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U.S. Copyright Office
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September 17, 1999
Issue 60

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Federal Register

Regulation Amended on Notice and Recordkeeping for Digital
Transmission of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License (64 FR
49671)

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REGULATION AMENDED ON NOTICE AND RECORDKEEPING FOR DIGITAL
TRANSMISSION OF SOUND RECORDINGS UNDER STATUTORY LICENSE (64 FR
49671)
The Copyright Office is amending the regulation that requires the
filing of an initial notice of digital transmissions of sound
recordings under statutory license with the Copyright Office. As
amended, the regulation states that a suggested format for the Initial
Notice will be posted on the Office's Website. The change is an
effort to ensure that Initial Notices filed with the Office fully
comply with the regulation. The suggested format may be viewed at
www.copyright.gov/licensing/ Services eligible for the
statutory license who must file an Initial Notice are encouraged to
use the suggested format by printing it out from the Office's Website,
filling in the blanks, and submitting it to the Licensing Division of
the Copyright Office with the applicable $20 fee.


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September 14: Effective date of amendment to regulation requiring the
filing of an initial notice of digital transmissions of sound
recordings under statutory license (64 FR 49671)

September 28: Due date for notices of intent to participate and
comments on whether a Phase I or a Phase II controversy exists as to
the distribution of 1997 cable royalty fees (64 FR 41473)

December 31: End of negotiation period for determining rates and
terms for digital transmissions that constitute digital phonorecord
deliveries for the period beginning January 1, 2001 (64 FR 38861)

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