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2020 Minimum Fee Form
Statement of Account
Noncommercial CRB
Station/Channel Information
Please select (select only 1 box*):
Simulcast transmissions from an AM/FM station
Please indicate whether your service is subscription or nonsubscription (select only 1 box*):
Nonsubscription Service
(Nonsubscription services do not
require listeners to pay or give other
consideration to access the stream)
Subscription Service
(A service where users pay or provide
other consideration to listen)
I. DUE DATE FOR ANNUAL MINIMUM FEE
If initial 2020 streaming occurs between January 1 and January 31, 2020, this annual minimum fee form and payment is due by
January 31, 2020.
If initial 2020 streaming occurs between February 1 and December 31, 2020, this annual minimum fee form and payment is due
by 45 days after the end of the month in which initial 2020 streaming occurs.
II. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMMERCIAL WEBCASTER (CRB) RATES AND TERMS
The Licensee identified above hereby declares that it is eligible for the rates and terms for the statutory licenses for the making of
ephemeral phonorecords and digital audio transmissions of sound recordings by Noncommercial Webcasters published at 37 CFR
Part 380. This eligibility includes the Licensee meeting at least one of the following requirements:
1) It is exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501).
2) It has applied in good faith to the Internal Revenue Service for such exemption and has a commercially reasonable
expectation that such exemption shall be granted, or
3) It is operated by a State or possession or any governmental entity or subordinate thereof, or by the United States or
District of Columbia, for exclusively public purposes.
NOTE: Notwithstanding the above, a service’s eligibility for noncommercial rates is not determined by its choice to not include
commercials and/or advertising within its programming and/or on its website, or because it does not attempt to generate
revenue.
The Licensee also acknowledges that it is required to calculate royalties (submit a monthly Statement of Account) online at
https://licenseedirect.soundexchange.com/accounts/login, calculating year-to-date liability, within 45 days after the end of each
month.
The Licensee further acknowledges that it is required to submit Reports of Use on either a quarterly or monthly basis, as described
in the notice and recordkeeping terms. For more information regarding these and other obligations, please visit
www.soundexchange.com/service-provider/.
SoundExchange will not confirm receipt of payments if delivered by mail. If a service requires confirmation of receipt, please use
SoundExchange Licensee Direct, registered mail, return receipt requested, or an express/overnight delivery service with tracking
ability.
If you have questions, please contact licenseerelations@soundexchange.com.
Transmissions only existing on the
internet (usually through a website or
*if you are operating under more than 1 type please submit a separate form for each type along with a separate payment.
Contact licenseerelations@soundexchange.com with any questions.