The Copyright Office is announcing receipt of two petitions to adjust the royalty rates for the cable statutory license. Both petitions come from copyright owner groups: Joint Sports Claimants and Program Suppliers. The Office seeks comments on the petitions and announces a deadline of April 6, 2000, for filing Notices of Intent to Participate in a CARP proceeding to adjust the rates. Failure to file a timely Notice of Intent to Participate will preclude a party from further participation in this proceeding. The Office also announces the dates of the 30-day negotiation period. The 30-day period begins on April 10, 2000, and ends on May 10, 2000. Written notification of the status of settlement negotiations is due no later than May 11, 2000.
For the complete text of Federal Register announcements, visit the Copyright Office Website at www.copyright.gov/fedreg.
March 20: Due date for reply comments on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (65 FR 6573)
March 21: Due date for comments on Copyright Office proposed rulemaking on regulations governing information on in-process claims given to the public for litigation purposes (65 FR 3404)
April 6: Due date for comments on petitions to adjust the cable statutory license royalty rates (65 FR 10564)
April 6: Due date for receipt in Copyright Office of Notices of Intent to Participate in adjustment of cable statutory license royalty rate proceeding (65 FR 10564)
April 10: Beginning of 30-day negotiation period on adjustment of cable statutory license royalty rates (65 FR 10564)
April 11: Due date for comments on rulemaking to determine the scope and application of the definition of a network station under the cable statutory license (65 FR 6946)
May 10: End of 30-day negotiation period on adjustment of cable statutory license royalty rates (65 FR 10564)
May 11: Due date for reply comments on rulemaking to determine the scope and application of the definition of a network station under the cable statutory license (65 FR 6946)
May 11: Written notification of status of settlement negotiations due in Copyright Office (65 FR 10564)
July 1: Initiation of 60-day period to file petitions for an arbitration proceeding to set the rates and terms for compulsory licenses under 17 U.S.C. 112(e) and 114(f) for the 2-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2001 (65 FR 2194)
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