What makes someone eligible for a share of the royalties paid to the Canadian Claimants?
To share in the royalties paid to the Canadian Claimants the person or company must be the copyright owner, or authorized agent of the copyright owner, and the following must also be true: • the production must have been broadcast on one of the Canadian stations that was retransmitted by a Form 3 cable system in the U.S. that received it as a distant signal; • the copyright owner must have filed a timely claim with the Copyright Officeeither a single claim or a joint claim. Top of Page • How do copyright owners claim for U.S. cable retransmission royalties? Claims must be submitted to the Copyright Office during July of the year following the year of the retransmission. For example, that means in July of 2008 claims should be made for programs that were broadcast in 2007. Claims can be physically delivered, mailed or submitted electronically. The safest method for claims coming from outside the U.S. is electronic filing through on-line forms accessible only in July on the Copyright Roy
