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be beneficial.21 They agreed, however,
that current law is properly construed to
provide such protection.22
II. Request for Comment
In light of uncertainty among some
courts regarding the nature and scope of
the making available and
communication to the public rights, and
to facilitate the study requested by
Representative Watt, the Copyright
Office seeks public comments on the
three main issues listed above. The
Office poses additional questions on
these three topics below, and requests
that commenters identify the questions
they are answering in their responses.
1. Existing Exclusive Rights Under Title
17
a. How does the existing bundle of
exclusive rights currently in Title 17
cover the making available and
communication to the public rights in
the context of digital on-demand
transmissions such as peer-to-peer
networks, streaming services, and
downloads of copyrighted content, as
well as more broadly in the digital
environment?
b. Do judicial opinions interpreting
Section 106 and the making available
right in the framework of tangible works
provide sufficient guidance for the
digital realm?
2. Foreign Implementation and
Interpretation of the WIPO Internet
Treaties
a. How have foreign laws
implemented the making available right
(as found in WCT Article 8 and WPPT
Articles 10 and 14)? Has such
implementation provided more or less
legal clarity in those countries in the
context of digital distribution of
copyrighted works?
b. How have courts in foreign
countries evaluated their national
implementation of the making available
right in these two WIPO treaties? Are
there any specific case results or related
legislative components that might
present attractive options for possible
congressional consideration?
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3. Possible Changes to U.S. Law
a. If Congress continues to determine
that the Section 106 exclusive rights
21 See Statement of David Nimmer, Professor,
UCLA School of Law, The Scope of Copyright
Protection, supra note 20 (‘‘Nimmer Statement’’);
Statement of Glynn S. Lunney, Jr., Professor, Tulane
University School of Law, The Scope of Copyright
Protection, supra note 20 (‘‘Lunney Statement’’).
These witness statements are available at https://
docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/
ByEvent.aspx?EventID=101642.
22 See Nimmer Statement at 2–3; Lunney
Statement at 1–4.
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provide a making available right in the
digital environment, is there a need for
Congress to take any additional steps to
clarify the law to avoid potential
conflicting outcomes in future
litigation? Why or why not?
b. If Congress concludes that Section
106 requires further clarification of the
scope of the making available right in
the digital environment, how should the
law be amended to incorporate this right
more explicitly?
c. Would adding an explicit ‘‘making
available’’ right significantly broaden
the scope of copyright protection
beyond what it is today? Why or why
not? Would existing rights in Section
106 also have to be recalibrated?
d. Would any amendment to the
‘‘making available’’ right in Title 17
raise any First Amendment concerns? If
so, how can any potential issues in this
area be avoided?
e. If an explicit right is added, what,
if any, corresponding exceptions or
limitations should be considered for
addition to the copyright law?
If there are any pertinent issues not
discussed above, the Office encourages
interested parties to raise those matters
in their comments.
III. Public Roundtable
On May 5, 2014, the Copyright Office
will hold a public roundtable to hear
stakeholder views and to initiate
discussion of the three topics identified
above. The agenda and the process for
submitting requests to participate in the
public roundtable will be available on
the Copyright Office Web site on or
about April 7, 2014.
IV. Requests To Participate
Requests to participate in the public
roundtable should be submitted online
at https://www.copyright.gov/docs/
making_available/. Nonparticipants
who wish to attend and observe the
discussion should note that seating is
limited and, for nonparticipants, will be
available on a first come, first served
basis.
Dated: February 20, 2014.
Maria A. Pallante,
Register of Copyrights.
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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND
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Cancellation of a Meeting of the
Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission
Military Compensation and
Retirement Modernization Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice of cancellation of public
meetings and town hall meeting.
ACTION:
This notice cancels the
hearings and town hall that were to be
held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
SUMMARY:
The public hearings and town
hall originally scheduled for Tuesday,
February 25, 2014, are cancelled.
DATES:
The hearings and town hall
were to be held Tuesday, February 25,
2014 at the Embassy Suites Fayetteville
Fort Bragg, 4760 Lake Valley Drive,
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Nuneviller, Associate
Director, Military Compensation and
Retirement Modernization Commission,
P.O. Box 13170, Arlington VA 22209,
telephone 703–692–2080, fax 703–697–
8330, email christopher.nuneviller@
mcrmc.gov.
A notice
of public hearings and town hall
meeting that appeared in the Federal
Register on February 18, 2014 (79 FR
9285) announced that the Military
Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission
(Commission) was to hold public
hearings and a town hall meeting on
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, to seek the
views of service members, retirees, their
beneficiaries and other interested
parties regarding pay, retirement, health
benefits and quality of life programs of
the Uniformed Services. The
Commission was to also hear from
senior commanders of local military
commands and their senior enlisted
advisors, unit commanders and their
family support groups, local medical
and education community
representatives, and other quality of life
organizations.
The public hearings and town hall
meeting will be rescheduled for a later
date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and
Operations.
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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION
Cancellation of a Meeting of the Military Compensation and
Retirement Modernization Commission
AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public meetings and town hall
meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice cancels the hearings and town hall that were to be
held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
DATES: The public hearings and town hall originally scheduled for
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, are cancelled.
ADDRESSES: The hearings and town hall were to be held Tuesday, February
25, 2014 at the Embassy Suites Fayetteville Fort Bragg, 4760 Lake
Valley Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Nuneviller, Associate
Director, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission, P.O. Box 13170, Arlington VA 22209, telephone 703-692-2080,
fax 703-697-8330, email christopher.nuneviller@mcrmc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of public hearings and town hall
meeting that appeared in the Federal Register on February 18, 2014 (79
FR 9285) announced that the Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission (Commission) was to hold public hearings and a
town hall meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, to seek the views of
service members, retirees, their beneficiaries and other interested
parties regarding pay, retirement, health benefits and quality of life
programs of the Uniformed Services. The Commission was to also hear
from senior commanders of local military commands and their senior
enlisted advisors, unit commanders and their family support groups,
local medical and education community representatives, and other
quality of life organizations.
The public hearings and town hall meeting will be rescheduled for a
later date.
Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
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