Library of Congress March 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act Regulations
Document Number: 2021-06322
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-03-26
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a notification of inquiry regarding its implementation of the Copyright Alternative in Small- Claims Enforcement (``CASE'') Act. The CASE Act establishes the Copyright Claims Board (``CCB''), an alternative forum in which parties may voluntarily seek to resolve certain copyright infringement and other claims. The Office must establish regulations to govern the CCB and its procedures, including rules addressing service of notice and other documents, waiver of personal service, notifications that parties are opting out of participating in the forum, discovery, a mechanism for certain claims to be resolved by a single CCB Officer, review of CCB determinations by the Register of Copyrights, publication of records, certifications, and fees. The statute also allows the Office to adopt several optional regulations, including regulations addressing claimants' permissible number of cases, eligible classes of works, the conduct of proceedings, and default determinations. The statute vests the Office with general authority to adopt regulations to carry out its provisions. To assist in promulgating these regulations, the Office seeks public comment regarding the subjects of inquiry discussed in this notification.
Music Modernization Act Notices of License, Notices of Nonblanket Activity, Data Collection and Delivery Efforts, and Reports of Usage and Payment
Document Number: 2021-04573
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-03-05
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Copyright Office is amending its regulations governing certain reporting requirements of digital music providers and significant nonblanket licensees pursuant to title I of the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act. This amendment adjusts provisions concerning the reporting of information about permanent download pass-through licenses in light of recent requests for accommodations to avoid potential market disruption.
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