A Comprehensive Guide to Comments Submitted in the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on U.S. PROs

A Comprehensive Guide to Comments Submitted in the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on U.S. PROs

Back in September, the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, requesting the examination of “concerns” and “emerging issues” with U.S. performance rights organizations (PROs). More specifically, the Committee expressed concerns about the alleged “lack of transparency” with PROs and the so-called “proliferation” of new PROs in the market. Related …