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Music Streaming Fraud

The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the submission of written comments in response to its October 7, 2026, notice of inquiry in connection with an i...

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  1. [Docket No. 2026-6]

AGENCY:

U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION:

Notice of inquiry; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the submission of written comments in response to its October 7, 2026, notice of inquiry in connection with an inquiry regarding issues related to music streaming fraud.

DATES:

The comment periods for the notice of inquiry published at 91 FR 64188 on October 7, 2026, are extended. Initial written comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 18, 2026. Written reply comments are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 29, 2027.

ADDRESSES:

For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments should be submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website at https:// ( printed page 69888) www.copyright.gov/​policy/​music-streaming-fraud. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer or the internet, please contact the Office using the contact information below for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at or by telephone at (202) 707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry seeking comments from the public on several questions regarding music streaming fraud.[1] The notice set a deadline for initial written comments to be submitted by November 23, 2026, and for reply comments to be submitted by December 21, 2026.

To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to prepare responses to the Office's questions, and to ensure that the Office can proceed on a timely basis with its inquiry into the issues identified in its notice with the benefit of a complete record, the Office is extending the comment submission deadlines as set forth here. Initial written comments will now be due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 18, 2026. Reply comments will be due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 29, 2027.

Dated: November 3, 2026.

Emily L. Chapuis,

General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.

Footnotes

1.  91 FR 64188 (Oct. 7, 2026).

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[FR Doc. 2026-22602 Filed 11-4-26; 8:45 am]

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“Music Streaming Fraud,” thefederalregister.org (November 5, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22602/music-streaming-fraud.