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This Issue |
| Supreme
Court Upholds Copyright Term Extension |
Press
Releases
Read press releases
issued by the U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Calendar |
February 3, 2003
Due date for comments on the proposed regulation
governing termination of post-1977 transfers and licenses under
17 U.S.C. section 203. |
February 19, 2003
Deadline for the second round of comments in the
Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions
from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures
that control access to copyrighted works. Those who oppose or
support any exemptions proposed in the initial comments will have
the opportunity to respond to the proposals made in the initial
comments and to provide factual information and legal argument
addressing whether a proposed exemption should be adopted. |
February 28, 2003, at 5 p.m.
E.S.T.
Deadline for filing 2002 DART royalty claims by
fax (read details) |
February 28, 2003, at 11:59
p.m. E.S.T.
Deadline for receipt on the Copyright Office server
of 2002 DART royalty claims submitted online (read
details) |
March 5, 2003
Due date for reply comments on the proposed regulation
governing termination of post-1977 transfers and licenses under
17 U.S.C. section 203. |
Submit comments or suggestions |
Supreme
Court Upholds Copyright Term Extension
The Supreme Court ruled today in Eldred
v. Ashcroft, a constitutional challenge to the 20-year
extension of copyright term in the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension
Act. In an opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court concluded
that Congress's extension of the terms of existing copyrights did
not exceed Congress's power under the Copyright Claue and did not
violate the First Amendment. Justices Stevens and Breyer dissented.
(read more details)
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| Past
Issues |
| Notification of Agreement under The
Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002 12/24/02 |
Office Publishes Final Regulations on Royalty Rates and Terms under
the Section 118 Compulsory License 12/19/02 |
Office Proposes Regulation Governing Termination of Post-1977 Transfers
12/18/02 |
President Signs into Law the Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002
12/10/02 |
Cost of Living Adjustment for 17 U.S.C. 118 Compulsory License 12/8/02 |
Copyright Office Announces Alternative Methods to File 2002 DART Royalty
Claims 12/8/02 |
Notices of Intent to Participate and Comments and Proposals on CARP
Scheduling 11/19/02 |
Office Publishes Final Rule Governing Termination of Transfers and
Licenses 11/17/02 |
President Signs into Law the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations
Authorization Act 11/5/02 |
2003-2007 Negotiated Rate Adjustments for Noncommercial Educational
Broadcasting Compulsory License 10/30/02
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Librarian of Congress Denies Motion for Stay of Webcasting Rates 10/18/02 |
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