What the Office published
The notice is Federal Register Document 2026-22602, published November 5, 2026, at 91 FR 69887 to 69888, under Copyright Office Docket No. 2026-6. Its action line reads "Notice of inquiry; extension of comment period." It is dated November 3, 2026, and signed by Emily L. Chapuis, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights. (91 FR 69887, 69888.)
The notice extends the comment periods for the Office's October 7, 2026 notice of inquiry on music streaming fraud, published at 91 FR 64188. That earlier notice set a deadline for initial written comments of November 23, 2026, and for reply comments of December 21, 2026. (91 FR 69888.)
New deadlines
Initial written comments are now due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 18, 2026. Written reply comments are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 29, 2027. (91 FR 69887, 69888.)
The Office says it is extending the deadlines so that members of the public have sufficient time to prepare responses to its questions, and so that it can proceed on a timely basis with its inquiry with the benefit of a complete record. The notice says all comments should be submitted electronically through regulations.gov, with specific instructions on the Office's website at copyright.gov/policy/music-streaming-fraud. (91 FR 69887 to 69888.)