CO Issues Music Modernization Act Rulemaking Proposals, Notification of Inquiry
The Copyright Office Wednesday proposed three rulemakings and a notification of inquiry on the Music Modernization Act (see 2001080042). The CO sought comment in September. The first proposed rule is on license notices, data collection, usage reports, digital music provider…
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payment, “notices of nonblanket activity and reports of usage by significant nonblanket licensees, and data collection efforts by musical work copyright owners.” Another concerns mechanical licensing collective obligations to “report and distribute royalties paid by digital music providers under the blanket license to make and distribute digital phonorecord deliveries of musical works to musical work copyright owners.” Comments on both items are due May 22. The third proposed rule defines confidential information and categories of permitted disclosure and use of information by MLC staff and members. Comments are due June 8. The NOI seeks information about MLC transparency and “the collective’s public musical work database, database access, and database use.” Those comments are due June 8.