Data / Federal rules / 2024-19538
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 August 30, 2024. It took effect on August 30, 2024.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a final rule adjusting certain due dates set in an earlier 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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-19538
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Library of Congress; Copyright Office, Library of Congress
- Published
- August 30, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 30, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective August 30, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. 2022-5
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 37 CFR 210
- Topics
- Copyright; Recordings
- Pages
- 2
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