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U.S. Copyright Office
NewsNet
February 11, 2000
Issue 78
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CONTENTS
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Federal Register
Copyright Office Opens Rulemaking (65 FR 6946)
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE OPENS RULEMAKING (65 FR 6946)
The Copyright Office is opening a rulemaking proceeding to
determine the scope and application of the definition of a
network station under the cable statutory license of the
Copyright Act. The rulemaking will determine the answer to
the question: When is a television station a network station
for purposes of section 111? Initial comments are due in the
Copyright Office April 11. Reply comments are due by May 11.
For the complete text of Federal Register announcements,
visit the Copyright Office Website at
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/copyright/1201/1201extension.html">
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/1201/1201extension.html </a>
or the Government Printing Office Website at
<a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html">
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html </a>
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* CALENDAR *
February 17: Due date for written comments on exemption to
prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems
for access control technologies (64 FR 66139)
March 20: Due date for reply comments on exemption to
prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems
for access control technologies (64 FR 66139)
March 21: Due date for comments on Copyright Office proposed
rulemaking on regulations governing information on
in-process claims given to the public for litigation
purposes (65 FR 3404)
April 11: Due date for comments on rulemaking to determine
the scope and application of the definition of a network
station under the cable statutory license (65 FR 6946)
May 11: Due date for reply comments on rulemaking to
determine the scope and application of the definition of a
network station under the cable statutory license (65 FR
6946)
July 1: Initiation of 60-day period to file petitions for an
arbitration proceeding to set the rates and terms for
compulsory licenses under 17 U.S.C. 112(e) and 114(f) for
the 2-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2001 (65 FR 2194)
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