Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License | 37 CFR Part 386, Docket No. 2010–4 CRB Satellite Rate |
8/31/2010
The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ.” Or “Judges”) has published final regulations setting the rates for the satellite carrier statutory license of the Copyright Act for the license period 2010–2014. More...
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies | 37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2008–8 |
7/27/2010
The Library of Congress has unveiled the classes of works subject to the exemption from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. More...
Notice on Cable Statements of Account | Issue 390 |
6/10/2010
The Copyright Office’s Licensing Division (“Division”) has issued a notice to cable operators to inform, that statements of account—SA 1-2 (short form) and SA 3 (long form)—for the January 1–June 30, 2010, accounting period will not be available for use until mid- to late June 2010. More...
Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License | Docket No. 2010–4 CRB Satellite Rate |
6/8/2010
The Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ,” or “Judges”) have issued a notice announcing the voluntary negotiation period for the purpose of determining the royalty fees to be paid by satellite carriers under the satellite carrier compulsory license. More...
The Register of Copyrights’ and the Copyright Royalty Judges’ Authority to Determine the Constitutionality of 17 U.S.C. 114(f)(5 | Docket No. RF 2009–1B |
5/11/2010
Two material questions of substantive law were referred to the Register of Copyrights (“Register”) concerning the authority of the Register of Copyrights and the Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJ”) to determine the constitutionality of 17 U.S.C. 114(f)(5). More...
Copyright Royalty Judges’ Authority to Subpoena a Nonparticipant to Appear | Docket No. RF 2009–1 |
3/19/2010
On January 28, 2010, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 802(f)(1), the Copyright Royalty Judges (‘‘CRJs’’) referred to the Register of Copyrights a novel material question of substantive law that has arisen in this proceeding. More...
Final Rule on Statutory Minimum Fees to be Paid by Commercial Webcasters under Sections 112(e) and 114 of Copyright Act | 37 CFR Part 380, Docket No. 2005–1 CRB DTRA |
2/8/2010
The Copyright Royalty Judges (“Judges”) have published final regulations governing the statutory minimum fees to be paid by commercial webcasters under sections 112(e) and 114 of the Copyright Act. More...
Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online | 37 CFR Part 202, Docket No. RM 2009–3 |
1/25/2010
The Copyright Office (Office”) has adopted an interim regulation governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. More...
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies | 37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2008–08 |
10/27/2009
The Librarian of Congress has extended, on an interim basis, the existing classes of works with respect to which the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons who engage in non-infringing uses. More...
Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses | 37 CFR Part 201, Docket No. RM 2008–1 |
3/25/2009
The Copyright Office is adopting amendments to its regulations governing the recordation of notices of termination and certain related provisions that would: 1) communicate the Office’s practices as to its receipt of notices of termination that are untimely; 2) clarify that recordation of a notice of termination by the Office does not necessarily mean that the document is legally sufficient; 3) update the legibility requirements for all recorded documents, including notices of termination; 4) make minor explanatory edits to the fee schedule for multiple titles within a document (adding, “e.g., a Notice of Termination” as an example); and 5) establish a new mailing address to which notices of termination should be sent. More...