The United Sates music industry is preparing for a major overhaul of its copyright framework following the disclosure on February 5 by the US Copyright Office of its proposals to modernise the music licensing system.

The proposals are contained in a 246-page report titled Copyright And The Music Marketplace. The Copyright Office said that the report not only provides "an exhaustive review of the existing system," but also makes a number of recommendations "that would bring both clarity and relief ...