Initial written comments in this rulemaking were due February 17, 2000. The Office received 235 comments. All 235 comments are now available at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/comments/ for viewing and downloading. Copies of comments are also now available for inspection and copying at the Copyright Office. Please note that two additional comments (#234 and #235) were added to the site on February 29, 2000, after being found to be in compliance with all Office deadlines and requirements.
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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