Library of Congress August 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Distribution of the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalty Funds
Document Number: E8-19570
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing the commencement of the proceeding to determine the distribution of the digital audio recording technology royalty fees in the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Musical Works Funds. The Judges are also announcing the date by which a party who wishes to participate in this proceeding must file its Petition to Participate and the accompanying $150 filing fee.
Division of Authority Between the Copyright Royalty Judges and the Register of Copyrights under the Section 115 Statutory License
Document Number: E8-19198
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-19
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The Copyright Royalty Judges, acting pursuant to statute, referred material questions of substantive law to the Register of Copyrights concerning the division of authority between the Judges and the Register of Copyrights under the section 115 statutory license. Specifically, the Copyright Royalty Board requested a decision by the Register of Copyrights regarding whether the Judges' authority to adopt terms under the section 115 license is solely limited to late payment, notice of use and recordkeeping regulations; and if the answer is no, what other categories or types of terms may the Judges prescribe by regulation. The Register of Copyrights responded in a timely fashion by delivering a Memorandum Opinion to the Copyright Royalty Board on August 8, 2008.
Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries
Document Number: E8-18799
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-08-13
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office, Copyright Office, Library of Congress
The Copyright Office is extending the time in which comments and reply comments may be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend its regulations to clarify the scope and application of the Section 115 compulsory license to make and distribute phonorecords of a musical work by means of digital phonorecord deliveries. 73 FR 40802. The Office is also announcing a hearing on the proposed rulemaking to take place on September 19, 2008.
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