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Copyright Office to Hold Public Roundtable Meetings on Music Licensing Issues
Practical Law Legal Update 8-567-0566 (Approx. 3 pages)
Copyright Office to Hold Public Roundtable Meetings on Music Licensing Issues
by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
| Published on 05 May 2014 • USA (National/Federal) |
The US Copyright Office will hold a series of public roundtable meetings to discuss music licensing issues.
On May 2, 2014, the US Copyright Office announced that it will hold public roundtable meetings to discuss music licensing issues (79 Fed. Reg. 25626-01 (May 5, 2014)). The meetings are part of a larger study to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of current methods for licensing musical works and sound recordings.
- Assess whether and how existing methods serve the music marketplace, including new and emerging digital distribution platforms.
The two-day roundtables, which will be held in June 2014 in Nashville, TN, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY, will address various topics, including:
- The current music licensing landscape.
- Licensing of sound recordings, including under the Section 112 and 114 statutory licenses and the treatment of pre-1972 recordings.
- Licensing of musical works, including under the Section 115 statutory license and through the performing rights organizations.
- Fair royalty rates and platform parity.
- Industry data standards.
- Industry incentives and investment.
- Potential future developments in music licensing.
Written comments were requested in a previously issued notice of inquiry and are due by May 16, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 14739-02 (Mar. 17, 2014)). In addition to submitting written comments, interested parties may request to participate in the roundtables at the Copyright Office's website by May 20, 2014.
Update: The Copyright Office has extended the comment submission period to May 23, 2014.