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...
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 | Public Law No: 110-435, H.R.7084, S.3649 |
12/17/2008
About a month before he left the White House, then U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (“WSA”). More...
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 | Public Law 110-403 |
10/13/2008
On October 13, 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (Pub. L. 110-403) (the "PRO-IP Act"). More...
Late–Filed and Underpaid Royalties | Docket No. RM 2008–5, 37 CFR Parts 201 |
5/20/2008
On May 20, 2008, the Copyright Office released an issuance, effective immediately, to clarify when interest for late and underpayments is due in light of the Copyright Office’s electronic funds transfer requirement.
By way of background, on August 10, 2006, the Copyright Office published a rule More...
Docket No. 2006–2 CRB NCBRA, 37 CFR Part 381 |
11/30/2007
The Copyright Royalty Judges issued on November 30, 2007 final regulations setting the royalty rates and terms under the Copyright Act for the non-commercial educational broadcasting statutory license period 2008-2012. The targeted date of effectivity of these regulations is January 1, 2008. More...
RM 2007-7, 37 CFR Part 202, Federal Register: July 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 142) |
7/6/2007
An interim regulation was published by the Copyright Office in the Federal Register on July 6, 2007. This regulation provided for implementing an online registration system, and revised the Office’s regulations covering the procedures for the submission and processing of copyright registrations More...