Copyright Office Announces Technical Amendment

Copyright Office Announces Technical Amendment


The Copyright Office is making an amendment to its regulations by removing Part 251, Code of Federal Regulations, “Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Rules and Procedures.” In 2004, Congress replaced the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels with three Copyright Royalty Judges, who operate under separate regulations. The Office, however, had retained its regulations after this transition in order to complete open proceedings and as a historical reference for those determinations that had been decided under the CARP system and had been appealed. Removal of these regulations is thus an administrative task taken to remove regulations that have not been needed for a while.  (Read more.)

Effective date of technical amendment to 37 CFR Part 251Effective date of expiration for suspension of special handling fee for registration claims that have been pending for at least six months.
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Director of U.S. Copyright Office Announces Priorities, Special Projects for Next Two Years

Copyright Office Reviews Fees, Requests Comments
The Copyright Office is reviewing the fees it charges for services and will publish a proposed revised fee schedule in spring 2012. As part of the process of formulating that fee schedule, the Office seeks the views of interested parties on two particular issues. (1) With respect to the basic registration fee, should special consideration be provided to individual author-claimants registering a single work? (2) Are there any special services and corresponding fees that the Office should expand, improve, or add to its offerings at this time, including, for example, additional expedited services and fee options? Comments are due February 23, 2012.

Due date for comments on proposed classes of works to be exempted from the prohibition against circumvention
Due date for comments on Copyright Office fees Due date for reply comments addressing points made in the initial comments on proposed classes of works to be exempted from the prohibition against circumvention



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