The U.S. Copyright Office is asking the public about music streaming fraud and has extended its comment deadlines.
…how The request came as a letter dated May 21, 2026, from Representative Scott Fitzgerald of the Committee on the Judiciary, to Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights. The notice calls it "the Congressional…
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The Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry October 7 asking the public about music streaming fraud, after a May 21, 2026 letter from Representative Scott Fitzgerald of the Committee on the Judiciary. The notice describes bot farms, click farms, playlist stuffing and uploads that claim someone else's work, and poses ten questions, including fraud's ties to AI-generated music. An extension published November 5 moves initial comments to December 18 and reply comments to January 29, 2027. The Office seeks public comments through regulations.gov; the inquiry proposes no rule.
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