"The Copyright Office Comes to California"

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Read press releases issued by the U.S. Copyright Office.

February 19

Deadline for the second round of comments in the Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Those who oppose or support any exemptions proposed in the initial comments will have the opportunity to respond to the proposals made in the initial comments and to provide factual information and legal argument addressing whether a proposed exemption should be adopted.

February 24

Beginning date to submit reply comments on Static Control Inc.'s petition to consider a newly proposed class of works to be exempted from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works as part of a pending rulemaking pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

February 28 at 5 p.m. E.S.T.

Deadline for filing 2002 DART royalty claims by fax (read details)

February 28, at 11:59 p.m. E.S.T.

Deadline for receipt on the Copyright Office server of 2002 DART royalty claims submitted online (read details)

March 3

Due date for comments and Notices of Intent to Participate regarding proposed regulations that set rates and terms for the use of sound recordings by preexisting subscription services for the period January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2007. (read details)

March 3 and 5

"The Copyright Office Comes to California" presented first in Santa Monica and next in San Francisco

March 5

Due date for reply comments on the proposed regulation governing termination of post-1977 transfers and licenses under 17 U.S.C. section 203.

March 10

Final date to submit comments on Static Control Inc.'s petition to consider a newly proposed class of works to be exempted from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works as part of a pending rulemaking pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

"The Copyright Office Comes to California"

During the first week of March, top officials from the Copyright Office will participate in a program in Los Angeles and San Francisco where they will provide an update on the latest Copyright Office law and policy activities, including rulemakings, legislation, and international activities. The program will also include presentations on fair use in the twenty-first century and copyright registration issues for practitioners and copyright owners. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the program will take place March 3 in Santa Monica, Calif. and March 5 in San Francisco. Participants may earn MCLE credits. (Read further information.)

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