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PROPOSED RULES: Cable system definition,
Published: 2007-12-12
The Copyright Office is seeking comment on issues associated
with the definition of the term ``cable system'' under the Copyright
Act and the Copyright Office's implementing rules. The Copyright Office
is also seeking comment on the National Cable and Telecommunications
Association's request for the creation of subscriber groups for the
purposes
NOTICES: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment,
Published: 2007-12-04
The Library of Congress, through the Copyright Office, is
announcing an upcoming royalty rate adjustment for satellite carriers
based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index.
RULES: Copyright claims, registration; renewals,
Published: 2007-11-01
The Copyright Office is publishing a final rule amending its
rules governing applications for registration of claims for renewal
term of copyright. The regulations take into account the fact that,
since January 1, 2006, all applications for renewal have necessarily
related to works which are subject to automatic renewal and, thus, are
already in
NOTICES: Cable statutory license; specialty station list,
Published: 2007-10-23
The Copyright Office is publishing a final list of stations
listed in affidavits sent to the Copyright Office in which the owner or
licensee of the station attests that the station qualifies as a
specialty station in accordance with the Federal Communications
Commission`s (FCC) definition of specialty station in effect on June
24, 1981. The list
NOTICES: Cable royalties, etc.; proceedings termination,
Published: 2007-08-10
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
the termination of the proceedings in the abovecaptioned dockets
conducted under the former Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel system.
The Office is also providing notice that the authority to set rates or
to make determinations regarding the future distribution of royalty
funds
RULES: Copyright claims; online registration; Correction,
Published: 2007-07-25
The Copyright Office published in the Federal Register on July
6, 2007, an interim regulation implementing an online copyright
registration system. This document makes technical corrections to that
interim regulation.
RULES: Copywrite claims; online registration,
Published: 2007-07-06
The Copyright Office is undergoing an extensive business
process reengineering (BPR) initiative of many of its internal work
systems, including registration and recordation procedural systems, to
enhance the delivery of its services to the public. The implementation
of an online registration system is a key component of BPR, and it
requires that
RULES: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment,
Published: 2007-06-19
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing
a final rule establishing a lower basic registration fee of $35 for
copyright claims submitted electronically. This fee applies to all
registrations where the application is submitted electronically,
including those registrations where the deposit materials cannot be
sent electronically
NOTICES: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress,
Published: 2007-06-19
The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply [[Page 33777]]
comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Inquiry requesting
information for the preparation of the Section 109 Report to the
Congress, as required by the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004.
NOTICES: Cable compulsory license; specialty station list,
Published: 2007-06-15
The Copyright Office is publishing a final list of stations
listed in affidavits sent to the Copyright Office in which the owner or
licensee of the station attests that the station qualifies as a
specialty station in accordance with the Federal Communications
Commission's (FCC) definition of specialty station in effect on June
24, 1981. Any party
NOTICES: electronic Copyright Office (eCO); automated registration system development; beta testing participation request,
Published: 2007-06-01
In July 2007, the Copyright Office will initiate a beta
testing phase in the development of its automated registration system,
electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Requests to participate in eCO beta
testing are being accepted from the public at this time. Participants
will be selected in the order that requests are received and based on
an array of
NOTICES: Digital phonorecords; manufacturing and distribution; statutory licenses,
Published: 2007-05-30
The Copyright Office announces a public roundtable discussion
concerning the use of the statutory license to make and distribute
digital phonorecords, including for a limited period, and to make
phonorecords that facilitate streaming. This discussion is an adjunct
to the comments filed in the current rulemaking exploring these issues.
The
NOTICES: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation and continued necessity; report to Congress; hearings,
Published: 2007-05-23
The Copyright Office is holding public hearings on issues
related to the operation of, and continued necessity for, the cable and
satellite statutory licenses under the Copyright Act.
NOTICES: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress; correction,
Published: 2007-04-24
Correction
In the FEDERAL REGISTER of April 16, 2007, in Docket No. 20071,
Section 109 Report to Congress, on page 19039, in the second column,
correct the ``Dates'' caption by removing ``April 16, 2007.''
Dated: April 18, 2007.
Tanya Sandros,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E77731 Filed 42307; 8:45 am]
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NOTICES: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress,
Published: 2007-04-16
Pursuant to statute, the Copyright Office is seeking comment
on issues related to the operation of, and continued necessity for, the
cable and satellite statutory licenses under the Copyright Act.
NOTICES: World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Protection of Rights of Broadcasting Organizations; roundtable discussion,
Published: 2007-04-12
The United States Copyright Office and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announce a public roundtable
discussion concerning the work at the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related
Rights (SCCR) on a proposed Treaty on the Protection of the Rights of
Broadcasting
PROPOSED RULES: Copyright claims, registration; renewals,
Published: 2007-04-04
The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations
governing applications for registration of claims to the renewal term
of copyright. This notice seeks public comment on the proposed amended
regulations, which will take into account the fact that, since January
1, 2006, all applications for renewal have necessarily related to works
which
RULES: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment; technical amendment,
Published: 2007-02-08
The Copyright Office is making a technical amendment in the
regulations regarding fees for recordation of an interim or amended
designation of agent to receive notification of claimed infringement
under the Copyright Act.
NOTICES: Cable compulsory license; specialty station list,
Published: 2007-02-08
The Copyright Office is compiling a new specialty station list to
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identify commercial television broadcast stations which, according to
their owners, qualify as specialty stations for purposes of the former
distant signal carriage rules of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC). The list has been periodically updated to reflect