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Issue
300 -November 3, 2006 |
Register of Copyrights Responds on Question of Preexisting Subscription
Services
The Copyright Royalty Board, acting pursuant to statute, referred a novel
question of law to the Register of Copyrights concerning the designation
of certain digital subscription music services as preexisting subscription
services. Specifically, the Copyright Royalty Board requested a decision
by the Register regarding whether the universe of preexisting subscription
services was limited to three specific services. The Register transmitted
a Memorandum Opinion to the Copyright Royalty Board confirming that only
three music services qualify as a preexisting subscription service for purposes
of performing a sound recording publicly by means of a subscription digital
audio transmission pursuant to a statutory license. (Read further information.)
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Through early
2007 |
Copyright Office Public Information Office
temporarily relocated to room LM-430 in James Madison Memorial
Building |
November 6 |
Due date for comments on copyright issues associated
with the secondary transmission of digital television broadcast
signals by cable operators (more) |
December 4 |
Due date for reply comments on copyright issues associated
with the secondary transmission of digital television broadcast
signals by cable operators (more) |
December 4—8 |
Copyright Card Catalog and Copyright Records Room
closed to the public |
December 7 —8 |
Licensing Public Records Office closed to the public |
December 11 |
Opening day of the new Copyright Office public Records
Reading Room in room LM-402 of the James Madison Memorial Building |
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