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The U.S. Copyright Office issues announcements, rules, proposed rules, and other notices in the Federal Register, an official U.S. government publication published daily by the National Archives and Records Administration. This page contains current notices that can be retrieved in HTML “text” format (full text) or in Adobe Portable Document format, “PDF” (appears as printed pages). Federal Register documents are also available online via GPO.

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Rulemaking Proceedings

Also see the complete record of various rulemakings that involve solicitation of comments from interested parties, roundtable discussions, reply comments, and hearings.

2010

Implementation of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010; Interim Rule
75 FR 56868 September 17, 2010
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Waiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Periods; Extension of Cable Statement of Account Filing Deadline
75 FR 52267 August 25, 2010
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Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Final Rule; correction
75 FR 47464 August 6, 2010
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Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Final Rule
75 FR 43825 July 27, 2010
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The Register of Copyrights’ and the Copyright Royalty Judges’ authority to determine the constitutionality of 17 U.S.C. 114(f)(5); Final Order
75 FR 26278 May 11, 2010
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Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry
75 FR 27248 May 4, 2010
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Section 111 and Interest Payments; Final rule
75 FR 20526 April 20, 2010
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Gap in Termination Provisions; Request for comments
75 FR 15390 March 29, 2010
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Copyright Royalty Judges’ Authority to Subpoena a Nonparticipant to Appear and Give Testimony or to Produce and Permit Inspection of Documents or Tangible Things; Final Order
75 FR 13306 March 19, 2010
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Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online; Interim rule
75 FR 3863 January 25, 2010
    Version: PDF

2009

Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Interim rule
74 FR 55138 October 27, 2009
    Version: PDF

Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons With Disabilities; Notice of inquiry and request for comments
74 FR 52507 October 13, 2009
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Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online; Proposed rule, extension of time to file reply comments
74 FR 48191 September 22, 2009
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Notification of Agreements Under the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009; Notice of agreements
74 FR 40614 August 12, 2009
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Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims; Temporary rule
74 FR 39900 August 10, 2009
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Notification of Agreements Under the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009; Notice of agreement
74 FR 34796 July 17, 2009
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Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online; Notice of proposed rulemaking
74 FR 34286 July 15, 2009
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Electronic Registration for Deposit Account Holders; Notice of proposed rulemaking
74 FR 33930 July 14, 2009
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Fees; Final Rule
74 FR 32805 July 9, 2009
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Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities; Notice of Public Meeting
74 FR 19108 April 27, 2009
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Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons With Disabilities; Notice
74 FR 17884 April 17, 2009
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Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities; Notice of Public Meeting
74 FR 13268 March 26, 2009
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Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses: Final Rule
74 FR 12544 March 25, 2009
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Section 119 and Changes in the Consumer Price Index: Final Rule
74 FR 12092 March 23, 2009
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Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies: Notice of public hearings
74 FR 10096 March 9, 2009
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Notificaton of Agreements Under the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008: Notice of agreement
74 FR 9293 March 3, 2009
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Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination: Notice; correction
74 FR 4537 January 26, 2009
    Version: PDF

2008

Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies: Notice of proposed rulemaking
73 FR 79425 December 29, 2008
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Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries: Interim rule and request for comments
73 FR 66173 November 7, 2008
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Fees: Extension of time to file comments
73 FR 64905 October 31, 2008
    Version: PDF

Fees: Correction
73 FR 63111 October 23, 2008
    Version: PDF

Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
73 FR 60658 October 14, 2008
    Version: PDF

Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control
Technologies
: Notice of Inquiry
73 FR 58073 October 6, 2008
    Version: PDF

Division of Authority Between the Copyright Royalty Judges and the Register of Copyrights under the
Section 115 Statutory Licenses
: Final Order
73 FR 48396 August 19, 2008
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Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries:
Extension of time to file comments and reply comments; Notice of Hearing
73 FR 47113 August 13, 2008
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Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries: Notice of proposed rulemaking
73 FR 40802 July 16, 2008
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Copyright Office Announces Receipt of Notices of Intent to Audit: Public Notice
73 FR 40392 July 14, 2008
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Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License: Extension of time to file comments and reply comments
73 FR 40203 July 14, 2008
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Copyright Office Makes Nonsubstantive Amendments to Regulation: Final Rule
73 FR 37838 July 2, 2008
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Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License: Notice of proposed rulemaking
73 FR 31399 June 2, 2008
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Late-Filed and Underpaid Royalties: Final rule
73 FR 29071 May 20, 2008
    Version: PDF

Definition of Cable System: Termination of rulemaking proceeding
73 FR 25627 May 7, 2008
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Registration of Claims to Copyright, Group Registration Options: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
73 FR 23990 April 30, 2008
    Version: PDF, Text

Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index: Final rule
73 FR 14183 March 17, 2008
    Version: PDF, Text

Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination: Notice; correction
73 FR 10290 February 26, 2008
    Version: PDF, Text

Review of Copyright Royalty Judges Determination: Notice
73 FR 9143 February 19, 2008 [shown with typographical errors corrected]
    Version: PDF, Text

Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses; clarifications: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
73 FR 3898 January 23, 2008
    Version: PDF, Text

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