Data / Federal rules / 2024-14609
Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act
The Copyright Office, Library of Congress published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 9, 2024. It took effect on August 8, 2024.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a final rule regarding how the Copyright Act's derivative works exception to termination rights applies to the statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act. The final rule also addresses other matters relevant to identifying the proper payee to whom the mechanical licensing collective must distribute royalties. Among other things, the Office is adopting regulations addressing the mechanical licensing collective's distribution of matched historical royalties and administration of ownership transfers, other royalty payee changes, and related disputes.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-14609
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Library of Congress; Copyright Office, Library of Congress
- Published
- July 9, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 8, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective August 8, 2024. However, compliance by the mechanical licensing collective, other than with respect to Sec. Sec. 210.27(g)(2)(ii)(B)(1), 210.29(b)(4)(i)(C), 210.29(k), and 210.30(c)(1)(i)(B), is not required until the first distribution of royalties based on the first payee snapshot taken after October 7, 2024. The Copyright Office may, upon request, extend the compliance deadlines in its discretion by providing public notice through its website.
- Docket
- Docket No. 2022-5
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 37 CFR 210
- Topics
- Copyright; Recordings
- Pages
- 32
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