[Federal Register: January 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. 2000-1 CARP]
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels; List of Arbitrators
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Publication of the 2000-2001 CARP arbitrator list.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is publishing the list of arbitrators
eligible for service on a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel
(``CARP'') during 2000 and 2001. This list will be used to select the
arbitrators who will serve on panels initiated in 2000 and 2001 for
determining the distribution of royalty fees or the adjustment of
royalty rates.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or
Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney-Advisor, Copyright Arbitration Royalty
Panel, P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
For royalty rate adjustments and distributions that are in
controversy, the Copyright Act requires the selection of a Copyright
Arbitration Royalty Panel (``CARP'') consisting of three arbitrators
from ``lists provided by professional arbitration associations.'' See
17 U.S.C. 802(b). The Librarian of Congress selects two of the
arbitrators for a CARP from a list of nominated arbitrators; those
selected then choose a third arbitrator to serve as chairperson of the
panel. If the two arbitrators cannot agree, the Librarian is instructed
to select the third arbitrator.
On December 7, 1994, the Copyright Office issued final regulations
implementing the CARP selection process. 59 FR 63025 (December 7,
1994). Subsequently, these rules were
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amended to provide for the generation of a new list of nominees
biannually. 61 FR 63715 (December 2, 1996). Section 251.3(a) of the
regulations allows any professional arbitration association or
organization to nominate qualified individuals, as described in
Sec. 251.5, to serve as arbitrators on a CARP. The regulations require
that the submitting arbitration association supply the following
information for each person:
(1) The full name, address, and telephone number of the person.
(2) The current position and name of the person's employer, if any,
along with a brief summary of the person's employment history,
including areas of expertise, and, if available, a description of the
general nature of clients represented and the types of proceedings in
which the person represented clients.
(3) A brief description of the educational background of the
person, including teaching positions and membership in professional
associations, if any.
(4) A statement of the facts and information which qualify the
person to serve as an arbitrator under Sec. 251.5.
(5) A description or schedule detailing fees proposed to be charged
by the person for service on a CARP.
(6) Any other information which the professional arbitration
association or organization may consider relevant. 37 CFR 251.3(a).
Section 251.3(b) of the regulations requires the Copyright Office
to publish a list of qualified persons and mandates that this list must
include between 30 and 75 names of persons who were nominated from at
least three arbitration associations. The newly comprised list of
arbitrators will be in effect until the end of the 2001 calendar year,
and any arbitrator selected for a CARP during 2000 and 2001 will come
from this list. The list includes the name of the nominee and the
nominating association.
The publication of today's list satisfies the requirement of 37 CFR
251.3. The information submitted by the arbitration association with
respect to each person listed is available for copying and inspection
at the Licensing Division of the Copyright Office. Thus, for example,
if the Librarian is required to convene a CARP in 2000 for a royalty
fee distribution, parties to that proceeding may review that
information as a means of formulating objections to listed arbitrators
under Sec. 251.4. The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office is
located in the Library of Congress, James Madison Building, LM-458, 101
Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
Deadline for Filing Financial Disclosure Statement
Section 251.32(a) of the CARP rules provides that, within 45 days
of their nomination, each nominee must ``file with the Librarian of
Congress a confidential financial disclosure statement as provided by
the Library of Congress.'' The Copyright Office sent financial
disclosure statements to the nominating associations, with specific
instructions for completing and filing the statement, and asked each
organization to distribute the forms to its nominees for the CARP
arbitrator list. The Librarian of Congress will use the financial
disclosure form to determine what financial conflicts of interest, if
any, may preclude the nominee from serving as an arbitrator in a CARP
proceeding. Unlike information submitted by the arbitration
associations under Sec. 251.3(a), the information contained in the
financial disclosure statements is confidential and is not available to
the public or to the parties to the proceeding. Each nominee has filed
a completed financial disclosure form with the Librarian of Congress.
The 2000-2001 CARP Arbitrator List
The Honorable James M. Bailey--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
William F. Baron, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Tobias G. Barry--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Marjory G. Basile, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Bernard J. Bonn III, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Dorothy K. Campbell, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Luis A. Cardenas--JAMS/Endispute
Virginia S. Carson, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Terry L. Clark, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Jerry Cohen, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
John W. Cooley, Esq.--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Mark J. Davis, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Gino L. DiVito--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Edward Dreyfus, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lenore G. Ehrig--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Jesse Etelson--Attorney/Client Arbitration Board, The
District of Columbia Bar
The Honorable John B. Farmakides--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Thomas A. Fortkort--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Charles W. Fowler--Arbitration and Mediation Services
William D. Friend, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
David Geronemus, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Michael B. Getty--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Cornelia Bright Gordon--Arbitration and Mediation
Services
The Honorable Elizabeth E. Granville--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Jerry Grissom--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Gulin--Arbitration and Mediation Services
William E. Hartgering, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Katherine Hendricks, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Harold Himmelman, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Louis N. Hurwitz--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Mel R. Jiganti--JAMS/Endispute
Sheldon Kapustin, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Sheldon Karon, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
B. Craig Killough, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Lewis Kurlantzick, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Christine Lepera, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Lewis A. London--Arbitration and Mediation Services
The Honorable Harlan A. Martin--JAMS/Endispute
Gloria Messinger, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable James R. Miller, Jr.--JAMS/Endispute
Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
James D. Myers, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Cheryl I. Niro, Esq.--Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
David M. Ostfeld, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Timothy T. Patula, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Gerald F. Phillips, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Alex S. Polsky, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Sol Rosenthal, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Richard H. Sayler, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Peter C. Schaumber, Esq.--Center for Litigation Alternatives
The Honorable Philip E. Schwab--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Seymour Schwartz--JAMS/Endispute
Vivien B. Shelanski, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
William Stuart Taylor, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
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Eric E. Van Loon, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
The Honorable Curtis E. von Kann--JAMS/Endispute
Frank M. Wentworth, Jr., Esq.--American Arbitration Association
The Honorable Ronald P. Wertheim--JAMS/Endispute
Michael D. Young, Esq.--JAMS/Endispute
Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq.--American Arbitration Association
Dated: January 11, 2000.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 00-973 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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