Worldwide Subsidy Group v. Motion Picture Assn. of America
The following facts are undisputed. The United States Copyright Office (Copyright Office), under the supervision of the Librarian of Congress (Librarian), controls the distribution of royalties for the retransmission of broadcast programming by cable and satellite. (See 17 U.S.C. §§ 111, subd. (d) & 119, subd. (b).) Appellant Independent Producers Group (IPG)[2] and respondent Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) represent the interests of owners of media content as to such royalties.
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