Making Available Study: May 2014 Public Roundtables

The Copyright Office held a public roundtable on the rights of "making available" and "communication to the public" in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2014. The roundtable focused on the topics listed in the Office's February 25, 2014 Notice of Inquiry and the public comments submitted in response to that Notice. (See final roundtable agenda)

The roundtables were divided into five sessions as follows:

Table the session number and the topic of discussion
Session Topic
Session 1 & 2: Existing Exclusive Rights under Title 17
Session 3: Benefits of Clarification/Possible Changes to U.S. Law
Session 4: Foreign Implementation and Interpretation of the WIPO Internet Treaties
Session 5: Audience Participation (final comments and views on the issues discussed)