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| Phase I of
Cable Statutory License Proceedings for 1998 and 1999 Royalties
Announced |
Press
Releases
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issued by the U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Calendar |
April 11, May 1, May 2, and May 9
Dates of public hearings in Washington, D.C.,
on possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention
of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works
(68 FR 13652).
Note that there has been a revision in the dates
of the public hearings that the Copyright Office will hold in
its rulemaking on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against
circumvention of technological measures that control access to
copyrighted works. The hearings that were scheduled to take place
on April 15 and 30 have been canceled. Instead there will now
be an afternoon hearing on May 1, a full day of hearings on May
2, and a hearing on May 9.
The May hearings in D.C. will all be held at the
Postal Rate Commission, 1333 H Street, NW., Third Floor, Washington,
D.C. A Federal Register notice will be published soon announcing
these new hearing dates. The Copyright Office will also be posting
the full agenda of the May hearings in D.C. and in LA shortly.
See Hearings |
April 14
Due date for reply comments on the effectiveness
of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act |
April 24
Beginning of hearings to distribute royalties
collected under the cable statutory license of the Copyright Act
for the 1998 and 1999 calendar years |
May 8
Effective date of rule governing the form, content,
and manner of service of notices of termination of transfers and
licenses granted by authors on or after 1978 |
May 14-15
Dates of public hearings in Los Angeles, Calif.,
on possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention
of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works
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Phase
I of Cable Statutory License Proceedings for 1998 and 1999 Royalties
Announced
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress
announces the initiation of, and schedule for, the 180-day arbitration
period for the Phase I distribution of royalties collected under
the cable statutory license of the Copyright Act for the 1998 and
1999 calendar years. All hearings and meetings for the proceeding
to distribute section 111 royalties will take place in the James
Madison Memorial Building, Room LM-414, First and Independence Avenues,
S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540. The first day of hearings will begin
at 10 a.m. on April 24, 2003. All additional hearings will begin
at 9 a.m. (read details)
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| Past
Issues |
| Copyright Office Adopts Final Rule on Termination
of Transfers and Licenses 4/8/03 |
Dates Announced for Los Angeles Hearings in Section 1201 4/1/03 |
Correction to Email Information 3/20/03 |
Public Hearings on Anticircumvention Rulemaking 3/18/03
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Reply Comments in Section 1201 Rulemaking Proceeding 3/3/03 |
Copyright Office and Patent and Trademark Office Announce Public Hearing
and Request Comments 2/13/03 |
"The Copyright Office Comes to California"
2/10/03 |
Copyright Office Accepts Late-Filed Comment in 1201 Rulemaking 2/5/03 |
Appointment of Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs
1/27/03 |
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