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1. Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims

RULES: Unpublished copyright claims; preregistration,

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Theft Prevention Act of 2005, the Copyright Office is publishing an interim regulation governing the preregistration of unpublished works that are being prepared for commercial distribution in classes of works that the Register of Copyrights has determined have had a history of prerelease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.
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2. Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing final regulations governing the adjustment of the royalty rates for the cable statutory license.
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3. Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies

PROPOSED RULES: Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition,

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
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4. Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

NOTICES: Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act; first report to Congress; information request; comment extension,

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.
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5. Distribution of 2002 and 2003 Digital Audio Recording Royalty Funds

NOTICES: Digital Audio Recording Royalty Funds; 2002 and 2003 distribution,

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,
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6. Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims

PROPOSED RULES: Preregistration of certain unpublished copyright claims,

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
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7. Recordation of Documents

RULES: Recordation of documents,

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,
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8. Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims

PROPOSED RULES: Preregistration of certain unpublished copyright claims,

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.
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9. Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

PROPOSED RULES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,

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.
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10. Orphan Works

NOTICES: Orphan works; ownership issues inquiry; Public roundtables,

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
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11. Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

NOTICES: Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act; first report to Congress; information request,

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.
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12. Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License

RULES: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers; royalty fee adjustment,

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.
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13. Filing of Claims for Cable, Satellite and DART Royalties

RULES: Cable, satellite and DART royalties; filing of claims; CFR parts removed,

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.
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14. Copyright Rules and Regulations: Statements of Account

RULES: Copyright rules and regulations; technical amendments,

The Copyright Office has conducted the annual review of its regulations and found nonsubstantive errors. This document makes technical amendments to correct those errors.
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15. Statements of Account

RULES: Digital audio recording technology and media; cable operators, satellite carriers, and manufacturers and importers; statements of account filing requirement,

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.
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16. Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License

PROPOSED RULES: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment,

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.
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17. Reports of Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License

RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; usage reports,

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.
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18. Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License

PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; notice and recordkeeping,

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.
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19. Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License

RULES: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers; royalty fee adjustment,

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.
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20. Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

NOTICES: Cable statutory license; royalty rates adjustment,

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.
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21. Registration of Claims to Copyright, Group Registration of Published Photographs

RULES: Copyright claims registration—; Published photographs; group registration,

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
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22. Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License

NOTICES: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment,

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.
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23. Reports of Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License

PROPOSED RULES: Sound recordings under statutory license; usage reports,

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.
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24. Notice of Intent to Audit

NOTICES: DMX Music, Inc.; sound recordings transmissions to business establishments; intent to audit,

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
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25. Registration of Claims to Copyright: New Format for Certain Copyright Registration Certificates

NOTICES: Copyright registration certificates; format change; correction,

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
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