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Cosmetic Ideas v. IAC Interactive: Adopting the “Application Approach” to Copyright Registration

By Ryan Smith and Thomas F. Zuber of Zuber & Taillieu LLP

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals joined the Fifth and Seventh Circuits in holding that a completed application filed with the U.S. Copyright Office suffices for “registration” for litigation purposes. In Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/Interactivecorp. 606 F.3d 612 (9th Cir. 2010), the Ninth Circuit determined that although the… More...

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Copyright Royalty Judges Announce the Final Phase I Distribution of Cable Royalty Funds for the Years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003

Distribution of the 2000–2003 Cable Royalty Funds  |  Docket No. 2008–2 CRB CD 2000–2003  |  5/12/2010

The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ,” or ‘Judges”) have announced the final phase I distribution of cable royalty funds for the years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 under section 111 of the Copyright Act. More...

Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Reply Comments in Its Inquiry on Termination of Certain Grants of Transfers of Copyright

Gap in Termination Provisions  |  37 CFR Part 201  |  5/12/2010

The Copyright Office has extended the deadline from May 14 to May 21 for reply comments in its inquiry on termination of certain grants. More...

Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Application of Title 17 to Termination of Grants of Transfers or Licenses of Copyright

Gap in Termination Provisions  |  37 CFR Part 201  |  3/29/2010

In a Federal Register Notice, the Copyright Office (“Office”) has sought comments regarding the application of Title 17 to the termination of certain grants of transfers or licenses of copyright, specifically those for which execution of the grant occurred prior to January 1, 1978 and creation of the work occurred on or after January 1, 1978. More...

Copyright Fees for Special Handling Relate to Registration of Claims That Have Been Pending for at Least 6 Months

Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims  |  37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2009–5  |  8/10/2009

The Copyright Office (“Office”) of the Library of Congress has published an interim rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six months. More...

Copyright Royalty Judges Publish Regulations on Rates and Terms of Use for Use of Sound Recordings in Transmissions

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings for a New Subscription Service  |  37 CFR Part 383; Docket No. 2009–2 CRB New Subscription II  |  3/24/2010

The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ”) have published final regulations setting the rates and terms for the use of sound recordings in transmissions made by new subscription services and for the making of ephemeral recordings necessary for the facilitation of such transmissions for the period commencing January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2015. More...

Copyright Office Issues Final Rule Establishing Adjusted Fees for Its Various Services

Final Rule Establishing Adjusted Fees  |  37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2008–9  |  8/1/2009

The Copyright Office (“Office”) of the Library of Congress has published a final rule establishing adjusted fees for its services. More...

Registration of Claims to Copyright-Renewals

Docket No. RM 2007–8, 37 CFR Part 202, 72 FR 61801  |  11/1/2007

The Copyright Office has issued on November 1, 2007 a final rule that revises its rules covering applications for registration of claims for renewal term of copyrights.  These regulations were issued in light of fact that since January 1, 2006, all applications for renewal “have necessarily More...

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings

Docket No. 2005-1 CRB DTRA37, CFR Part 380  |  5/1/2007

The Copyright royalty Board has issued new regulations governing the rates and terms for two statutory licenses.  These licenses refer to the grant of certain digital performances of sound recordings and the making of ephemeral recordings.  The new regulation applies to license apply to the license More...

Amendments in Copyright Registration Fees

RM 2007-6, 37 CFR Part 201 and 212  |  Federal Register (Volume 72, Number 117)  |  6/19/2007

Amendments to copyright registration fees were undertaken by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. Assuming that no legislative action on this matter will be implemented by July 1, 2007, these amendments took effect on July 1, 2007.  This final rule imposed a “lower basic More...

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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Mattel, Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

MGA Entertainment (HK) Ltd.

RealNetworks, Inc.

AOL LLC f.k.a. America Online, Inc.

Northern Lights Products, Inc. d.b.a. GlowProducts.com

Litecubes, LLC

Poof Apparel Corp.

Derek Andrew, Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc.

Geoffrey Productions, Inc.

Universal City Studios LLLP

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Turner Network Television LP, LLLP

Turner Network Sales, Inc.

Turner Classic Movies, LP, LLLP

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

The Cartoon Network LP, LLP

Paramount Pictures Corp.

NBC Studios, Inc.

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

CSC Holdings, Inc.

CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Cablevision Systems Corp.

Cable News Network LP, LLLP

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Westbound Records, Inc.

Kamind Associates, Inc. a.k.a. KAM Industries

UMG Recordings, Inc.

Janice Combs Publishing, Inc. d.b.a. Justin Combs Publishing

All Headline News Corp.

Bad Boy Records LLC

American Software Development Company, Inc.

Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. d.b.a. Bad Boy Records

Affordable Video Systems, Ltd.

Yahoo! Inc.

Dream Games of Arizona, Inc.

Television Music License Committee

Frank Diana City Entertainment

SESAC, Inc.

PC Onsite

Robert E. Treuhaft and Jessica L. Treuhaft Trust

The Associated Press

Power.com

The Steinbeck Heritage Foundation

IAC/InterActiveCorp

AHN Media Corp.

Power Ventures, Inc.