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Dear sir or madam,
I work in the office of the general counsel for a television affiliate in New York City. I have a question regarding distribution of royalty payments which you may be able to help answer. I am familiar with the process of distribution of money from the copyright arbitration royalty panel or CRT to copyright-holders. Sometimes, however, a copyright-holder may receive royalty payments from CRT and then redistribute those funds amongst other joint copyrights holders (e.g. television broadcasters and producers). The issue is whether redistribution of royalty payments by the primary recipient (a television broadcaster) is normally done in accord with percentage ownership of copyright or in accord with contractual provisions for division of "net profits" received from distribution. I appreciate any insights you may have.
Sincerely,
Philip J. Belfer
pbelfer[_at_]netscape.net
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