordon Hayward was still in the league. * Just looked up his numbers. Averaging almost 10 a game. Looks like the joke's on me.

9:09- The pregame interview between Craig Sager, Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio may set television back 25 years. Sager is dressed like Cee Lo Green on acid, and can't spit out a question. Rubio looks like he wants to strangle Lin for completely overshadowing him. Seriously, Rubio's had a great rookie season, but he could walk through Times Square and nobody would recognize him or care.

9:15- Oh wait. They're actually going to play a game tonight.

9:20- DeMarcus Cousins is dominating early most likely because nobody wants to get near him.

9:22- How awesome would it have been if Blake Griffin had played in the Celebrity game rather than this one? Blake dunking over Vinny from Jersey Shore and stuffing chubby Tim Hardaway would get monster ratings.

9:30- Greg Monroe is the antithesis of what All-Star Weekend is supposed to be about. A big man shooting 20 footers, setting picks and trying to rebound. Get this guy out of here.

9:33- I've probably been to 20 Wizards games this year and John Wall is playing way harder tonight than he has in Washington. I know this game's on TNT while the Wizards play on DC Public Access, but still. Speaking of the Wizards, are you telling me Arne Duncan wouldn't get minutes for them? He'd instantly have the highest bball IQ on the team and could probably beat Rashard Lewis down the floor.

9:38- Lin has played about 3 minutes tonight. That's quietly great news for the Knicks, seeing as they only have two other guys who can dribble and will need him for the stretch run.

9:45- Kyrie Irving has taken over this game with four straight threes. Sure he's a great player but he's never beaten Newark Academy in his life. (Alma mater!) Seriously though, has there been a more underrated first overall pick of the past 10 years? All we heard about before and after the draft was what Kyrie can't do. Now we all know that he can do more than most guards in the league.

10:00- Awkward, unintentional camera shot of a cheerleader on Shaq's lap, with some random guy ogling her. I guess everyone in Orlando doesn't hate him after all.

10:07- Predictions for the 2nd half: Kyrie goes 16 for 16. Jeremy Lin is named MVP even though he only scores 3 points. Ron Adams resigns before the game is over.

10:12- It turns out tonight is coach Mike Fratello's birthday. Just a guess but I doubt he's getting bottle service tonight with his players.

10:20- The game has officially picked up. Kyrie is 7-7 from 3, Blake just threw an alley-oop to himself from the foul line, and Cousins just shot a 35 foot three. I love the NBA.

10:24- FREE GORDON HAYWARD.

10:26- Hayward has been freed and is scoring!

10:28- Kevin Harlan and Kenny Smith keep telling Lin stories that we've heard 100,000 times over the past three days. I know there's not exactly a lot of new material but come on.

10:29- You have to feel for Kemba Walker. He went from a bona fide superstar in college, to a sad afterthought in the pros. Such is life when you're drafted into the abyss that is the Charlotte Bobcats.

10:40- The game has devolved into a complete free for all. Windmill dunks, 5 on 0 breaks and less defense than the French in World War II. Anybody have some Kool-Aid for Coach Adams?

10:51-Wall has now caught an alley-oop from everybody in the building. If this guy were four inches taller he'd approach Griffin territory.

10:55- We're mercifully coming to a close here. No late game theatrics, unless you count Monroe stripping Wall as he tried to set up another dunk. Not that we're close, but what is league protocol on brawls in All-Star events? I'm sure Cousins will find out before too long.

11:03- Game is over. I've disregarded any post game "reaction" and given out my own awards.
Kyrie wins MVP. Adams wins LVP. Wall wins the "times I wished I played for a competent franchise" award. Griffin wins best "I could care less about this game but I'm still way better than everybody." Biggest Loser - Me for doubting Hayward and for having to watch the whole game.

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Pets of the Week: From cats to kittens, Beagles to Basenji mix ...

February 24, 2012 4:32PM

Mister Pudge, 1, is the quintissential curious cat. Find him at HELP.

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Bo

Age: 4 years old

Breed: Tan and white cat

Background: Bo and his sister Lucy were adopted together as kittens, but were returned because of circumstances beyond their family?s control. They have been staying in a foster home since.

Personality: Bo, described as a ?big lug? of a cat, is very friendly and hopes to find a home with his sister Lucy.

Adoption fee: $100

Where to find this pet: Call Paws and Purrs Humane Society, an all-volunteer feline rescue group, at 630-897-8738 or visit www.pawsandpurrs.org. Adoptions are held from 1 to 5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month at the North Aurora Petco, 1660 Orchard Gateway Blvd., and from 1 to 5 p.m. the last Sunday of the month at the Oswego Petco, 3066 Route 34.

Benny

Age: 2 1/2 years old

Breed: Basenji mix

Personality: Benny adores a good game of chase with his buddies ? he instigates playtime with the other dogs whenever he can. But he enjoys people as much as dogs, and will happily play fetch with a toddler. Benny prances when he?s excited and will dance around on his hind legs for a treat. He?s also a cuddly boy.

Other: He walks well on a leash and lets you know when he needs outside. He?s already neutered, crate-trained, housebroken and current on his shots.

Adoption fee: $175

Where to find this pet: Call Rover Rescue, an all-volunteer dog rescue group, at 630-897-7454.

Mister Pudge

Age: 1 year and 4 months

Personality: This cat likes to move in slow motion, checking everything out to make sure he does not miss a thing! He likes to be carried around with his head hanging over the back of the shoulder so he can see what is going on. He gets along with all of the cats, as well as, his foster home?s three dogs.

Other: He is completely litter box trained. He would not do well with young children younger than 5.

Where to find this pet: Call HELP at 877-364-2286 or visit www.helpinganimals.org.

Phyllis

Age: Almost 4 years old

Breed: Black-and-white spotted

Background: She and her siblings came to us when they were only 2 weeks old, and were without a mom.

Personality: Phyllis is very social and friendly. Since she was raised by a human ?mom,? she is very social, friendly and loves people. She also loves playing with her other kitty friends.

Where to find this pet: Call Paws and Purrs Humane Society at 630-897-8738 or visit www.pawsandpurrs.org.

Drake

Age: 4 years old

Breed: Beagle

Background: This lovable Beagle was found roaming a street.

Personality: The perfect blend of energy and affection, 25-pound Drake loves to play fetch and snuggle. This gentle and spirited dog gets along great with his foster sister (an 8-year-old Beagle) and does well gated in the kitchen with her while his foster parents are at work.

Other: He is house trained and comes when he is called. He?s very eager to please and is working on his basic training behaviors. He is up to date on all of his shots, neutered and micro-chipped.

Where to find this pet: Call HELP at 877-364-2286 or visit www.helpinganimals.org.

Ryan

Age: Almost 2 years old

Breed: Large, all black

Background: Ryan was rescued by Paws and Purrs just before the blizzard in January 2011, so he has been in foster care for a year now.

Personality: He is a very friendly and laid back guy with people, gets along with other cats, although he will try to dominate them, if given the chance. He plays a little rough, so a home without small children would be ideal.

Adoption fee: $100

Where to find this pet: Call Paws and Purrs Humane Society at 630-897-8738 or visit www.pawsandpurrs.org.

Tyson

Age: 3 years old

Breed: Domestic black short hair

Background: He was a transfer from Aurora and has been at ADOPT since October 2010.

Personality: Yes, his name is Tyson, but he doesn?t fight ? in fact he is a gentleman who takes his time in getting into a relationship. He lives with several other cats and pretty much gets along with everybody. Some say he is a sweet boy who won?t love you and leave you. He would like a nice household with people who can appreciate some cuddle time.

Adoption fee: $50

Other: All animals at ADOPT are vet checked, spayed or neutered, micro-chipped and are up to date on age-related vaccines.

Where to find this pet: Contact ADOPT Pet Shelter, a no-kill, nonprofit, animal shelter at 420 Industrial Drive, Naperville, at 630-355-2299. Visit www.adoptpetshelter.org.

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Luck, Griffin get chance to meet with NFL scouts

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck leaves the podium following a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? The Andrew Luck Sweepstakes is heading into its homestretch.

After being billed as the No. 1 draft pick for the past two years, Luck finally will have a chance to prove he can live up to the billing.

Before meeting with team officials Friday night, Luck and Heisman winner Robert Griffin III both spoke with reporters at the NFL's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. One of those two quarterbacks almost certainly will return to town this spring as the heir to Peyton Manning.

Indianapolis holds the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft, and team owner Jim Irsay already has said the Colts will take a quarterback.

Griffin is hoping to crash a draft that has been billed as the Luck sweepstakes for more than year.

Associated Press

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More remains linked to "Speed Freak Killers' found (AP)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - More human remains were recovered Thursday near the Northern California site where two victims of a convicted serial killer were recently found, authorities said.

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The new iVillage franchise Oh, Really! has fun facts about scavenger hunts. Get tips on how you can use the classic group game to pull your kids away from the TV! Check back each week for more interesting tidbits you can share with your friends!

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Religion And Politics Don't Mix, Major Religious Groups Tell ...

After Rick Santorum ignited controversy over the weekend by saying President Barack Obama has a "phony" and "different theology" that's not "based on the Bible," and amid ongoing discomfort among some politicians and religious figures over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, a coalition of major religious organizations is calling on presidential candidates to keep religion out of politics.

On Tuesday, the Anti-Defamation League, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Interfaith Alliance released a "statement of principles" on religion in political campaigns that calls on candidates vying for office to feel comfortable explaining their religious conviction to voters but also warn that "there is a point when an emphasis on religion becomes inappropriate and even unsettling in a religiously diverse society such as ours.?

The call has been endorsed by 14 major Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh organizations, and asks candidates to:

• Attempt to fulfill the promise of America by seeking to serve and be responsive to the full range of constituents, irrespective of their religion.

• Conduct their campaigns without appeals, overt or implicit, for support based upon religion.

• Reject appeals or messages to voters that reflect religious prejudice, bias, or stereotyping.

• Engage in vigorous debate on important and disputed issues, without deliberately encouraging division in the electorate along religious lines, or between voters who characterize themselves as religious and voters who do not.

?Candidates do not have to check their religion at the door of the offices they seek. But they need to understand that they serve people of other faiths and of no faith. Resorting to religious language that sets people of faith against each other harms political discourse and sows religious discord,? said J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, in a statement.

Anti-Defamation League national director Abraham Foxman encouraged candidates to "avoid overt appeals for support on the basis of religion" and set a "proper tone" when it comes to discussing their beliefs and those of others.

The Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of Interfaith Alliance, said he has been "deeply disturbed by the disproportionate role religion has played during recent election cycles with some candidates seeming to be running for ?pastor-in-chief?" and that "a line is crossed when a candidate implies that they should receive your vote because of their faith."

Religion has played a significant role in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, with appeals to evangelicals propelling former Senator Santorum (R-Pa.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to wins in places such as Iowa and South Carolina. Polls have shown that many voters are uncomfortable with electing a president who is a Mormon, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Romney. Mormons believe in Jesus Christ and see themselves as Christians, although many other Christians question the church's theology.

The recent controversy over federal requirements for employers to provide contraception coverage under health insurance plans have fueled accusations that the Obama administration has a war on religion. After Santorum's comments on Obama's theology, the Rev. Franklin Graham appeared on television Tuesday and said that Obama is seen as a "son of Islam." Inaccurate rumors that Obama is secretly a Muslim have persisted since he was a senator.

"Religion in Political Campaigns -- An Interfaith Statement of Principles" was signed by: the American Islamic Congress; American Jewish Committee; Anti-Defamation League; Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty; Interfaith Alliance; Islamic Society of North America; Hindu American Foundation; Muslim Advocates; National Council of Churches USA; Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund; Sikh Coalition; Union for Reform Judaism; The United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society; and the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries.

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It?s Democrats who are putting focus on birth control (Washington Post)

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Kyle Busch edges Stewart to win Shootout (AP)

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Reconnecting With The One That Got Away - Relationships ...

Ah, the ?One That Got Away?. We have all had the experience men, losing some girl we actually looked after. There?s a variety of reasons this might happen, from fights that were not resolved, to arguments over money or jobs, to merely moving apart with time. For reasons uknown, we very often find ourselves searching back at our way of life and our past associations, recognizing that you want to reunite and among our former love. If you are for the reason that boat, you will find a couple of tips to bear in mind while you make an effort to regain your lost love.

First, you will need to locate them again. For the way sometime ago you last spoken with ?The One?, you may have lost tabs on them. If that is the situation, you will need to perform a bit of work to be able to find them. Fortunately, using the progress of technology, it?s become simpler than ever before to do this. Looking at social networks to ascertain if your lost love has became a member of, contact old buddies to try to locate somebody that understands how to find her, and find out if all of your old methods for contacting (telephone numbers, emails, etc.) still work.

Then, get in touch again. If you have only been split up a short time, this may be as easy as creating a telephone call or delivering out a fast email message. For extended split up periods, you will need to take more time reconnecting. Begin by telling your former passion for the bond you?d, telling her from the good occasions you?d together, and researching what she?s completed with her existence because you last spoke. (Discovering if she?s presently unattached will certainly be considered a positive thing, considering your ultimate goal of fixing your relationship.)

Once you have damaged the ice, you?re ready to arrive at the heart from the matter: explaining your emotions, and justifying fixing your relationship. It will likely be tempting to consider things gradually, to bop around the topic of the reason why you made the decision to achieve to her, but all that will do is drag things out making the lady you are attempting to regain concered about your motives, the last factor you would like should you aspire to reclaim her heart. Rather, most probably, be direct, and are available out together with your about fixing your relationship.

Finally, exercise any problems that still remain between both you and your lost love. While it is possible that the relationship simply fell apart due to growing physical or emotional distance between both you and your ex-girlfriend, there may have been some other reasons resulting in the split up. If that?s the case, you will need to work them out to be able to truly reunite together with your lost love. For the way your relationship ended, this might take a great deal of effort from you, but when she is really the choice for you, it ought to be worthwhile.

That?s it. Should you follow these easy steps, you ought to have no problems in making certain that ?The One That Got Away? becomes the ?The One Who?s Here to Stay?. (Although, you will possibly not wish to call her that to her face it?s a bit dorky.)

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Physiotherapy Training ? How to be an actual Therapist (Your Great ...

Physical therapists are usually experts who will be educated to apply numerous treatment and use methods for managing problems or perhaps accidental injuries that create your restricted body movements of people. An actual physical psychologist functions hand in hand along with people to reduce the pain sensation in the accidental injuries or even increase the person?s freedom. To put it briefly, physiotherapists aid people to prevent additional actual accidental injuries by means of health and fitness as well as regular health and fitness routines. If you are intending to physical therapy programs, initially you need to discover a very good physical therapy college to have superb training as well as coaching.

1: Build a College Degree System

As being a preparing regarding admission to the masteral degree program, you should initial get yourself a college degree inside a course. There?s no distinct degree courses becoming required so long as your course is made up of pertinent science and math courses. The main themes you need to consume your own college degree course are usually physics, anatomy, hormone balance as well as chemistry and biology. It?s going to be described as a appealing aspect in case you might take the hours being a offer about the physiotherapy office of clinics or perhaps hospitals. Many PT colleges offering physiotherapy masteral degree plans call for student candidates to own a few first-hand instruction within search engine optimization.

A couple of: Obtain a Scholar Degree

It?s a general requirement of radiation therapist salary to end one of several physical therapy doctorate or perhaps master?s degree plans accredited over the United states Therapy Connection or perhaps APTA. Customer?s degree plans typically are usually A couple of as well as 50 % decades, while it takes 3 years to accomplish the doctorate degree program.

Step 3: Build a Post degree residency System

After finishing the masteral college enter in a certified physical therapist college, you need to show up at the post degree residency program to organize for a job. As mandated by APTA, post degree residency plans will include roughly 1500 hours of physiotherapy apply within the formal setting up Being unfaithful to 3 years. Over these plans, inhabitants support your advice of qualified physiotherapists. Citizens can assess as well as diagnose people though moment instruction within a location of expertise.

Fourth step: Go ahead and take Therapy Licensure Assessment

An actual physical psychologist is only able to apply his or her job following obtaining a permit. Certain requirements regarding licensing depend upon which usually point out you want to apply. Within general, claims call for that will prospects possess masteral levels over the accredited PT colleges. Soon to be physiotherapists in america are required to pass the country?s Therapy Examination or perhaps NPTA, which is often given over the Federation of Point out Planks of Therapy.

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As being a physical therapist, you will possess an alternative becoming a consultant in the area of veterinary technician. You can do this by permitting the qualification in the United states Table of Therapy Areas of expertise or perhaps ABPTS. The most frequent areas are usually neurology, geriatrics, orthopedics, as well as sports activities. Most physiotherapists who would like to continue to specialization has to be qualified physiotherapists previously. Additionally it is critical that they need at least A couple of,000 hours of apply within whichever niche these people pick.

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China to launch next manned spacecraft in summer

BEIJING | Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:09am EST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch its next manned space mission sometime between June and August, which will attempt to dock with an experimental module launched last year, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday.

It will be China's fourth manned space mission since 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei orbited Earth 14 times, becoming the country's first man in space.

For the next mission, three astronauts will attempt to dock with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 module, launched on September 29 as part of China's exploratory preparations for a space lab, Xinhua said.

China has already carried out a successful docking test between an unnamed spacecraft and the Tiangong 1.

"The new space docking mission is ... another chance for China to test its docking technology," Xinhua cited an unnamed spokesman for China's manned space program as saying.

"The three crew members ... will enter the Tiangong 1 vehicle to live and work there, conducting space science experiments," it added, without elaborating.

China aims to have a fully fledged space station by about 2020.

However, it is still far from catching up with the established space superpowers: the United States and Russia.

Russia, the United States and other countries jointly operate the 400-tonne International Space Station, to which China does not belong.

But the United States will not test a new rocket to take people into space until 2017, and Russia has said manned missions are no longer a priority.

China also plans an unmanned moon landing and deployment of a moon rover. Scientists have raised the possibility of sending a man to the moon around 2020.

(Reporting by Sally Huang and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

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The Celltex Affair

Last week, my colleague at the University of Minnesota Leigh Turner began blogging and tweeting about the conflicts of interest raised by housing the American Journal of Bioethics at Celltex. In response, a number of confusing and conflicting statements were issued by Celltex, McGee, and the editorial staff of the journal. McGee announced that he was resigning as editor, and that his wife would share his vacated spot on the masthead with a scholar at Stanford. On Thursday, Feb. 16, John Lantos, a pediatrician and former president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, announced that he had resigned from the editorial board and was boycotting the journal. ?If, as we?ve been told, [the publisher of the journal] really asked Glenn McGee to stay on as editor once he?d taken a job at Celltex, and if they really believed that the resulting conflicts-of-interest were manageable, one must wonder about both their judgment and their mission,? Lantos wrote. ?Imagine that the editor of the New England Journal took a job as Vice President at Merck, and the Mass Medical Society asked him to stay on as editor, opining that the conflicts of interest would be manageable. One might rightly wonder, 'What are these people smoking?' ?

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State Media Says Iran Will Cut Oil to 6 European Nations

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Officials in Tehran plan to pre-emptively halt Oil exports to six countries, Iranian state media reported, in response to the West?s economic sanctions. ...

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How Warren Buffett Looks at Stocks vs. Gold Investing

02/14/12 Rancho Santana, Nicaragua ? Where we part company with Warren Buffet?

Here?s the Sage of Omaha, explaining, in Fortune Magazine, why bonds are dangerous:

Investments that are denominated in a given currency include money-market funds, bonds, mortgages, bank deposits, and other instruments. Most of these currency-based investments are thought of as ?safe.? In truth they are among the most dangerous of assets. Their beta may be zero, but their risk is huge.

Over the past century these instruments have destroyed the purchasing power of investors in many countries, even as these holders continued to receive timely payments of interest and principal. This ugly result, moreover, will forever recur. Governments determine the ultimate value of money, and systemic forces will sometimes cause them to gravitate to policies that produce inflation. From time to time such policies spin out of control.

Even in the US, where the wish for a stable currency is strong, the dollar has fallen a staggering 86% in value since 1965, when I took over management of Berkshire. It takes no less than $7 today to buy what $1 did at that time. Consequently, a tax-free institution would have needed 4.3% interest annually from bond investments over that period to simply maintain its purchasing power. Its managers would have been kidding themselves if they thought of any portion of that interest as ?income.?

For taxpaying investors like you and me, the picture has been far worse. During the same 47-year period, continuous rolling of US Treasury bills produced 5.7% annually. That sounds satisfactory. But if an individual investor paid personal income taxes at a rate averaging 25%, this 5.7% return would have yielded nothing in the way of real income. This investor?s visible income tax would have stripped him of 1.4 points of the stated yield, and the invisible inflation tax would have devoured the remaining 4.3 points. It?s noteworthy that the implicit inflation ?tax? was more than triple the explicit income tax that our investor probably thought of as his main burden. ?In God We Trust? may be imprinted on our currency, but the hand that activates our government?s printing press has been all too human.

High interest rates, of course, can compensate purchasers for the inflation risk they face with currency-based investments ? and indeed, rates in the early 1980s did that job nicely. Current rates, however, do not come close to offsetting the purchasing-power risk that investors assume. Right now bonds should come with a warning label.

Under today?s conditions, therefore, I do not like currency-based investments.

Buffet goes on to explain why he doesn?t like gold either. He points out that since 1965 the total return on gold (not adjusted for inflation) was 4,455%. But the total return on stocks was higher, at 6,072%.

The difference between the two is that gold is a ?sterile? investment, says Buffet. Stocks are not.

He?s right. Gold is only useful at protecting purchasing power when the monetary system is in danger. At almost all other times, you?re better off with stocks?businesses?farmland or another productive asset.

That?s why Buffet now prefers stocks. And it is why we now prefer gold.

Buffet willingly gives up the protection of gold in order to the get the upside from stocks. We willingly give up the upside from stocks in order to get the protection from gold.

Who?s right?

Only time will tell. Our guess is that time will tell us that Buffet is right?in the near term. But we?re still not going to switch to stocks. Because the risk is too high that time will be on our side.

In other words, the most likely outcome?as far as we can tell?is that the financial world will stumble along more or less in the same direction it is going now. Perhaps for many years. Gold, already expensive in terms of purchasing power, may go nowhere?or even down. After all, we?re still in a Great Correction. As long as we follow in Japan?s footsteps there?s no particular reason for gold to rise.

But we do not bet on the most likely outcome. We bet on the outcome that is underpriced. The outcome that is most likely to pay off?or blow us up. In our view, investors do not yet fully appreciate the risks of a financial catastrophe, a war or a revolution.

In yesterday?s news, we learned that 100,000s of Greeks had taken to the streets. ?Rioters burn buildings?? reports Bloomberg:

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) ? Rioters set fire to buildings and battled police in downtown Athens as the Greek Parliament prepared to vote on Prime Minister Lucas Papademos?s austerity package to avert the nation?s collapse.

Ten fires were burning in central Athens including buildings housing a Starbucks Corp. cafe, a bank and a movie theater, a fire department spokesman said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with official policy. The blazes were near a bank that was set on fire in May 2010, killing three bank employees, during a general strike against Greece?s first bailout package.

?Today at midnight, before markets open, the Greek Parliament must send a message,? Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos told lawmakers in Athens today as the final debate on the accord to secure a 130 billion-euro ($171 billion) second aid package got under way. ?We must show that Greeks, when they are called on to choose between the bad and the worst, choose the bad to avoid the worst.?

?We are seeing Athens go up in flames again,? Mayor George Kaminis, said in an interview on ANT1 television. ?This must stop. What they are trying to do to Athens is what they are trying to do to the entire country.?

Meanwhile, hardly a day passes that we don?t hear of an impending attack on Iran.

The developed economies are borrowing money at 2 to 5 times the rate of GDP growth.

And the world?s major central banks eagerly print money.

Maybe Buffet will be right. Maybe the next 47 years will be like the last. But it seems like a bad bet to us. All the key circumstances are completely different ? even opposite.

You remember the years from ?65 to 2012. They weren?t perfect. But they weren?t bad. The US was on top of the world?and headed higher. It was owed more money by more people than any nation ever had been. It was the leading energy exporter. It was the world?s leading capital investor. Its people were earning more and more money ? in real terms. Total consumer and government debt, as a percentage of GDP, was barely a fifth of today?s level.

Of course, it wasn?t all good. The US was getting deeper and deeper into a costly and losing war. This would lead to some big bills to pay in the ?70s?and to some tough times. But, overall, America?s best days were still ahead.

And today?

Now, the emerging markets are growing much faster?taking more and more market share from the US. America is deep in debt?and adding more debt every day. Major industries have been zombified. More than half the voters depend on money from the government. America?s degenerate capitalism?and its geriatric democracy cannot adapt to the challenges it faces. And the typical working man hasn?t had a real increase in wages since the Johnson administration.

In ?65, the US was heady for glory. In ?12, it may be going to Hell.

But who knows? Maybe Buffet will be right.

Still?we?ll stick to our formula.

Buy gold on dips. Sell stocks on rallies.

?Wanna lose some money??

Easy. Buy Facebook. It?s said to be going public at 150 times earnings.

In order to justify the price, says our colleague, Chris Mayer, Facebook would have to sign up every human being on the planet?and a few extraterrestrials too.

The whole Internet complex is a ?bubble that?s about to pop,? he says.

?It?s rumored that Facebook?s IPO will value the company somewhere between $75 and $100 billion ? about 150 times 2011 net income, 212 times free cash flow, and just shy of 27 times last year?s sales. Facebook?s sales have grown 77-fold since 2006, and its valuation based on private secondary markets has soared 92-fold during the same time.?

Wow! How do you beat that?

We tried to use Facebook. It just seemed like too much trouble. And what do you get out of it? Another way to keep up with your friends? That is, another way, in addition to phone, mail, SMS, email?and carrier pigeon. Seems like more than enough ways already.

We also tried LinkedIn. We signed up. But we could never figure out what the point is.

So?we apologize to all the many people who offered to make us a ?friend? or a ?contact.? I?m afraid we had to ignore them all. Not because we don?t want them as friends and contacts. But simply because we can?t keep up with the volume of contacts we have already.

Our advice to Dear Readers: Sell Facebook and LinkedIn?as soon as you get a chance. Turn off Facebook. Unplug yourself from LinkedIn.

Tune out. Turn off. Buy gold. Be happy.

Regards,

Bill Bonner
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Arts roundup: Police escort Los Angeles Philharmonic in Caracas ...

Gustavo Dudamel returned to his native Venezuela with Los Angeles Philharmonic last weekend, where fans treated them like rock stars. Mark Swed in the LA Times has the report:

After the end of the Los Angeles Philharmonic?s excitable and radiant performance Saturday night at?Teatro Teresa Carre?o of Mahler?s hauntingly elegiac Ninth Symphony,?Gustavo Dudamel stopped to sign autographs?for screaming fans who ran up to the foot of the stage of Caracas? main concert hall.

The L.A. Phil had arrived in Venezuela late the night before, and the orchestra's caravan of buses had been given a police escort from the Sim?n Bol?var International Airport to the orchestra?s hotel. More motorcycle police accompanied the players Saturday afternoon on the 5-mile drive from their hotel to the first of five performances in the country?s capital.

Not only is the L.A. Phil the first major international orchestra to visit Venezuela in more than two decades, but the Venezuelan conductor and his L.A. orchestra are rock stars here. So popular is Dudamel that Frank Gehry was commissioned to design a concert hall for Dudamel's hometown of Barquisimeto that the town?wants to name after the 31-year-old conductor. It will replace a soccer field and serve the kind of youth orchestras Dudamel played in while growing up.

Many artists defy conventional wisdom and get better with age. From the Guardian:

While visual artists have the late works of Rembrandt and Titian to inspire them, other art forms are more closely associated with youth. Yet Woody Allen, 76, has an Oscar nomination for Midnight in Paris and Roman Polanski, 78, received plaudits for his latest film, Carnage. Meanwhile, Leonard Cohen, 77, is No 2 in the album charts.

And finally, the debate over Philip Glass, who turned 75 Jan. 31, has no end. The latest to weigh in is the ever-articulate Justin Davidson in New York:

To criticize Glass for excessive reiteration is a little like complaining that the rain is too damp. He repeats therefore he is. But even as he abandoned the rigors of early Minimalism, he continued to wear out the products of his own invention. In November, the New York Philharmonic finally performed its first Glass work, Koyaanisqatsi, the soundtrack to Godfrey Reggio?s documentary. As the camera pans over the doomed and derelict hulk of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, the score?s wavy scales, chiming brass, and chanted syncopations accumulate into a sonic panorama. It?s a gripping moment, and there are enough like that to make me wish he valued them more. But he is less craftsman than musical trucker, tirelessly eating up the road. But he is less craftsman than musical trucker, tirelessly eating up the road.

-- David Stabler

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17 USC ? 114 - Legal Information Institute - Cornell University

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(Pub. L. 94?553, title I, ??101,Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2560; Pub. L. 104?39, ??3,Nov. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 105?80, ??3,Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1531; Pub. L. 105?304, title IV, ??405(a)(1)?(4), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2890?2897; Pub. L. 107?321, ???4, 5(b), (c),Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2781, 2784; Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c),Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2362; Pub. L. 109?303, ??4(b),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 110?435, ??2,Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4974; Pub. L. 111?36, ??2,June 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1926; Pub. L. 111?295, ???5(c), 6(b), (f)(1),Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3181.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Subsection (a) ofSection 114 specified that the exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording are limited to the rights to reproduce the sound recording in copies or phonorecords, to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted sound recording, and to distribute copies or phonorecords of the sound recording to the public. Subsection (a) states explicitly that the owner?s rights ?do not include any right of performance under section 106 (4).? The Committee considered at length the arguments in favor of establishing a limited performance right, in the form of a compulsory license, for copyrighted sound recordings, but concluded that the problem requires further study. It therefore added a new subsection (d) to the bill requiring the Register of Copyrights to submit to Congress, on January 3, 1978, ?a report setting forth recommendations as to whether this section should be amended to provide for performers and copyright owners *?*?* any performance rights? in copyrighted sound recordings. Under the new subsection, the report ?should describe the status of such rights in foreign countries, the views of major interested parties, and specific legislative or other recommendations, if any.? Subsection (b) ofsection 114 makes clear that statutory protection for sound recordings extends only to the particular sounds of which the recording consists, and would not prevent a separate recording of another performance in which those sounds are imitated. Thus, infringement takes place whenever all or any substantial portion of the actual sounds that go to make up a copyrighted sound recording are reproduced in phonorecords by repressing, transcribing, recapturing off the air, or any other method, or by reproducing them in the soundtrack or audio portion of a motion picture or other audiovisual work. Mere imitation of a recorded performance would not constitute a copyright infringement even where one performer deliberately sets out to simulate another?s performance as exactly as possible. Under section 114, the exclusive right of owner of copyright in a sound recording to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted sound recording is recognized. However, in view of the expressed intention not to give exclusive rights against imitative or simulated performances and recordings, the Committee adopted an amendment to make clear the scope of rights under section 106 (2) in this context. Section 114 (b) provides that the ?exclusive right of the owner of copyright in a sound recording under clause (2) of section 106 is limited to the right to prepare a derivative work in which the actual sounds fixed in the sound recording are rearranged, remixed, or otherwise altered in sequence or quality.?

Another amendment deals with the use of copyrighted sound recordings ?included in educational television and radio programs *?*?* distributed or transmitted by or through public broadcasting entities.? This use of recordings is permissible without authorization from the owner of copyright in the sound recording, as long as ?copies or phonorecords of said programs are not commercially distributed by or through public broadcasting entities to the general public.?

During the 1975 hearings, the Register of Copyrights expressed some concern that an invaluable segment of this country?s musical heritage?in the form of sound recordings?had become inaccessible to musicologists and to others for scholarly purposes. Several of the major recording companies have responded to the Register?s concern by granting blanket licenses to the Library of Congress to permit it to make single copy duplications of sound recordings maintained in the Library?s archives for research purposes. Moreover, steps are being taken to determine the feasibility of additional licensing arrangements as a means of satisfying the needs of key regional music libraries across the country. The Register has agreed to report to Congress if further legislative consideration should be undertaken.

Section 114 (c) states explicitly that nothing in the provisions of section 114 should be construed to ?limit or impair the exclusive right to perform publicly, by means of a phonorecord, any of the works specified by section 106 (4).? This principle is already implicit in the bill, but it is restated to avoid the danger of confusion between rights in a sound recording and rights in the musical composition or other work embodied in the recording.

References in Text

Section 602(12) of the Communications Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (d)(1)(C)(iii), was subsequently amended, and section 602 (12) no longer defines ?multichannel video programming distributor?. However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section. The date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(C)(ix), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 105?304, which was approved Oct. 28, 1998. The date of enactment of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, referred to in subsec. (d)(4)(B)(iii), (C), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104?39, which was approved Nov. 1, 1995. Section 6(b)(3) of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(A), (B), (2)(A), (B), is section 6(b)(3) ofPub. L. 108?419, which is set out as a note under section 801 of this title. The effective date of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, referred to in subsec. (f)(4)(A), is the effective date of Pub. L. 108?419, which is 6 months after Nov. 30, 2004, subject to transition provisions, see section 6 ofPub. L. 108?419, set out as an Effective Date; Transition Provisions note under section 801 of this title. The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (f)(5)(D), is Pub. L. 110?435, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4974, which amended this section and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables. The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (f)(5)(D), is Pub. L. 111?36, June 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1926, which amended this section and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2009 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables. The date of the enactment of the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (f)(5)(F), is the date of the enactment of Pub. L. 111?36, which was approved June 30, 2009.

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2010?Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111?295, ??6(f)(1), substituted ?118(f)? for ?118(g)?. Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111?295, ??6(b), substituted ?Judges shall base their decision? for ?Judges shall base its decision? in introductory provisions. Subsec. (f)(2)(C). Pub. L. 111?295, ??5(c), substituted ?eligible nonsubscription services and new subscription services? for ?preexisting subscription digital audio transmission services or preexisting satellite digital radio audio services?. 2009?Subsec. (f)(5)(D). Pub. L. 111?36, ??2(1), substituted ?2008, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009,? for ?2008?. Subsec. (f)(5)(E)(iii). Pub. L. 111?36, ??2(2), struck out ?to make eligible nonsubscription transmissions and ephemeral recordings? after ?therefor?. Subsec. (f)(5)(F). Pub. L. 111?36, ??2(3), substituted ?at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the 30th day after the date of the enactment of the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009? for ?February 15, 2009?. 2008?Subsec. (f)(5)(A). Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(1), substituted ?commercial? for ?small commercial? wherever appearing, in first sentence substituted ?for a period of not more than 11 years beginning on January 1, 2005? for ?during the period beginning on October 28, 1998, and ending on December 31, 2004? and ?the Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?a copyright arbitration royalty panel or decision by the Librarian of Congress?, and in second sentence substituted ?webcasters may include? for ?webcasters shall include?. Subsec. (f)(5)(B). Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(2), substituted ?commercial? for ?small commercial?. Subsec. (f)(5)(C). Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(3), substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?Librarian of Congress? and ?webcasters? for ?small webcasters? and inserted at end ?This subparagraph shall not apply to the extent that the receiving agent and a webcaster that is party to an agreement entered into pursuant to subparagraph (A) expressly authorize the submission of the agreement in a proceeding under this subsection.? Subsec. (f)(5)(D). Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(4)(B), substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges of May 1, 2007? for ?Librarian of Congress of July 8, 2002?. Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(4)(A), which directed substitution of ?the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008? for ?the Small Webcasters Settlement Act of 2002?, was executed by making the substitution for ?the Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002?, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (f)(5)(F). Pub. L. 110?435, ??2(5), substituted ?February 15, 2009? for ?December 15, 2002, except with respect to noncommercial webcasters for whom the authority shall expire May 31, 2003?. 2006?Subsec. (f)(1)(A). Pub. L. 109?303, ??4(b)(1), substituted ?except in the case of a different transitional period provided under section 6(b)(3) of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, or such other period as the parties may agree.? for ?except where a different transitional period is provided under section 6(b)(3) of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 or such other period.? Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109?303, ??4(b)(2), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) related to rates and terms of royalty payments for subscription transmissions by eligible nonsubscription transmission services and new subscription services. Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 109?303, ??4(b)(3), substituted ?described in? for ?negotiated under? in concluding provisions. 2004?Subsec. (f)(1)(A). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(1)(A), substituted first sentence for former first sentence which read: ?No later than 30 days after the enactment of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, the Librarian of Congress shall cause notice to be published in the Federal Register of the initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings for the purpose of determining reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments for subscription transmissions by preexisting subscription services and transmissions by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services specified by subsection (d)(2) of this section during the period beginning on the effective date of such Act and ending on December 31, 2001, or, if a copyright arbitration royalty panel is convened, ending 30 days after the Librarian issues and publishes in the Federal Register an order adopting the determination of the copyright arbitration royalty panel or an order setting the terms and rates (if the Librarian rejects the panel?s determination).?, substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?Librarian of Congress? in third sentence, and struck out ?negotiation? before ?proceeding? in fourth sentence. Subsec. (f)(1)(B). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(1)(B), substituted first sentence for former first sentence which read: ?In the absence of license agreements negotiated under subparagraph (A), during the 60-day period commencing 6 months after publication of the notice specified in subparagraph (A), and upon the filing of a petition in accordance with section 803 (a)(1), the Librarian of Congress shall, pursuant to chapter 8, convene a copyright arbitration royalty panel to determine and publish in the Federal Register a schedule of rates and terms which, subject to paragraph (3), shall be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and entities performing sound recordings affected by this paragraph.? and, in second sentence, substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges may consider? for ?copyright arbitration royalty panel may consider? and ?described? for ?negotiated as provided?. Subsec. (f)(1)(C). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(1)(C), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) related to repetition of publication of notices of the initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings as specified in subpar. (A) and repetition of the procedures specified in subpar. (B). Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(A)(ii), (iii), substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?Librarian of Congress? in third sentence and struck out ?negotiation? after ?parties to each? in fourth sentence. Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(A)(i), which directed the general amendment of the first paragraph, was executed by making the amendment to first sentence of subpar. (A) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: ?No later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Librarian of Congress shall cause notice to be published in the Federal Register of the initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings for the purpose of determining reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments for public performances of sound recordings by means of eligible nonsubscription transmissions and transmissions by new subscription services specified by subsection (d)(2) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of such Act and ending on December 31, 2000, or such other date as the parties may agree.? Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(B)(iii), which directed substitution of ?described in? for ?negotiated as provided? in last sentence, could not be executed because ?negotiated as provided? does not appear in text. Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(B)(ii), substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?copyright arbitration royalty panel? wherever appearing after first sentence. Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(B)(i), substituted first sentence for former first sentence which read: ?In the absence of license agreements negotiated under subparagraph (A), during the 60-day period commencing 6 months after publication of the notice specified in subparagraph (A), and upon the filing of a petition in accordance with section 803 (a)(1), the Librarian of Congress shall, pursuant to chapter 8, convene a copyright arbitration royalty panel to determine and publish in the Federal Register a schedule of rates and terms which, subject to paragraph (3), shall be binding on all copyright owners of sound recordings and entities performing sound recordings affected by this paragraph during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and ending on December 31, 2000, or such other date as the parties may agree.? Subsec. (f)(2)(C). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(2)(C), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) related to repetition of publication of notices of the initiation of voluntary negotiation proceedings as specified in subpar. (A) and repetition of the procedures specified in subpar. (B). Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(3), substituted ?decision by the Librarian of Congress or determination by the Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?determination by a copyright arbitration royalty panel or decision by the Librarian of Congress?. Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 108?419, ??5(c)(4), substituted ?Copyright Royalty Judges? for ?Librarian of Congress? in two places and inserted after first sentence in subpar. (A) ?The notice and recordkeeping rules in effect on the day before the effective date of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 shall remain in effect unless and until new regulations are promulgated by the Copyright Royalty Judges. If new regulations are promulgated under this subparagraph, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall take into account the substance and effect of the rules in effect on the day before the effective date of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 and shall, to the extent practicable, avoid significant disruption of the functions of any designated agent authorized to collect and distribute royalty fees.? 2002?Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 107?321, ??4, added par. (5). Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 107?321, ??5(c), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ?The copyright owner of the exclusive right under section 106 (6) of this title to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission shall allocate to recording artists in the following manner its receipts from the statutory licensing of transmission performances of the sound recording in accordance with subsection (f) of this section:

?(A) 21/2 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in an escrow account managed by an independent administrator jointly appointed by copyright owners of sound recordings and the American Federation of Musicians (or any successor entity) to be distributed to nonfeatured musicians (whether or not members of the American Federation of Musicians) who have performed on sound recordings.

?(B) 21/2 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in an escrow account managed by an independent administrator jointly appointed by copyright owners of sound recordings and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (or any successor entity) to be distributed to nonfeatured vocalists (whether or not members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) who have performed on sound recordings.

?(C) 45 percent of the receipts shall be allocated, on a per sound recording basis, to the recording artist or artists featured on such sound recording (or the persons conveying rights in the artists? performance in the sound recordings).?

Subsec. (g)(3), (4). Pub. L. 107?321, ??5(b), added pars. (3) and (4). 1998?Subsec. (d)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(1)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows:

?(A)(i) a nonsubscription transmission other than a retransmission;

?(ii) an initial nonsubscription retransmission made for direct reception by members of the public of a prior or simultaneous incidental transmission that is not made for direct reception by members of the public; or

?(iii) a nonsubscription broadcast transmission;?.

Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(1)(B), amended heading and text of par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ?In the case of a subscription transmission not exempt under subsection (d)(1), the performance of a sound recording publicly by means of a digital audio transmission shall be subject to statutory licensing, in accordance with subsection (f) of this section, if?

?(A) the transmission is not part of an interactive service;

?(B) the transmission does not exceed the sound recording performance complement;

?(C) the transmitting entity does not cause to be published by means of an advance program schedule or prior announcement the titles of the specific sound recordings or phonorecords embodying such sound recordings to be transmitted;

?(D) except in the case of transmission to a business establishment, the transmitting entity does not automatically and intentionally cause any device receiving the transmission to switch from one program channel to another; and

?(E) except as provided in section 1002 (e) of this title, the transmission of the sound recording is accompanied by the information encoded in that sound recording, if any, by or under the authority of the copyright owner of that sound recording, that identifies the title of the sound recording, the featured recording artist who performs on the sound recording, and related information, including information concerning the underlying musical work and its writer.? Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(2)(A), substituted ?Certain Nonexempt? for ?Nonexempt Subscription? in heading. Subsec. (f)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(2)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), in first sentence, substituted ?subscription transmissions by preexisting subscription services and transmissions by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services? for ?the activities? and ?2001? for ?2000?, and amended third sentence generally. Prior to amendment, third sentence read as follows: ?Any copyright owners of sound recordings or any entities performing sound recordings affected by this section may submit to the Librarian of Congress licenses covering such activities with respect to such sound recordings.? Subsec. (f)(1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(2)(C), added subpars. (B) and (C). Subsec. (f)(2) to (5). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(2)(C), added pars. (2) to (4) and struck out former pars. (2) to (5), which provided: in par. (2) that Librarian of Congress would convene a copyright arbitration royalty panel to determine schedule of rates and terms, that panel could consider rates and terms for comparable types of services under voluntary license agreements, and that requirements would be established by which copyright owners would receive notice of use of their recordings; in par. (3) that voluntarily negotiated license agreements would be given effect in lieu of determination by panel or decision by Librarian; in par. (4) that publication of notice of negotiations would be repeated no later than 30 days after petition was filed, in the first week of January, 2000, and at 5-year intervals thereafter, and that par. (2) procedures would be repeated upon filing of petition during a 60-day period commencing six months after publication of notice or on July 1, 2000 and at 5-year intervals thereafter; and in par. (5) that performance by non-exempt subscription transmission without infringing copyright was permissible by compliance with notice requirements and payment of royalty fees or agreement to pay such fees. Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(3)(A), struck out ?Subscription? before ?Transmissions? in heading. Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(3)(B), substituted ?transmission licensed under a statutory license? for ?subscription transmission licensed? in introductory provisions. Subsec. (g)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(3)(C), struck out ?subscription? before ?transmission?. Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(3)(D), struck out ?subscription? before ?transmission performances? in introductory provisions. Subsec. (j)(2), (3). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), (B), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (5). Subsec. (j)(4). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), (C), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: ?An ?interactive service? is one that enables a member of the public to receive, on request, a transmission of a particular sound recording chosen by or on behalf of the recipient. The ability of individuals to request that particular sound recordings be performed for reception by the public at large does not make a service interactive. If an entity offers both interactive and non-interactive services (either concurrently or at different times), the non-interactive component shall not be treated as part of an interactive service.? Subsec. (j)(5). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), redesignated par. (3) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (9). Subsec. (j)(6) to (8). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), (D), added pars. (6) to (8). Former pars. (6) to (8) redesignated (12) to (14), respectively. Subsec. (j)(9). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), redesignated par. (5) as (9) and struck out former par. (9) which read as follows: ?A ?transmission? includes both an initial transmission and a retransmission.? Subsec. (j)(10), (11). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(E), added pars. (10) and (11). Subsec. (j)(12) to (14). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(A), redesignated pars. (6) to (8) as (12) to (14), respectively. Subsec. (j)(15). Pub. L. 105?304, ??405(a)(4)(F), added par. (15). 1997?Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 105?80, ??3(1), inserted ?,?or, if a copyright arbitration royalty panel is convened, ending 30 days after the Librarian issues and publishes in the Federal Register an order adopting the determination of the copyright arbitration royalty panel or an order setting the terms and rates (if the Librarian rejects the panel?s determination)? after ?December 31, 2000?. Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 105?80, ??3(2), struck out ?and publish in the Federal Register? before ?a schedule of rates and terms?. 1995?Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104?39, ??3(1), substituted ?(3) and (6) of section 106? for ?and (3) of section 106?. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104?39, ??3(2), substituted ?phonorecords or copies? for ?phonorecords, or of copies of motion pictures and other audiovisual works,? in first sentence. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104?39, ??3(3), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d), which read as follows: ?On January 3, 1978, the Register of Copyrights, after consulting with representatives of owners of copyrighted materials, representatives of the broadcasting, recording, motion picture, entertainment industries, and arts organizations, representatives of organized labor and performers of copyrighted materials, shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth recommendations as to whether this section should be amended to provide for performers and copyright owners of copyrighted material any performance rights in such material. The report should describe the status of such rights in foreign countries, the views of major interested parties, and specific legislative or other recommendations, if any.? Subsecs. (e) to (j). Pub. L. 104?39, ??3(4), added subsecs. (e) to (j).

Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 109?303effective as if included in the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108?419, see section 6 ofPub. L. 109?303, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108?419effective 6 months after Nov. 30, 2004, subject to transition provisions, see section 6 ofPub. L. 108?419, set out as an Effective Date; Transition Provisions note under section 801 of this title.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by section 405(a)(1), (2)(A), (B)(i)(I), (II), (ii), (3), (4) ofPub. L. 105?304effective Oct. 28, 1998, except as otherwise provided, see section 407 ofPub. L. 105?304, set out as a note under section 108 of this title. Pub. L. 105?304, title IV, ??405(a)(5),Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2899, provided that: ?The amendment made by paragraph (2)(B)(i)(III) of this subsection [amending this section] shall be deemed to have been enacted as part of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104?39], and the publication of notice of proceedings under section 114 (f)(1) of title 17, United States Code, as in effect upon the effective date of that Act [see Effective Date of 1995 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title], for the determination of royalty payments shall be deemed to have been made for the period beginning on the effective date of that Act and ending on December 1, 2001.?

Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104?39effective 3 months after Nov. 1, 1995, except that provisions of subsecs. (e) and (f) of this section effective Nov. 1, 1995, see section 6 ofPub. L. 104?39, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Construction of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105?304, title IV, ??405(a)(6),Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2899, provided that: ?The amendments made by this subsection [amending this section] do not annul, limit, or otherwise impair the rights that are preserved by section 114 of title 17, United States Code, including the rights preserved by subsections (c), (d)(4), and (i) of such section.?

Findings Relating to Pub. L. 107?321

Pub. L. 107?321, ??2,Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2780, provided that: ?Congress finds the following:

?(1) Some small webcasters who did not participate in the copyright arbitration royalty panel proceeding leading to the July 8, 2002 order of the Librarian of Congress establishing rates and terms for certain digital performances and ephemeral reproductions of sound recordings, as provided in part 261 of the Code of Federal Regulations (published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2002) (referred to in this section as ?small webcasters?), have expressed reservations about the fee structure set forth in such order, and have expressed their desire for a fee based on a percentage of revenue.

?(2) Congress has strongly encouraged representatives of copyright owners of sound recordings and representatives of the small webcasters to engage in negotiations to arrive at an agreement that would include a fee based on a percentage of revenue.

?(3) The representatives have arrived at an agreement that they can accept in the extraordinary and unique circumstances here presented, specifically as to the small webcasters, their belief in their inability to pay the fees due pursuant to the July 8 order, and as to the copyright owners of sound recordings and performers, the strong encouragement of Congress to reach an accommodation with the small webcasters on an expedited basis.

?(4) The representatives have indicated that they do not believe the agreement provides for or in any way approximates fair or reasonable royalty rates and terms, or rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and a willing seller.

?(5) Congress has made no determination as to whether the agreement provides for or in any way approximates fair or reasonable fees and terms, or rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and a willing seller.

?(6) Congress likewise has made no determination as to whether the July 8 order is reasonable or arbitrary, and nothing in this Act [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 101 of this title] shall be taken into account by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its review of such order.

?(7) It is, nevertheless, in the public interest for the parties to be able to enter into such an agreement without fear of liability for deviating from the fees and terms of the July 8 order, if it is clear that the agreement will not be admissible as evidence or otherwise taken into account in any government proceeding involving the setting or adjustment of the royalties payable to copyright owners of sound recordings for the public performance or reproduction in ephemeral phonorecords or copies of such works, the determination of terms or conditions related thereto, or the establishment of notice or recordkeeping requirements.?

Pub. L. 107?321, ??5(a),Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2783, provided that: ?Congress finds that? ?(1) in the case of royalty payments from the licensing of digital transmissions of sound recordings under subsection (f) ofsection 114 of title 17, United States Code, the parties have voluntarily negotiated arrangements under which payments shall be made directly to featured recording artists and the administrators of the accounts provided in subsection (g)(2) of that section;

?(2) such voluntarily negotiated payment arrangements have been codified in regulations issued by the Librarian of Congress, currently found in section 261.4 of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2002;

?(3) other regulations issued by the Librarian of Congress were inconsistent with the voluntarily negotiated arrangements by such parties concerning the deductibility of certain costs incurred for licensing and arbitration, and Congress is therefore restoring those terms as originally negotiated among the parties; and

?(4) in light of the special circumstances described in this subsection, the uncertainty created by the regulations issued by the Librarian of Congress, and the fact that all of the interested parties have reached agreement, the voluntarily negotiated arrangements agreed to among the parties are being codified.?

Suspension of Certain Payments

Pub. L. 107?321, ??3,Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2781, provided that:

?(a) Noncommercial Webcasters.?

?(1) In general.?The payments to be made by noncommercial webcasters for the digital performance of sound recordings under section 114 of title 17, United States Code, and the making of ephemeral phonorecords under section 112 of title 17, United States Code, during the period beginning on October 28, 1998, and ending on May 31, 2003, which have not already been paid, shall not be due until June 20, 2003. ?(2) Definition.?In this subsection, the term ?noncommercial webcaster? has the meaning given that term in section 114 (f)(5)(E)(i) of title 17, United States Code, as added by section 4 of this Act.

?(b) Small Commercial Webcasters.?

?(1) In general.?The receiving agent may, in a writing signed by an authorized representative thereof, delay the obligation of any 1 or more small commercial webcasters to make payments pursuant to sections 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, for a period determined by such entity to allow negotiations as permitted in section 4 of this Act [amending this section], except that any such period shall end no later than December 15, 2002. The duration and terms of any such delay shall be as set forth in such writing.

?(2) Definitions.?In this subsection?

?(A) the term ?webcaster? has the meaning given that term in section 114 (f)(5)(E)(iii) of title 17, United States Code, as added by section 4 of this Act; and

?(B) the term ?receiving agent? shall have the meaning given that term in section 261.2 of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2002.?

Report to Congress

Pub. L. 107?321, ??6,Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2785, provided that: ?By not later than June 1, 2004, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Register of Copyrights, shall conduct and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a study concerning the economic arrangements among small commercial webcasters covered by agreements entered into pursuant to section 114 (f)(5)(A) of title 17, United States Code, as added by section 4 of this Act, and third parties, and the effect of those arrangements on royalty fees payable on a percentage of revenue or expense basis.?

Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/114

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