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February 12, 2002   Issue 149
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In This Issue

Copyright Office Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Office Receives and Posts Initial Comments

Calendar

February 20

Close of arbitration proceeding to set the rates and terms for the digital public performance of sound recordings license as it pertains to webcasters under 17 U.S.C. 114 and for the making of ephemeral copies in furtherance of a digital public performance under 17 U.S.C. 112 (read details)

February 27

Due date for additional reply comments on the effect of the RIAA/NMPA/HFA agreement on the issues identified in the March 9, 2001, Notice of Inquiry (read details)

February 28

Due date for filing claims to 2001 DART royalty funds. Electronically filed claims must be received on the Office's server by 11:59 p.m. EST. Claims filed by facsimile transmission must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST. Claims filed by mail must be postmarked by this date. Claims filed by hand delivery must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST. (read details)

March 4

Presentation in Los Angeles of "The Copyright Office Comes to California."

March 6

Presentation in San Francisco of "The Copyright Office Comes to California."

March 11

Due date for comments on notice of proposed rulemaking on the requirements for giving copyright owners reasonable notice of the use of their works for sound recordings under statutory license and the requirements for how records of such use shall be kept and made available to copyright owners (read details)

April 25-26

"Beyond the DMCA: A Copyright Conference" in Washington, D.C.

July 1

Beginning of 60-day period when, in the absence of a license agreement, a party with a significant interest in establishing reasonable terms and rates for certain statutory licenses may file a petition to initiate a rate setting proceeding. (read details)


Copyright Office Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on the requirements for giving sound recording copyright owners reasonable notice of the use of their works in connection with the section 114 statutory license for certain digital transmissions of public performances of sound recordings, and on the requirements for how records of such use will be kept and made available to copyright owners. The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act enacted in 1998 require the Office to adopt these regulations. Comments are due by March 11. Reply comments are due by April 8. (read details)

Office Receives and Posts Initial Comments

The Copyright Office has received the initial comments in response to its notice of inquiry on the effect of the October 9, 2001, agreement among the Recording Industry of America Inc. (RIAA), the National Music Publishers Association(NMPA), and The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) Inc. on the Office's inquiry regarding incidental digital phonorecord deliveries and the application of 17 U.S.C. 115 to "limited downloads" and "on-demand streams." The comments have been posted on the Copyright Office website.

Reply comments must be filed no later than February 27, 2002.

Read the notice of inquiry relating to the RIAA/NMPA/HFA Agreement.

Read the notice initiating the Office's inquiry involving section 115.

 

 
Past Issues
Alternative Methods for Filing Claims to 2001 DART Royalty Funds 2/5/02

"The Copyright Office Comes to California" 2/5/02

Copyright Office Announces Published List of Eligible CARP Arbitrators 2/1/02

Voluntary Negotiation Period for Two Compulsory Licenses 1/30/02

Office Extends Comment Period 1/29/02

Beyond The DMCA: A Copyright Conference 1/28/02

Office Requests Comments and Notices of Intention to Participate in Section 119 Royalty Distribution Proceeding for 2000 1/23/02

Librarian of Congress Rejects Initial and Revised CARP Reports; Remands Case 12/27/01

Correction in Interim Regulations 12/11/01

Copyright Office Adopts Interim Regulations Dealing with Disruption of Postal Service 12/4/01


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