(5) The royalty fees thus deposited shall be distributed in
accordance with the following procedures:
(A) During the month of July in each year, every person claiming
to be entitled to compulsory license fees for secondary
transmissions shall file a claim with the Copyright Royalty
Tribunal, in accordance with requirements that the Tribunal
shall prescribe by regulation. Notwithstanding any provisions of
the antitrust laws, for purposes of this clause any claimants may
agree among themselves as to the proportionate division of
compulsory licensing fees among them, may lump their claims
together and file them jointly or as a single claim, or may
designate a common agent to receive payment on their behalf.
(B) After the first day of August of each year, the Copyright
Royalty Tribunal shall determine whether there exists a
controversy concerning the distribution of royalty fees. If the
Tribunal determines that no such controversy exists, it shall,
after deducting its reasonable administrative costs under this
section, distribute such fees to the copyright owners entitled, or
to their designated agents. If the Tribunal finds the existence of
a controversy, it shall, pursuant to chapter 8 of this title, conduct
a proceeding to determine the distribution of royalty fees.
(C) During the pendency of any proceeding under this subsection,
the Copyright Royalty Tribunal shall withhold from
distribution an amount sufficient to satisfy all claims with
respect to which a controversy exists, but shall have discretion
to proceed to distribute any amounts that are not in controversy.
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