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Regulation & law · 01/12/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities

Summary

The Library of Congress's Copyright Office is implementing a 1.5% cost of living adjustment to royalty rates for colleges and universities using copyrighted musical compositions, effective from October 1998, as part of its efforts to keep pace with inflation. This adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index change from October 1997 to October 1998.

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