Shira Perlmutter's dismissal followed the firing of her boss and the release of a report on whether scanning works to train AI algorithms constitutes infringement.
On Friday, the office noted its support of licensing copyrighted material for "commercial" AI models. The next day, the head of the Copyright Office was fired by President Trump.
The Copyright Office has opened a new inquiry into the potential faults in the U.S. PRO system. As industry stakeholders begin to weigh in, Billboard explains the core issues at play.
In response to a letter from the House Judiciary Committee, the office is soliciting public comment on the growing number of PROs in the U.S. and the methods they use to pay out.
The committee expresses concerns from performance licensees about the "proliferation of PROs" and lack of transparency around the distribution of royalties.
The new rule clears up uncertainty about who gets paid streaming royalties when songwriters take back their music rights – a trickier question than it sounds.
This process, which will occur every five years, allows the U.S. Copyright Office to assess the MLC and DLC's operations.
Artificial Intelligence is evolving faster than the courts can evaluate how laws apply to it.
Signed by Sheryl Crow, John Mayer and many others, the letter warns that any opposition to the proposed new rule would be "a vote against songwriters.”
