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Adjustment to Sound Recordings by New Subscription Services and Ephemeral Recordings To Facilitate Those Performances License 2026 Royalty Rates

The Copyright Royalty Board published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 30, 2026. It took effect on March 30, 2026.

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What the agency says

The Copyright Royalty Judges announce an adjustment (based on CPI-U figures) in the royalty for the digital performances of sound recordings by new subscription services and for the making of ephemeral recordings necessary to facilitate those transmissions.

Key facts

Document number: 2026-06055
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule--technical amendment
Agency: Library of Congress; Copyright Royalty Board
Published: March 30, 2026
Takes effect: March 30, 2026
Dates: Effective date: March 30, 2026.
Docket: Docket No. 23-CRB-0013-NSR (2026-2030)
Code of Federal Regulations: 37 CFR 383
Topics: Copyright
Pages: 2

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

Other documents from the Copyright Royalty Board

Document	Type	Published
Determination of Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords V) 2026-13996	Proposed rule	Jul 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web VI) 2026-04633	Final rule	Mar 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web VI) 2026-04632	Final rule	Mar 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web VI) 2026-04631	Final rule	Mar 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web VI) 2026-04630	Final rule	Mar 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings by New Subscription Services and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (NSS V) 2026-04627	Final rule	Mar 10
Determination of Rates and Terms for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings and Making of Ephemeral Copies To Facilitate Those Performances (Web VI) 2025-21935	Proposed rule	Dec 4, 2025
Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing Phonorecords 2025-21695	Final rule	Dec 1, 2025

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