Copyright Office 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Group Registration of Two-Dimensional Artwork
Document Number: 2024-03063
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-02-15
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing to create a new group registration option for two-dimensional artwork. This option will allow applicants to register up to ten works published within a thirty-day time period by submitting a single online application with a digital deposit copy of each work. The Office will examine each work to determine if it contains a sufficient amount of creative pictorial or graphic authorship. If the Office registers the claim, the registration will cover each artwork as a separate work of authorship. The Office invites comment on this proposal.
Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works: Notice of Public Hearings
Document Number: 2024-02499
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-07
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office will hold public hearings as part of the ninth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (``DMCA'') concerning proposed exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Parties interested in testifying at the hearings are invited to submit requests to testify pursuant to the instructions set forth below.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2024-01878
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-31
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing receipt of notices of intent to conduct audits pursuant to the section 115 blanket license.
Periodic Review of the Designations of the Mechanical Licensing Collective and Digital Licensee Coordinator
Document Number: 2024-01781
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-30
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a notification of inquiry, as required by the Music Modernization Act, regarding whether the existing designations of the mechanical licensing collective and digital licensee coordinator should be continued.
Copyright Claims Board: Active Proceedings and Evidence-Smaller Claims Procedures
Document Number: 2024-00596
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-01-16
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
Pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, the U.S. Copyright Office is adopting a final rule amending the procedures for ``smaller claims'' proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board.
Group Registration of Updates to a News Website
Document Number: 2023-28724
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-01-03
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing to create a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites. The rapid pace at which many web-based materials are created and updated presents a challenge for copyright registrants. This challenge is especially pronounced for frequently updated news websites. This option will enable online news publishers to register a group of updates to a news website as a collective work with a deposit composed of identifying material representing sufficient portions of the works, rather than the complete contents of the website. The Office invites comment on this proposal and the questions below.
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