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Issue 253 - March
28, 2005 |
Copyright Office Announces Voluntary Negotiation Period for Rate Adjustment
for Satellite Carrier Compulsory License
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces the voluntary
negotiation period for the purpose of determining the royalty fees for the
retransmission of digital over-the-air television broadcast signals by satellite
carriers under the statutory license (17 U.S.C. 119). The voluntary negotiation
period begins on March 25, 2005, and concludes on April 25, 2005. Voluntary
agreements must be submitted no later that April 25, 2005. (Read further
information.)
Copyright Office Amends Regulations on Group Registration of Published
Photographs
The Copyright Office is amending its final regulations concerning group
registration of published photographs to limit to 750 the number of photographs
that may be identified on continuation sheets submitted with a single application
form and filing fee. The regulation continues to place no limit on the number
of photographs that may be included in a single group registration when
the applicant elects not to use continuation sheets and instead identifies
the date of publication for each photograph on the deposited image and the
applicant meets the other regulatory requirements for group registration
of published photographs. The regulation also clarifies that the date of
publication for each photograph may be identified in a text file on the
CD-ROM or DVD that contains the photographic images or on a list that accompanies
the deposit and provides the publication date for each image. This amendment
is effective March 28, 2005. (Read further
information.)
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Mar. 28 |
Effective date of amendment to final regulations concerning
group registration of published photographs (html) |
Apr. 14 |
Due date for comments on proposed amendments to rules
governing reports of use of sound recordings under the statutory
license for preexisting subscription services (html) |
Apr. 25 |
End of voluntary negotiation period under 17 U.S.C.
119 and due date for voluntary agreements (html) |
May 9 |
Due date for reply comments on orphan works issues
(html) |
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