The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces a cost of living adjustment of 2.6 percent in the royalty
rates paid by colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational institutions that are not affiliated with
National Public Radio. This adjustment applies to the use of copyrighted published nondramatic musical compositions. The
cost of living adjustment is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from October 1998 to October 1999. For
a link to the Federal Register notice announcing the extension, visit the following page on the Copyright
Office's Website: http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1999/64fr67187.pdf
or http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1999/64fr67187.html
December 1, 1999: Due date for initial notices of digital transmissions from noninteractive, nonsubscription services currently making digital transmissions of sound recordings (64 FR 66391)
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)
January 1, 2000: Effective date of cost of living increase in royalty for performance of musical compositions by colleges and universities (64 FR 67187)
January 18, 2000: Beginning of 45-day precontroversy discovery period for CARP proceeding on rates and terms for digital transmissions of sound recordings and ephemeral recordings (64 FR 52107)
February 10, 2000: Due date for written comments on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139)
March 13, 2000: Due date for reply comments exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139)
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