Copyright Office March 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Filing of Schedules by Rights Owners and Contact Information by Transmitting Entities Relating to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
Document Number: 2019-05549
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-03-22
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
Pursuant to the Classics Protection and Access Act, title II of the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (``MMA''), the U.S. Copyright Office is adopting as final a rule regarding the filing of schedules by rights owners listing their sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, and the filing of contact information by entities publicly performing these sound recordings by means of digital audio transmission. This rule largely finalizes the interim rule published on October 16, 2018, with some adjustments adopted in response to public comment.
Public Draft of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
Document Number: 2019-04798
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-15
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing the release of a public draft of an update to its administrative manual, the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition. The update has been released in draft form to give the public an opportunity to review and provide comments on the revisions.
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