Copyright Office Seeks Additional Comments for Music Licensing Study


The U.S. Copyright Office has undertaken a study to evaluate the effectiveness of current methods for licensing musical works and sound recordings. To further aid this effort, the Office is soliciting additional written comments from the public on certain issues relating to whether and how existing music licensing methods serve the music marketplace, as identified in a notice published in the Federal Register. Review the Federal Register notice (PDF, 67.1 KB) for more information. Written comments are to be submitted electronically via the comment submission form available on the Music Licensing Study webpage. Comments are due on or before August 22, 2014.