The deadline for filing reply comments in the rulemaking pursuant to section 1201(a)(1) of the Copyright Act on possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works (64 FR 66139; Nov. 24, 1999) has been extended. Reply comments must be received in the Office of the General Counsel of the Copyright Office no later than 5:00 p.m., EST, on March 31, 2000. As before, they may be filed electronically. The purpose of reply comments is to respond to points made in initial comments submitted and not to raise new issues for the first time.
Public hearings will be held on May 2-4, 2000 in Washington, D.C. in Room LA-202 of the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress, 110 Second Street, S.E. A second round of hearings will be held on May 18-19, 2000 [corrected dates] at Stanford University in Room 290, Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford, California.
Post-hearing comments may be submitted in response to matters addressed at the public hearings. Post-hearing comments must be received in the Office of the General Counsel of the Copyright Office no later than 5:00 p.m., EST, on June 23, 2000.
For details relating to the public hearings, the reply comments and post-hearing comments, including requirements for formatting and submitting comments filed electronically and for the requirements for persons desiring to testify at the public hearings, see the notice to be published in the Federal Register on March 17. The notice also will be posted on March 17 on the Copyright Office Website at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/anticirc.html This site also contains the 235 initial comments received in this rulemaking.
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)
March 31: Due date for reply comments on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139; 65 FR 6573)
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 2-4: Public hearings in Washington, D.C., on the 1201(1)(a) rulemaking on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139; 65 FR 6573). Hearings held at 9:30 a.m. in Room LA-202 of the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress, 110 Second Street, S.E.
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)
May 18-19 [corrected dates]: Public hearings at Stanford University on the 1201(1)(a) rulemaking on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (64 FR 66139; 65 FR 6573). Hearings held at 9:30 a.m. at Stanford University in Room 290, Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford, California.
June 23: Post-hearing comments due on exemption to prohibition on circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies (1201(1)(a) rulemaking)
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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