Post-Hearing Questions

Following the hearings in April 2021, the Copyright Office sent follow-up questions to the witnesses who testified at the hearings. Participants who submitted written comments for a particular class, but did not testify at the public hearing for that class, may also respond to the Office’s follow-up questions, but are not required to do so. When they become available, participants’ responses to the post-hearing questions will be posted on this page.

USCO Post-Hearing Letters and Related Responses

Proposed Class 1: Audiovisual Works—Criticism and Comment The deadline for responses was extended to May 14, 2021. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 1 Witnesses, April 16, 2021 Brigham Young University Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 Brigham Young University – Idaho Post-Hearing Response, April 27, 2021 Columbia University Post-Hearing Response, May 4, 2021 DVD CCA & AACS LA Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 Joint Creators & Copyright Owners Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 Joint Educators Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 Swank Motion Pictures Post-Hearing Response Letter, May 14, 2021 University of Illinois Post-Hearing Response, May 4, 2021
Proposed Class 3: Audiovisual Works—Accessibility The deadline for responses was extended to May 14, 2021. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 3 Witnesses, April 16, 2021 Accessibility Petitioners Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 Joint Creators et al. Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021 (Proposed Compromise Language)
Proposed Class 7: 7(a) Motion Pictures—Text and Data Mining and 7(b) Literary Works—Text and Data Mining The deadline for responses was extended to May 21, 2021. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 7 Witnesses, April 16, 2021 Association of American Publishers Post-Hearing Response, May 21, 2021 Authors Alliance & Library Copyright Alliance Post-Hearing Response, May 21, 2021 DVD CCA & AACS LA Post-Hearing Response, May 21, 2021 Joint Creators & Copyright Owners Post-Hearing Response, May 21, 2021 Software and Information Industry Association Post-Hearing Response, May 21, 2021
Proposed Class 8: Literary Works—Accessibility The deadline for responses was extended to May 14, 2021. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 8 Witnesses, April 16, 2021 Parties' Joint Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021
Proposed Class 10: Computer Programs—Unlocking USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 10 Witnesses, April 27, 2021 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Post-Hearing Response, May 7, 2021 (Exhibits)
Proposed Class 13: Computer Programs—Security Research The deadline for responses was extended to May 14, 2021. USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 13 Witnesses, April 16, 2021 Parties' Joint Post-Hearing Response, May 14, 2021
Proposed Class 14: 14(a) Computer Programs—Preservation and 14(b) Video Games—Preservation USCO Post-Hearing Questions to Class 14a and 14b Witnesses, April 29, 2021 Joint Creators & Copyright Owners Post-Hearing Response, May 24, 2021 Software Preservation Network and Library Copyright Alliance Post-Hearing Response, May 13, 2021
Proposed Class 17: All Works—Accessibility Uses The deadlines for responses have been extended to June 4, 2021 for proponents and June 25, 2021 for opponents. USCO Post-Hearing Question to Class 17 Witnesses, May 6, 2021 Accessibility Petitioners Post-Hearing Response, June 4, 2021 Joint Creators & Copyright Owners Post-Hearing Response, June 25, 2021