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Issue 212 - December 29, 2003 |
COPYRIGHT OFFICE ANNOUNCES ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR FILING CLAIMS TO 2003 DART ROYALTY FUNDS AND WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT OF ORIGINAL SIGNATURE
Due to continuing delays in the receipt of mail, the Copyright Office
is announcing that the requirement of the original signature of the
claimant of or a duly authorized representative of the claimant is
waived solely for the purpose of filing claims to the 2003 DART
royalties. The Office also is announcing alternative methods for filing
claims to the 2003 DART royalty funds. To ensure that claims are timely
received, claimants are encouraged to file their DART claims online or
by fax, using the special procedures described in the Federal Register
notice.
Claims may be filed online via the Copyright Office here. The Office encourages
claimants who file online to do so by February 29, 2004. Claims filed
online must be received on the Office's server by 11:59 p.m. EST on
March 1, 2004. Submissions by facsimile should be sent to (202)
252-3423. The facsimile transmission must be received in the Office no
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on March 1, 2004. Submissions sent by a
commercial courier MUST be delivered to the Congressional Courier
Acceptance Site located at 2nd and D Streets, N.E., Washington, D.C.,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and should be delivered there by 4:00
p.m. on February 27, 2004. Commercial courier deliveries will not be
accepted at the Library of Congress. The Office discourages but does not
prohibit filing claims by mail.
For further details, see the Federal Register announcement here.
| Dec. 29: |
Effective date of new courier delivery procedures - 68 FR 70039 (html) (pdf) |
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| Jan. 1: |
Effective date of new official Copyright Office seal - 68 FR 71171 (html) (pdf) |
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| Mar. 1: |
Deadline for receipt of claims to the 2003 DART
royalties. However, note that the Office encourages claimants who file
online to do so by February 29, 2004. Claims filed online must be
received on the Office's server by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 1, 2004.
Claims filed by facsimile transmission must be received in the Office no
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on March 1, 2004. - 68 FR 74481 (html) (pdf) |
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