Federal Register: April 27, 2009 (Volume , Number )
DOCID: fr27ap09-79 FR Doc E9-9526
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr27ap09-79
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of inquiry and request for comments; Notice of public meeting; Reopened.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities; Notice of Public Meeting
DATES: Initial comments on the Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments are due 5 p.m. on April 28, 2009. Reply comments are due 5 p.m. on May 12, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The United States Copyright Office (Copyright Office) and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are extending the
time in which comments and reply comments may be filed on the topic of
facilitating access to copyrighted works for ``blind or other persons
with disabilities'' \1\ in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
\1\ Various terms are used formally and informally throughout
the world. When inquiring about experiences within the United
States, the term used in this Notice of Inquiry is that which
appears in U.S. copyright law. See 17 U.S.C. 121(d)(2). There, the
term ``blind or other persons with disabilities'' is defined to
include individuals who are eligible or who may qualify in
accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to provide books for the
adult blind,'' approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a; 46 Stat.
1487).
SUMMARY:
Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities: ; Inquiry and Request for Comments; Public Meeting,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office are extending the comment and reply comment periods for commenting on the topic of facilitating access to copyrighted works for ``blind or other persons with disabilities'' in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization. This action is being taken in order to allow interested parties adequate time to give input on this important issue.
Comments are due by 5 p.m. on April 28, 2009. Reply comments are due by 5 p.m. on May 12, 2009.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Maria Pallante,
Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office.
[FR Doc. E99526 Filed 42209; 4:15 pm]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Maria Pallante, Associate Register, Policy and International Affairs, or Michele Woods, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at 2027071027, by facsimile at 2027078366 or by electronic mail at mpall@loc.gov or mwoo@loc.gov.