Library of Congress July 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, the U.S. Copyright Office is adopting as final a December 19, 2022 interim rule allowing the Copyright Claims Board to modify or suspend certain rules when a claim is referred by a district court and, in cases that are first filed before the Copyright Claims Board, accept alternative proof of service forms. The interim rule also clarified the rules governing default proceedings and law student representation, and made certain technical corrections.

The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline for written petitions for new exemptions in connection with the ninth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act from the original deadline identified in the Office's June 8, 2023 notice.