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RULES: Unpublished copyright claims; preregistration,
Published: 2005-10-27
Pursuant to the Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of
2005, the Copyright Office is publishing an interim regulation
governing the preregistration of unpublished works that are being
prepared for commercial distribution in classes of works that the
Register of Copyrights has determined have had a history of prerelease
infringement.
RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,
Published: 2005-10-06
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing
final regulations governing the adjustment of the royalty rates for the
cable statutory license.
PROPOSED RULES: Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition,
Published: 2005-10-03
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is preparing
to conduct proceedings in accordance with section 1201(a)(1) of the
Copyright Act, which was added by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
and which provides that the Librarian of Congress may exempt certain
classes of works from the prohibition against circumvention of
technological
NOTICES: Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act; first report to Congress; information request; comment extension,
Published: 2005-08-15
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending
the time in which comments can be filed in response to its Notice of
Inquiry requesting information for the preparation of the first report
to the Congress required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004.
NOTICES: Digital Audio Recording Royalty Funds; 2002 and 2003 distribution,
Published: 2005-08-11
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the termination of two proceedings under the Copyright Arbitration
Royalty Panel system to distribute royalty fees paid by importers and
manufacturers of digital audio recording devices and media who
distributed these products in the United States during the period
beginning January 1,
PROPOSED RULES: Preregistration of certain unpublished copyright claims,
Published: 2005-08-04
The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on preregistration of copyright claims, issued July 22,
2005. That notice proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished
work being prepared for commercial distribution that is in a class of
works determined by the Register of Copyrights to have had a history of
prerelease
RULES: Recordation of documents,
Published: 2005-08-01
This notice of policy decision clarifies three matters
relating to practices concerning the recordation of documents
pertaining to copyrights. First, it clarifies that a document will be
indexed only under the titles appearing in the executed document.
Second, it announces an interim practice on redaction of documents
submitted for recordation,
PROPOSED RULES: Preregistration of certain unpublished copyright claims,
Published: 2005-07-22
Pursuant to the Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of
2005, the Copyright Office is proposing regulations for the
preregistration of unpublished works that are being prepared for
commercial distribution in classes of works that the Register of
Copyrights determines have had a history of prerelease infringement.
PROPOSED RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,
Published: 2005-07-20
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is submitting
for public comment a settlement proposal for the adjustment of certain
royalty rates for use of the cable statutory license.
NOTICES: Orphan works; ownership issues inquiry; Public roundtables,
Published: 2005-07-07
The Copyright Office announces public roundtable discussions
regarding ``orphan works,'' i.e., copyrighted works whose owners are
difficult or even impossible to identify or locate. The Office seeks to
address whether there are compelling concerns that merit a legislative,
regulatory or other solution, and what type of solution could
effectively
NOTICES: Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act; first report to Congress; information request,
Published: 2005-07-07
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is requesting
information for the preparation of the first report to the Congress
required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act
of 2004.
RULES: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers; royalty fee adjustment,
Published: 2005-07-07
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing
the royalty rates for the retransmission of digital overtheair
television broadcast signals by satellite carriers under the statutory
license.
RULES: Cable, satellite and DART royalties; filing of claims; CFR parts removed,
Published: 2005-07-01
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is removing
its regulations governing the filing of claims to cable, satellite, and
DART royalty funds. These claims now are to be filed with the Copyright
Royalty Judges pursuant to the Copyright Royalty and Distribution
Reform Act of 2004, which became effective on May 31, 2005.
RULES: Copyright rules and regulations; technical amendments,
Published: 2005-07-01
The Copyright Office has conducted the annual review of its
regulations and found nonsubstantive errors. This document makes
technical amendments to correct those errors.
RULES: Digital audio recording technology and media; cable operators, satellite carriers, and manufacturers and importers; statements of account filing requirement,
Published: 2005-05-26
The Copyright Office is amending its rules to require cable
operators, satellite carriers, and manufacturers and importers of
digital audio recording technology and media to file with the Licensing
Division of the Copyright Office a copy of their statement of account
together with the original statement of account.
PROPOSED RULES: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment,
Published: 2005-05-17
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is submitting
for public comment a proposed settlement of royalty rates for the
retransmission of digital overtheair television broadcast signals by
satellite carriers under the statutory license.
RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; usage reports,
Published: 2005-05-09
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is adopting
amendments to the rules governing reports of use of sound recordings
under the statutory license for preexisting subscription services.
PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; notice and recordkeeping,
Published: 2005-04-27
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is proposing
regulations for the delivery and format of records of use of sound
recordings under two statutory licenses of the Copyright Act.
RULES: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers; royalty fee adjustment,
Published: 2005-04-06
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing
the royalty rates for analog television broadcast stations
retransmitted by satellite carriers under the section 119 statutory
license.
NOTICES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,
Published: 2005-03-30
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces the
deadline for filing Notices of Intent to Participate in a CARP
proceeding to adjust the rates for the cable statutory license and
announces the dates of the 30day negotiation period.
RULES: Copyright claims registration—; Published photographs; group registration,
Published: 2005-03-28
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is amending
its final regulations concerning group registration of published
photographs to limit to 750 the number of photographs that may be
identified on continuation sheets submitted with a single application
form and filing fee. The regulation continues to place no limit on the
number of
NOTICES: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment,
Published: 2005-03-25
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the voluntary negotiation period for the purpose of determining the
royalty fees for the retransmission of digital overtheair television
broadcast signals by satellite carriers under the statutory license.
PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; usage reports,
Published: 2005-03-15
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is proposing
amendments to the rules governing reports of use of sound recordings
under the statutory license for preexisting subscription services.
NOTICES: DMX Music, Inc.; sound recordings transmissions to business establishments; intent to audit,
Published: 2005-03-11
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
receipt of a notice of intent to audit DMX Music, Inc., for its
transmissions of sound recordings to business establishments made under
an exemption to the digital performance right. This audit intends to
review transmissions to business establishments made by DMX Music,
Inc., for the years
NOTICES: Copyright registration certificates; format change; correction,
Published: 2005-02-24
The Copyright Office announces a modification to a policy
decision announced January 21, 2005, concerning changing the format of
certain copyright registration certificates. The modification clarifies
how the Office will select applications for registration to be included
in a pilot program in which certificates of registration will be
generated