# 37 CFR § 385.31: Royalty rates

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.31

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 385.31
- **Heading:** Royalty rates
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER III—COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > SUBCHAPTER E—RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES > PART 385—RATES AND TERMS FOR USE OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS IN THE MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PHONORECORDS > Subpart D—Promotional Offerings, Free Trial Offerings and Certain Purchased Content Locker Services

## Text

(a) Promotional Offerings. For Promotional Offerings of audio-only Eligible Interactive Streams and Eligible Limited Downloads of sound recordings embodying musical works that the Sound Recording Company authorizes royalty-free to the Service Provider, the royalty rate is zero.
(b) Free Trial Offerings. For Free Trial Offerings, the royalty rate is zero.
(c) Certain Purchased Content Locker Services. For every Purchased Content Locker Service for which the Service Provider receives no monetary consideration, the royalty rate is zero.

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 385.1 § 385.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.2 § 385.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.3 § 385.3 Late payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.4 § 385.4 Recordkeeping for promotional or free trial non-royalty-bearing uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.10 § 385.10 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.11 § 385.11 Royalty rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.20 § 385.20 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.20.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.21 § 385.21 Royalty rates and calculations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.21.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.30 § 385.30 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.30.md)
- [37 CFR § 385.31 § 385.31 Royalty rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-385.31.md)

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