The Making Available Right in the United States

Post publish date: February 16, 2016

At the request of Congress, the Copyright Office reviewed and assessed (1) how the existing bundle of exclusive rights under Title 17 covers the making available right in the context of digital on-demand transmissions such as peer-to-peer networks, streaming services, and music downloads, as well as more broadly in the digital environment; (2) how foreign laws have interpreted and implemented the relevant provisions of the WIPO Internet Treaties; and (3) the feasibility and necessity of amending U.S. law to strengthen or clarify our law in this area.