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

Distribution of 2018 Cable Royalty Funds, Distribution of 2019 Cable Royalty Funds, Distribution of 2020 Cable Royalty Funds
Document Number: 2023-23524
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-25
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Multigroup Claimants for partial distribution of 2018, 2019, and 2020 cable royalty funds.
Distribution of 2021 Cable Royalty Funds, Distribution of 2022 Cable Royalty Funds
Document Number: 2023-23523
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-25
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Multigroup Claimants for partial distribution of 2021 and 2022 cable royalty funds.
Distribution of Cable Royalty Funds
Document Number: 2023-23518
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-25
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Music Claimants for further partial distribution of Music Category Share funds from the 2016 and 2017 cable royalty funds.
Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works
Document Number: 2023-22949
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-19
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office is conducting the ninth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (``DMCA''), concerning possible temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In this proceeding, the Copyright Office is considering petitions for the renewal of exemptions that were granted during the eighth triennial rulemaking along with petitions for new exemptions to engage in activities not permitted by existing exemptions. On June 8, 2023, the Office published a Notification of Inquiry requesting petitions to renew existing exemptions and comments in response to those petitions, as well as petitions for new exemptions. Having carefully considered the renewal petitions and comments received, in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPRM''), the Office announces its intention to recommend all but one of the existing exemptions for renewal. This NPRM also initiates three rounds of public comment on the newly proposed exemptions. Interested parties are invited to make full legal and evidentiary submissions in support of or in opposition to the newly proposed exemptions, in accordance with the requirements set forth below.
Access to Electronic Works
Document Number: 2023-22930
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-18
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline to submit comments in connection with a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding expanding the categories of electronic deposits in its regulation governing electronic deposits of published works submitted to the Office that have been selected for addition to the collections of the Library of Congress.
Termination Rights, Royalty Distributions, Ownership Transfers, Disputes, and the Music Modernization Act
Document Number: 2023-22485
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-11
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline to submit comments in connection with a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the applicability of the derivative works exception to termination rights under the Copyright Act to the new statutory mechanical blanket license established by the Music Modernization Act and other matters relevant to identifying the proper payee to whom the mechanical licensing collective must distribute royalties.
Determination of Adjustment to Administrative Assessment to Fund Mechanical Licensing Collective
Document Number: 2023-22179
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-05
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges publish final regulations that adjust the amounts and terms of the Administrative Assessment To fund the Mechanical Licensing Collective.
Determination of Royalty Rates and Terms for Making Ephemeral Copies of Sound Recordings for Transmission to Business Establishments (Business Establishments IV)
Document Number: 2023-21123
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on proposed rates and terms for the making of ephemeral copies of sound recordings to facilitate digital audio transmissions of those sound recordings to business establishments pursuant to the limitation on exclusive rights specified by the Copyright Act for the period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2028.
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