http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/ U.S Copyright Office alerts on hearings, deadlines for comments, new and proposed regulations, new publications, and other copyright-related subjects. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:38:24 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2009/364.html The Copyright Office has submitted to Congress a proposed new fee schedule that will go into effect on August 1 unless Congress rejects the schedule. The fee for registration of a basic claim to copyright filed electronically will remain $35. http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2009/363.html The Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seek comment on the topic of facilitating access to copyrighted works for “blind or persons with other disabilities” in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization. http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2009/362.html The Copyright Office is adopting amendments to its regulations governing the recordation of notices of termination and certain related provisions that would: 1) communicate the Office’s practices as to its receipt of notices of termination that are untimely; http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2009/361.html The Copyright Office announces royalty rate adjustments for satellite carriers based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index.