MMA Implementation: Ex Parte Meetings
Ex Parte Meetings
- Ex parte meetings are informal consultations between the Copyright Office and interested parties to discuss targeted issues related to the merits of a particular rulemaking. Parties who engage in such a meeting are required to comply with the Office’s ex parte meeting regulations.
- On September 11, 2023, the Office’s regulations governing ex parte meetings went into effect. Instructions on requesting an ex parte meeting with the Office and related reporting responsibilities are available on the Office’s Ex Parte Meetings webpage.
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| Commenter Ex Parte Letters (other than in response to USCO letters) |
| Artist Rights Alliance et al. (Sept. 22, 2020) |
| Association of Independent Music Publishers (Aug. 8, 2022) |
| Church Music Publishers Association (June 29, 2022) |
| CISAC/BIEM et al. (Oct. 27, 2020) |
| ClearBox Rights (June 28, 2023) |
| Copyright Alliance (Aug. 8, 2022) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #1 (Feb. 14, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #2 (Feb. 24, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #3 (Mar. 4, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #4 (Aug. 11, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #5 (Aug. 27, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #6 (Oct. 14, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #7 (Nov. 10, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #8 (Dec. 11, 2020) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #9 (Nov. 18, 2021) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #10 (Nov. 23, 2021) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #11 (Mar. 14, 2022) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #12 (June 1, 2022) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #13 (Nov. 18, 2022) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #14 (June 29, 2023) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #15 (Jan. 26, 2024) |
| Digital Licensee Coordinator #16 (Mar. 4, 2024) |
| Google (Oct. 23, 2020) * |
| Erin McAnally & Abby North (Mar. 14, 2023) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #1 (Jan. 29, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #2 (Feb. 26, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #3 (Mar. 24, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #4 (Apr. 3, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #5 (Jun. 17, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #6 (Aug. 16, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #7 (Aug. 21, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #8 (Oct. 5, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #9 (Oct. 15, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #10 (Oct. 16, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #11 (Dec. 3, 2020) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #12 (Apr. 4, 2022) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #13 (Oct. 17, 2022) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #14 (Dec. 21, 2022) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #15 (Feb. 5, 2024) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #16 (Feb. 21, 2024) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective #17 (Mar. 22, 2024) |
| Mechanical Licensing Collective & Digital Licensee Coordinator (Dec. 9, 2020) |
| MediaNet (Oct. 28, 2020) * |
| Music Artists Coalition #1 (Aug. 10, 2022) |
| Music Artists Coalition #2 (Dec. 29, 2023) |
| Music Creators of North America, Recording Academy, Society of Composer & Lyricists, Songwriters Guild of America, & Songwriters of North America Ex Parte Letter (Mar. 15, 2024) |
| Music Reports #1 (Sept. 29, 2020) |
| Music Reports #2 (Dec. 15, 2020) |
| National Music Publishers’ Association #1 (Aug. 25, 2020) |
| National Music Publishers’ Association #2 (Nov. 3, 2020) |
| National Music Publishers’ Association #3 (Feb. 4, 2022) |
| National Music Publishers’ Association #4 (June 13, 2022) |
| National Music Publishers’ Association #5 (Feb. 6, 2023) |
| National Music Publishers' Association #6 (Jan. 24, 2024) |
| Nashville Songwriters Association International & Music Artists Coalition (Feb. 12, 2024) |
| North Music Group (Mar. 18, 2020) |
| Jeff Price (Nov. 23, 2020) |
| RIAA #1 (June 16, 2020) |
| RIAA #2 (Aug. 24, 2020) |
| Songwriters Guild of America et al. #1 (Sept. 15, 2020) |
| Songwriters Guild of America et al. #2 (Dec. 14, 2020) |
| Songwriters Guild of America et al. #3 (July 7, 2022) |
| Songwriters of North America & Nashville Songwriters Association International (July 7, 2022) |
| Sony Music & RIAA (Dec. 9, 2019) |
| Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Oct. 28, 2020) |
| SoundExchange (Sept. 1, 2020) |
| Spotify #1 (Sept. 1, 2020) |
| Spotify #2 (Oct. 9, 2020) * |
| Universal Music Group & RIAA (Dec. 6, 2019) |
| Universal Music Publishing Group (Oct. 30, 2020) |
| Warner Music Group (Oct. 21, 2020) |
* The party submitting this letter simultaneously submitted a version containing confidential information to advise the Copyright Office of certain confidential information pertaining to its business. Federal agencies are not required to make trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information available to the public. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4).
| USCO Letters and Related Commenter Responses and Ex Parte Letters |
Copyright Office Letter #1 (June 8, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Response (June 15, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Response (June 15, 2020)
- MLC Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee Response (June 15, 2020)
- Copyright Office Post-Meeting Email (June 19, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Ex Parte Letter (June 23, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Ex Parte Letter (June 23, 2020)
- MLC Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee Ex Parte Letter (June 23, 2020)
- Music Artists Coalition Ex Parte Letter (June 23, 2020)
- Nashville Songwriters Association International Ex Parte Letter (June 24, 2020)
- RIAA Ex Parte Letter (June 22, 2020)
- Songwriters of North America Ex Parte Letter (June 23, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Response (July 8, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Response (July 8, 2020)
- RIAA Response (July 8, 2020)
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Copyright Office Letter #2 (June 10, 2020)
- Copyright Office Post-Meeting Email (June 22, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Music Artists Coalition Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Nashville Songwriters Association International Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Peermusic Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Recording Academy Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Songwriters Guild of America Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
- Songwriters of North America Ex Parte Letter (June 26, 2020)
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Copyright Office Letter #3 (June 30, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Response (July 13, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Response (July 13, 2020)
- Alliance for Recorded Music Ex Parte Letter (July 27, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Ex Parte Letter (July 24, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Ex Parte Letter (July 24, 2020)
- SoundExchange Ex Parte Letter (July 24, 2020)
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Copyright Office Letter #4 (Oct. 30, 2020)
- Artist Rights Alliance Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Digital Licensee Coordinator Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Mechanical Licensing Collective Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Music Artists Coalition Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Nashville Songwriters Association International Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- National Music Publishers’ Association Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Recording Academy & Songwriters of North America Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Songwriters Guild of America et al. Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 18, 2020)
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