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Copyright Office Copyright Office Extends Filing Period for Comments and Reply Comments
The Copyright Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are extending the period to file initial comments and reply comments in connection with the "Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to the Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons with Disabilities." The Copyright Office and USPTO published the Notice of Inquiry on March 26, 2009 and a Supplemental Notice on April 17, 2009. Initial comments were due on April 21, 2009. The deadline has been extended to April 28, 2009, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Reply comments were due on May 4, 2009. The deadline has been extended to May 12, 2009, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). www.copyright.gov/docs/sccr/comments/.
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April 28 |
Deadline for comments on facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or persons with other disabilities |
May 1 |
Public hearing in Palo Alto, California, on possible exemptions to prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works |
May 6, 7, 8 |
Public hearings in Washington, D.C., on possible exemptions to prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works |
May 12 |
Due date for reply comments on facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or persons with other disabilities |
May 18 |
Public meeting in Washington, D.C., on facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or persons with other disabilities |
August 1 |
Copyright Office fees set to change |
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