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U.S. Copyright Office
NewsNet
April 6, 1998
Issue 7
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For additional information, visit the Copyright Office homepage at http://www.copyright.gov.
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CONTENTS
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1. Federal Register
a. Rate Adjustment For Noncommercial Educational
Broadcasting Compulsory License
b. Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking
2. Legislation News
a. Register Testifies on Budget
b. S.1720, "Copyright Compulsory License Improvement
Act"
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NEWS
----------------Federal Register----------------
For the complete text of Federal Register announcements, visit the Copyright
Office homepage at http://www.copyright.gov.
RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPULSORY LICENSE
(63 FR 10414)
The Copyright Office announced the schedule for the 180-day arbitration period
for the adjustment of the royalty rates for the noncommercial educational broadcasting
compulsory license as required by the regulations governing this proceeding.
LINK: http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/63fr10414.htm
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (63 FR 15802)
The Copyright Office proposed new fees for special services. The effect of these
proposed regulatory amendments is to increase existing fees and to institute
fees for existing special services as authorized in the Copyright Act. These
fees are limited to such special services and each fee is based on the actual
cost to the Office of providing that service. The proposed amendments include
revisions to existing fees covering full-term storage, special handling of copyright
registration, and other expedited services. They also institute new fees for
existing services, such as processing appeals and handling underfunded deposit
accounts.
Important Date: Written comments are due by May 11, 1998 in the Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office. Instructions for submitting comments
may be found in the Federal Register posting at the Copyright Office website.
LINK: http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1998/63fr15802.html
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REGISTER PRESENTS BUDGET REQUEST TO HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE
On Feb. 3 Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters presented the Copyright Office
budget request for fiscal year 1999 to the House Subcommittee on Legislative
Appropriations.
SENATOR HATCH INTRODUCES S.1720
On March 5 Senator Orrin Hatch introduced the "Copyright Compulsory License
Improvement Act," which would amend title 17, U./S.C., to reform the copyright
law with respect to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for
other purposes.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:s.01720:
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April 17, 1998: Publication date in Federal Register of eighth list of Notices
of Intent to Enforce a Copyright restored under the URAA.
May 11, 1998: Written comments due in Copyright Office on proposed new fees
for special services.
July 28, 1998: Arbitrators in proceeding for adjustment of rates for noncommercial
educational broadcasting compulsory license will file written report with Librarian
of Congress.
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