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Update on Status of Mail Delivery
to the Copyright Office
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| Calendar |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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March 4
Presentation in Los Angeles of "The Copyright
Office Comes to California."
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March 6
Presentation in San Francisco of "The
Copyright Office Comes to California."
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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)
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April 8
Due date for reply 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)
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April 25-26
"Beyond the DMCA: A Copyright Conference"
in Washington, D.C.
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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)
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Update on Status of Mail Delivery to the Copyright
Office
U.S. Postal Service mail to the Copyright Office
continues to be suspended pending establishment of an off-site mail processing
center for the Library of Congress and Congressional offices. The Copyright
Office has not received U.S. Postal Service mail since October 17, 2001.
Although it is anticipated that all mail addressed to the Copyright Office
will eventually arrive at the Office, additional delays are anticipated.
Currently, the Office continues to receive deliveries
by commercial carriers such as Federal Express, Airborne Express, DHL
Worldwide Express, and United Parcel Service, without any delays. The
current plan is that eventually such deliveries will be diverted to the
off-site processing center, which would result in delays of several days
before the Office's actual receipt of the deliveries. The same will be
true for deliveries by messenger services. For the time being, however,
such deliveries should be received in a timely manner. When this situation
changes, it will be announced in a future NewsNet.
If it is essential that your material reach the
Office immediately, it may be advisable to have it delivered to the Office
by hand. If you are not located in or near Washington, D.C., you may wish
to consider sending your material to somebody in Washington who can arrange
to have it hand delivered.
For more information on the mail delivery
disruption, please consult the Copyright Office website.
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| Past
Issues |
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Copyright Office Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
2/12/02
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Office Receives and Posts Initial Comments 2/12/02 |
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
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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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