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March 17, 2008
Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index 14183–14185 [E8–5301] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 258 [Docket No. RM 2008-3] Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office makes royalty rate adjustments for satellite carriers based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2008. These rates are applicable for the rate period of January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben... [read document]
 
February 26, 2008
Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination 10290 [E8–3619] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2008-2] Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Register of Copyrights published a document in the Federal Register of February 19, 2008, reviewing the determinations of the Copyright Royalty Judges for setting rates and terms for use of the sections 112 and 114 statutory licenses by New Subscription Services, Preexisting Subscription Services and... [read document]
 
February 19, 2008
Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination 9143–9146 [E8–3149] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2008-2] Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Register of Copyrights issues the following determination concerning the Copyright Royalty Judges' decisions to include the rate for use of the section 112 license for ephemeral recordings within the rates and terms of royalty payments under section 114 for the use of sound recordings in transmissions made by New... [read document]
 
January 23, 2008
Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses: Clarifications 3898–3900 [E8–888] PDF Proposed Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-1] Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses; clarifications AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to make clarifications to its regulations governing the recordation of notices of termination and certain related provisions. This notice seeks public comment on the proposed amendments, which would communicate the... [read document]
 
December 12, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Cable system definition 70529–70540 [E7–24079] PDF Proposed Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2007-11] Definition of Cable System AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
December 4, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Satellite carrier compulsory license; rate adjustment 68198–68199 [E7–23520] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-12] Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Rate Adjustment. SUMMARY: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Golant, Assistant General Counsel, and Tanya M. Sandros, General Counsel,... [read document]
 
November 1, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Copyright claims, registration; renewals 61801–61806 [E7–21115] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-8] Registration of Claims to Copyright-Renewals AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
October 23, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Cable statutory license; specialty station list 60029–60030 [E7–20829] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-10] Cable Statutory License: Specialty Station List AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of final specialty station list. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
August 10, 2007
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel: Cable royalties, etc.; proceedings termination 45071–45072 [E7–15680] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket Nos. 2001-8 CARP CD 98-99, 2002-8 CARP CD 2000, 2003-2 CARP CD 2001, 2004-5 CARP CD-2002, 2001-5 CARP SD 99, 2001-7 CARP SD 2000, and 99-4 CARP DPRA] Notice of Terminations AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of termination of proceedings. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing the termination of the proceedings in the above-captioned dockets conducted under the former Copyright Arbitration... [read document]
 
July 25, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Copyright claims; online registration Correction 40745–40746 [E7–14372] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-7] Technical Amendments to online registration of claims to copyright; corrections AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress ACTION: Interim Regulations for online registration; correction. SUMMARY: 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.... [read document]
 
July 6, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Copywrite claims; online registration 36883–36889 [E7–13194] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-7] Online Registration of Claims to Copyright AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim regulations for online registration. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
June 19, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment 33690–33692 [E7–11815] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 and 212 [Docket No. RM 2007-6] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress 33776–33777 [E7–11816] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-1] Section 109 Report to Congress AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of Time to File Reply Comments SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply 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. DATES: Reply... [read document]
 
June 15, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Cable compulsory license; specialty station list 33251–33252 [E7–11595] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-5] Cable Compulsory License: Specialty Station List AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of filings, request for comments. SUMMARY: 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)... [read document]
 
June 1, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: electronic Copyright Office (eCO); automated registration system development; beta testing participation request 30641–30643 [E7–10623] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office Soliciting Participation in Electronic Copyright Office (eCO) Beta Test AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Public notice. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
May 30, 2007
Meetings: Digital phonorecords; manufacturing and distribution; statutory licenses 30039–30042 [E7–10363] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office Notice of Roundtable Regarding the Section 115 Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice announcing public roundtable. SUMMARY: 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... [read document]
 
May 23, 2007
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation and continued necessity; report to Congress; hearings 28998–29000 [E7–9836] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-1] Section 109 Report to Congress AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: Public hearings will be held from July 23, 2007, through July 26, 2007, in the Copyright Office Hearing Room, 4th Floor, James... [read document]
 
April 24, 2007
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress; correction 20374 [E7–7731] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-1] Section 109 Report to Congress Correction In the FEDERAL REGISTER of April 16, 2007, in Docket No. 2007-1, 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. E7-7731 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1410-30-S [read document]
 
April 16, 2007
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Cable and satellite statutory licenses; operation of and continued necessity; report to Congress 19039–19055 [E7–7207] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-1] Section 109 Report to Congress AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: Written comments are due July 2, 2007. Reply comments are due September 13, 2007. April 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: If hand... [read document]
 
April 12, 2007
Meetings: World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Protection of Rights of Broadcasting Organizations; roundtable discussion 18493–18494 [E7–6964] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office Notice of Roundtable on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty On the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations AGENCY: United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice announcing public forum. SUMMARY: 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)... [read document]
 
April 4, 2007
Copyright Office and Procedures: Copyright claims, registration; renewals 16306–16311 [E7–6174] PDF Proposed Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-3] Registration of Claims to Copyright--Renewals AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: 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,... [read document]
 
February 8, 2007
Copyright office and procedures: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment; technical amendment 5931–5932 [E7–2105] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2007-2] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: 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. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya M. Sandros, Acting General... [read document]
 
Copyright office and procedures: Cable compulsory license; specialty station list 6008–6010 [E7–2104] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2007-1] Cable Compulsory License: Specialty Station List AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Request for information. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is compiling a new specialty station list to 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... [read document]
 
December 20, 2006
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel: Beethoven.com; nonsubscription transmissions of sound recordings; intent to audit 76375–76376 [E6–21746] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2006-7] Notice of Intent to Audit AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Public notice. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing receipt of a notice of intent to audit 2005 statements of account concerning the eligible nonsubscription transmissions of sound recordings made by Beethoven.com (``Beethoven'') under statutory licenses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya M. Sandros, Associate General... [read document]
 
December 12, 2006
Meetings: World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Protection of Rights of Broadcasting Organizations; roundtable discussion 74565–74566 [E6–21130] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS United States Copyright Office Notice of Roundtable on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty On the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations AGENCY: United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice Announcing Public Forum. SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office (USCO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announce a public roundtable discussion concerning the work at the World Intellectual... [read document]
 
December 4, 2006
Meetings: Section 108 Study Group; public roundtables 70434–70440 [E6–20480] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office Docket No. 07-10802 Section 108 Study Group: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives AGENCY: Office of Strategic Initiatives and Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of a public roundtable with request for comments. SUMMARY: The Section 108 Study Group announces a public roundtable discussion on certain issues relating to the exceptions and limitations applicable to libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, and seeks written... [read document]
 
November 27, 2006
Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition 68472–68480 [E6–20029] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-11] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This notice announces that during the next three years, the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons who engage in noninfringing uses of six... [read document]
 
November 22, 2006
Copyright office and procedures: Retransmission of digital broadcast signals pursuant to the cable statutory license 67508–67509 [E6–19794] PDF Proposed Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-5] Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Inquiry regarding the retransmission of digital television broadcast signals by cable operators under the Copyright Act. DATES: Reply Comments are... [read document]
 
November 3, 2006
Copyright office and procedures: Digital subscription music services; preexisting subscription service designation 64639–64647 [E6–18590] PDF Rule Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 [Docket Nos. RF 2006-2 and RF 2006-3] Designation as a Preexisting Subscription Service AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Board, acting pursuant to statute, referred a novel question of law to the Register of Copyrights concerning the designation of certain digital subscription music services as preexisting subscription services. Specifically, the Copyright Royalty Board... [read document]
 
November 1, 2006
Copyright office and procedures: Ringtones; mechanical and digital phonorecord delivery rate adjustment proceeding 64303–64317 [E6–18426] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. RF 2006-1] Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final Order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Board, acting pursuant to statute, referred two novel questions of law to the Register of Copyrights. Specifically, the Copyright Royalty Board requested a decision by the Register of Copyrights regarding whether ringtones are subject to the statutory license for... [read document]
 
Copyright office and procedures: Subscription and nonsubscription services that transmit sound recordings under statutory licenses; intent to audit 64317–64318 [E6–18422] PDF Notice Copyright Office, Library of Congress
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2006-6] Notice of Intent to Audit AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Public notice. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing receipt of a notice of intent to audit 2005 statements of account concerning the eligible nonsubscription a