On Thusday, the D.C. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the Copyright Royalty Board’s May 1, 2007 order concerning royalty rates on digital audio transmissions and ephemeral reproductions of sound recordings.  Since the briefs aren’t available on the federal docket, I thought it might be of use to some of you to post them here.  Thanks to all of the parties who have made the filings available.  I’ll continue to update the links if any more trickle in.

In re Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings, Copyright Royalty Judges 2005-1 CRB DTRA (2007)  (order)

Department of Justice (in defense of the order)

• final brief
• supplemental brief
• supplemental surreply

SoundExchange (in defense of the order)

• brief
• supplemental brief

Royalty Logic (arguing that th order should be vacated because the CRJs are unconstituional under the appointments clause)

• supplemental brief
• supplemental reply

Noncommercial broadcasters (arguing that the order should be modified to establish annual flat per-station fees for noncommercial services; and remanded to adjust the notice and recordkeeping terms)

• opening brief
• reply brief
• statutory addendum