---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 380.51"
title: "37"
number: "380.51"
heading: "Royalty fees for Eligible Transmissions of sound recordings and the making of Ephemeral Recordings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/380.51"
---

# §380.51. Royalty fees for Eligible Transmissions of sound recordings and the making of Ephemeral Recordings.

- (a) **Royalty fees.** During the period 2026-2030, the Licensee's royalty payment for all Eligible Transmissions made by the Licensee during each year, and for Ephemeral Recordings of sound recordings made pursuant to [17 U.S.C. 112(e)](/usc/17/112.md?p=e) to facilitate such Eligible Transmissions, shall be as follows:
  - (1) 2026: $7,125,000.00 ($593,750.00 per month);
  - (2) 2027: $7,410,000.00 ($617,500.00 per month);
  - (3) 2028: $7,706,400.00 ($642,200.00 per month);
  - (4) 2029: $8,014,656.00 ($667,888.00 per month); and
  - (5) 2030: $8,335,242.24 ($694,603.52 per month).
- (b) **Allocation between Ephemeral Recordings and performance royalty fees.** The Collective must credit 5% of all royalty payments as payment for Ephemeral Recordings and credit the remaining 95% to [section 114](/cfr/37/114.md) royalties. All Ephemeral Recordings that the Licensee makes which are necessary and commercially reasonable for making Eligible Transmissions are included in the 5%.
- (c) **Other Digital Audio Transmissions.** During the period 2026-2030, if the Licensee makes any Digital Audio Transmissions of sound recordings subject to licensing under [17 U.S.C. 114(d)(2)](/usc/17/114.md?p=d-2) other than Eligible Transmissions, the provisions of subparts [A](/cfr/37/subpartA.md) and [B](/cfr/37/subpartB.md) of this part shall apply.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 11462, Mar. 10, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 112(e), 114(f), 804(b)(3).

### Source

Source: 79 FR 23127, Apr. 25, 2014, unless otherwise noted.