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Compulsory license

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001141

A legal mechanism that allows certain uses of copyrighted material without the copyright holder's explicit permission, provided that statutory conditions are met and royalties are paid. This is often implemented in areas like music performance or pharmaceutical patents to promote public access or competition. The Copyright Act of 1976 includes provisions for compulsory licenses for certain musical works.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001141
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001141",
  "term": "Compulsory license",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal mechanism that allows certain uses of copyrighted material without the copyright holder's explicit permission, provided that statutory conditions are met and royalties are paid. This is often implemented in areas like music performance or pharmaceutical patents to promote public access or competition. The Copyright Act of 1976 includes provisions for compulsory licenses for certain musical works.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/compulsory-license/"
}

Record 977 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.