U.S. Copyright Office
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May 3, 2001
Issue 121
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CONTENTS
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Federal Register
Copyright Office Requests Comments on Proposed
Amendments to Regulation Governing Notices of Termination of
Transfers and Licenses Covering the Extended Renewal Term
(66 FR 22139)
Copyright Office
Additional Comment Filed with Office in Docket No. RM
2000-7
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE REQUESTS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
REGULATION GOVERNING NOTICES OF TERMINATION OF TRANSFERS AND
LICENSES COVERING THE EXTENDED RENEWAL TERM (66 FR 22139)
The Copyright Office is proposing amendments to its
regulation governing notices of termination of transfers and
licenses covering the extended renewal term. The current
regulation is limited to notices of terminations made under
section 304(c) of the copyright law. The Sonny Bono
Copyright Term Extension Act created a separate termination
right under section 304(d). Under the proposed regulation,
procedures governing notices of termination of the extended
renewal term would cover notices made under either section
304(c) or 304(d). Substantive changes include the following:
1) Section (b)(i) of the proposed regulation requires that
if the termination is made under section 304(d), the notice
should provide a statement to that effect; 2) A new §
201.10(b)(vi) is added requiring notices issued under
section 304(d) to contain a statement "that the rights in
the extended renewal term which are being terminated have
not been subject to a previous termination." This is a
statutory requirement imposed in section 304(d). Comments
should be in writing and should be received on or before
June 18.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENT FILED WITH OFFICE IN DOCKET NO. RM 2000-7
The Copyright Office has received an additional comment,
filed on behalf of Supertracks.com, Inc., in response to the
Office's notice of inquiry regarding interpretation and
application of the mechanical and digital phonorecord
compulsory license, 17 U.S.C. 115, to certain digital music
services. 66 FR 14099 (March 9, 2001). The Office has
determined that this comment was timely filed. The comment
is available for photocopying at the Office of the Copyright
General Counsel, Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial
Building, Room LM-403, First and Independence Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, D.C.
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* CALENDAR *
May 10: Deadline for receipt of requests to participate in
May 15 roundtable on intellectual property aspects of a
draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in
Civil and Commercial Matters (66 FR 20482)
May 14: Effective date of procedures for proper service on
the Register of Copyrights in cases where a registration
applicant whose application for registration has been
refused institutes an infringement action (66 FR 19094)
May 15: Roundtable on intellectual property aspects of the
preliminary draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign
Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (66 FR 20482)
May 21: Due date for comments on the requirements for the
submission of claims for royalties under the cable statutory
license, 17 U.S.C. 111, and the satellite statutory license,
17 U.S.C. 119. (66 FR 20958)
May 23: Due date for reply comments on interpretation and
application of the mechanical and digital phonorecord
compulsory license to certain digital music services (66 FR
14099)
June 18: Comments due on proposed amendments to its
regulation governing notices of termination of transfers and
licenses covering the extended renewal term (66 FR 22139)
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