The Copyright Office is reviewing the fees it charges for services and will publish a proposed revised fee schedule in spring 2012. As part of the process of formulating that fee schedule, the Office seeks the views of interested parties on two particular issues. (1) With respect to the basic registration fee, should special consideration be provided to individual author-claimants registering a single work? (2) Are there any special services and corresponding fees that the Office should expand, improve, or add to its offerings at this time, including, for example, additional expedited services and fee options? Comments are due February 23, 2012. (Read more.)
February 10, 2012
Due date for comments on proposed classes of works to be exempted from the prohibition against circumvention
February 23, 2012
Due date for comments on Copyright Office fees
March 2, 2012
Due date for reply comments addressing points made in the initial comments on proposed classes of works to be exempted from the prohibition against circumvention