Proposed Rule2023-25341
Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act
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Published
November 16, 2023
Effective
September 26, 2023
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Abstract
The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline to submit reply comments in connection with a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the applicability of the derivative works exception to termination rights under the Copyright Act to the new statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act and other matters relevant to identifying the proper payee to whom the mechanical licensing collective must distribute royalties.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78691-78692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25341]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Part 210
[Docket No. 2022-5]
Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers,
Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act
AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline to submit
reply comments in connection with a supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking regarding the applicability of the derivative works
exception to termination rights under the Copyright Act to the new
statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music
Modernization Act and other matters relevant to identifying the proper
payee to whom the mechanical licensing collective must distribute
royalties.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published September 26,
2023, at 88 FR 65908, is extended. Written reply comments are due no
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: For reasons of governmental efficiency, the Copyright Office
is using the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> system for the submission and posting of
public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be
submitted electronically through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Specific instructions
for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office's website
at <a href="https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination">https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/mma-termination</a>. If electronic
submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a
computer or the internet,
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please contact the Copyright Office using the contact information below
for special instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the
General Counsel, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef828a899baf8c809f969d8688879bc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86ebe3e0f2c6e5e9f6fff4efe1eef2a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at 202-
707-8350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 26, 2023, the U.S. Copyright
Office issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking seeking
comments from the public on questions regarding the applicability of
the derivative works exception to termination rights under the
Copyright Act to the new statutory mechanical blanket license
established by the Music Modernization Act and other matters relevant
to identifying the proper payee to whom the mechanical licensing
collective must distribute royalties.\1\ The supplemental notice set an
October 26, 2023 deadline for submitting initial comments and a
November 13, 2023 deadline for reply comments. On October 11, 2023, the
Office extended these deadlines to November 8, 2023 and November 28,
2023, respectively.\2\
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\1\ 88 FR 65908 (Sept. 26, 2023).
\2\ 88 FR 70412 (Oct. 11, 2023).
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To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to
prepare responses to the Office, and to ensure that the Office can
proceed on a timely basis with its inquiry of the issues identified in
its supplemental notice with the benefit of a complete record, the
Office is further extending the reply comment period deadlines as set
forth here. Reply comments will now be due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Dated: November 13, 2023.
Suzanne V. Wilson,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2023-25341 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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