Who was eligible to participate in the Group II Late Fee Program?
Group II of the Late Fee Program was open to music publishers and foreign societies with musical compositions initially distributed by one or more Record Companies in the United States during the years 2007 and 2008. Publishers and foreign societies that had already opted into the Late Fee Program had already agreed to participate in the Group II phase. Publishers who did not participate in Group I could have participated in Group II by registering no later than December 15, 2010. A registered publisher then had the option of opting into the Group II program. A Participating Music Publisher (but not a foreign society) must have been a member of the NMPA on or before the date of the submission of the Opt-In Enrollment Form. Independent Record Companies will have the opportunity to participate in the Late Fee Program in the near future as Participating Record Companies on substantially the same terms as in the MOU.
