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PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings, public performance; service definition; Correction,
Published: 2000-12-15
This document corrects a footnote to a proposed rule document
published in the Federal Register of December 11, 2000, regarding the
public performance of sound recordings: definition of a service.
NOTICES: Digital performance right in sound and ephemeral recordings—; Copyright liability and precontroversy discovery schedule,
Published: 2000-12-11
Due to the ruling by the Copyright Office that broadcasters
are not exempt from copyright liability when they retransmit over the
Internet copyrighted works contained on their AM and FM radio signals,
the Library of Congress is providing an additional time period for
filing Notices of Intent to Participate in the abovecaptioned
consolidated
RULES: Sound recordings, public performance; service definition,
Published: 2000-12-11
The Copyright Office is amending its regulatory definition of
a ``Service'' for purposes of the statutory license governing the
public performance of sound recordings by means of digital audio
transmissions in order to clarify that transmissions of a broadcast
signal over a digital communications network, such as the Internet, are
not exempt from
PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings, public performance; service definition,
Published: 2000-12-11
On April 17, 2000, the Digital Media Association (``DiMA'')
filed a petition with the Copyright Office, requesting that the Office
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend the rule that defines the
term ``Service'' for purposes of the statutory license governing the
public performance of sound recordings by means of digital audio
RULES: Noncommercial educational broadcasting; copyrighted musical compositions performance; royalty rates; cost of living adjustment,
Published: 2000-12-01
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces a
cost of living adjustment of 3.4% in the royalty rates paid by
colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational institutions
that are not affiliated with National Public Radio for the use of
copyrighted published nondramatic musical compositions. The cost of
living adjustment is
NOTICES: Cable statutory license (1998); Phase I or Phase II controversy ascertainment; comment request,
Published: 2000-11-01
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the schedule for the 180day arbitration period for the Phase II
distribution of the 1997 cable royalty funds for the syndicated
programming category.
RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,
Published: 2000-10-30
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing
final regulations governing the adjustment of the royalty rates for the
cable statutory license.
NOTICES: Phase II distribution of 1993-1997 funds; arbitration period,
Published: 2000-10-12
The Librarian of Congress is announcing initiation of the 180-
day arbitration period for the Phase II distribution of the 1997 cable
royalty funds for the syndicated programming category.
NOTICES: Satellite royalty funds; 1996-1998 funds; controversy ascertainment,
Published: 2000-09-20
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress directs all
claimants to royalty fees collected under the section 119 statutory
license in 1996, 1997 and 1998 to submit comments as to whether a Phase
I or Phase II controversy exists as to the distribution of those fees,
and a Notice of Intention to Participate in a royalty distribution
proceeding.
NOTICES: Digital performance right in sound recordings and ephemeral recordings; intent to participate in rate adjustment proceeding,
Published: 2000-09-13
The Copyright Office is announcing receipt of a petition to
convene a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (``CARP'') to set rates
and terms for the period beginning January 1, 2001, for two statutory
licenses which, in one case, allows certain eligible nonsubscription
services to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital audio
PROPOSED RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,
Published: 2000-09-12
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is submitting
for public comment a settlement proposal for the adjustment of the
royalty rates for the cable statutory license.
NOTICES: Cable statutory license (1998); Phase I or Phase II controversy ascertainment; comment request,
Published: 2000-09-06
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress directs all
claimants to royalty fees collected under the section 111 cable
statutory license in 1998 to submit comments as to whether a Phase I or
Phase II controversy exists as to the distribution of those fees, and a
Notice of Intention to Participate in a royalty distribution
proceeding.
RULES: Copyright restoration of certain Berne Convention and World Trade Organization works—; Restored copyrights, notices of intent to enforce; corrections procedure; correction,
Published: 2000-08-01
This notice gives public notice that the Copyright Office is
correcting certain errors in the filing and recordation of notices of
intent to enforce restored copyrights under the Uruguay Round Agreement
Act and issuing a policy decision permitting administrative correction
of certain errors.
PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings, public performance; service definition,
Published: 2000-07-06
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending
the period for filing reply comments in the proceeding to consider the
merits of a petition filed by the Digital Media Association. The
petition seeks a determination that a webcasting service is not deemed
to be interactive merely because it offers the consumer some
NOTICES: Digital audio recording technology royalties (1995-1998); distribution,
Published: 2000-07-06
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the schedule for the 180day arbitration period for the Copyright
Arbitration Royalty Panel (``CARP'') proceeding to determine the
distribution of the 199598 digital audio recording technology
(``DART'') royalties in the Musical Works Funds.
NOTICES: Policy statement,
Published: 2000-07-05
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress issues this
statement of policy to clarify the practices relating to examination of
copyright claims in music, and the relevance of the ``natureofwork''
designation at space 1 of the PA Form.
RULES: General copyright provisions and copyright claims registration; technical amendments,
Published: 2000-06-28
The Copyright Office has reviewed its regulations and found
nonsubstantive errors in its general copyright provisions and its
rules governing registration of claims to copyright. This document
contains technical amendments to correct these errors.
RULES: Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts implementation and copyright arbitration royalty panels; policies and procedures,
Published: 2000-06-28
The Copyright Office is making non-substantive housekeeping
amendments to its regulations to update them and to correct minor
errors.
NOTICES: Digital audio recording technology royalties (1995-1998); distribution,
Published: 2000-06-14
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the suspension of the proceeding to distribute the 199598 digital
audio recording technology (``DART'') royalties in the Musical Works
Funds from May 16, 2000, to June 16, 2000. The 180day arbitration
period for the proceeding will resume on June 16, 2000.
PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings, public performance; service definition,
Published: 2000-05-23
The Copyright Office is requesting comments on whether to
grant a petition for rulemaking filed with the Copyright Office by the
Digital Media Association. The petition requests an amendment to the
rule that defines the term ``Service'' for purposes of the statutory
license governing the public performance of sound recordings by
PROPOSED RULES: Photographs; group registration,
Published: 2000-05-05
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is proposing
regulations to facilitate group registration of published photographs.
These proposed regulations differ significantly from regulations
proposed earlier in this rulemaking proceeding, as they require the
deposit of the actual photographic images, rather than merely written
identifying
PROPOSED RULES: Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition,
Published: 2000-05-04
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces a
change in the time of a public hearing on the possible exemptions to
the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that
control access to copyrighted works to be held in Stanford, California
on May 18, 2000. The date and location of the hearing remain unchanged