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CO Finalizes Rule for Recovering Damages Tied to Pre-1972 Recordings

Rights owners may be eligible to recover “statutory damages and/or attorneys' fees for the unauthorized use” of pre-1972 sound recordings, the Copyright Office said Friday. The rule was finalized as part of the Music Modernization Act. The CO also finalized…

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a related rule amending regulations for “compulsory license to make and distribute phonorecords of musical works” (see 1812070052). That took effect Friday.