Post-Hearing Questions

Following the hearings in May 2015, the Copyright Office sent follow-up questions to the witnesses who testified at the hearings. When they become available, the responses from the identified witnesses will be posted on this page.

* The Office extended the deadline for responses to the post-hearing questions. Responses to the post-hearing questions issued on June 3, 2015 were due by the close of business Monday, June 29, 2015.

Proposed Class 1: Audiovisual Works — Educational Uses — Colleges and Universities USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 1 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 DVD Copy Control Association and Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator’s, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Jonathan Band, Brandon Butler, and Peter Decherney, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 3: Audiovisual Works — Educational Uses — Massive Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 3 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 DVD Copy Control Association and Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator’s, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Jonathan Band, Brandon Butler, and Peter Decherney Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 5: Audiovisual Works — Derivative Uses — Multimedia E-Books In response to concerns that the post-hearing questions addressing Class 5 are highly technical and may require more response space than is provided for in the initial limit of five pages, the Office is extending the page limit for responses to the post-hearing questions addressing Class 5 to ten pages. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 5 Witnesses, June 3, 2015* DVD Copy Control Association and Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator’s, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Jack Lerner and Blake Reid, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 6: Audiovisual Works — Derivative Uses — Filmmaking Uses USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 6 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 DVD Copy Control Association and Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator’s, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Michael C. Donaldson, Christopher Perez, and Jack Lerner, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 New Media Rights, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 7: Audiovisual Works — Derivative Uses — Noncommercial Remix Videos USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 7 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 DVD Copy Control Association and Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator’s, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation and Organization for Transformative Works, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Jonathan Band, Brandon Butler, and Peter Decherney, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 19: Jailbreaking — Video Game Consoles USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 19 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Entertainment Software Association, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 iFixit, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 21: Vehicle Software — Diagnosis, Repair, or Modification USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 21 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 General Motors, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Open Garages, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 22: Vehicle Software — Security and Safety Research USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 22 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Charlie Miller, Post-Hearing Response, June 7, 2015 Digital Age Defense, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 General Motors, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 23: Abandoned Software — Video Games Requiring Server Communication USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 23 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Entertainment Software Association, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Joint Creators and Copyright Owners, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Parham Gholami, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 25: Software — Security Research USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 25 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Andrea Matwyshyn, Steve Bellovin, Matthew Blaze and Mark Sanislav, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 BSA The Software Alliance, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Center for Democracy & Technology and New America’s Open Technology Institute, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 General Motors, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Matthew Green and Blake Reid, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 26: Software — 3D Printers USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 26 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Michael Weinberg, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Public Knowledge, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Stratasys, Inc., Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015
Proposed Class 27: Software — Networked Medical Devices USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 27 Witnesses, June 3, 2015 Andrew F. Sellars, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015 Public Knowledge, Post-Hearing Response, June 29, 2015