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Librarian of Congress Names Copyright Royalty Judges

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 5, 2006 - 6:58am.
Washington - The Librarian of Congress on Thursday announced the appointment of the first three Copyright Royalty Judges, who will hear any disputes in matters such as the fixing of royalties paid to copyright holders to stream music online. The new Chief Copyright Royalty Judge is James S. Sledge; also appointed were Stanley C. Wisniewski, who has expertise in economics, and William J. Roberts, whose expertise is copyright law. Biographical information on the judges, who will assume office on Jan. 9, is available from the link below.
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