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NewsNet - Copyright Office Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Current Regulations Governing Group Registrations
The Copyright Office, in keeping with its plan to increase online registrations, is proposing to amend the current regulations governing group registrations, which allow the grouping of individual works on one application. Under the proposal,...
NewsNet - Copyright Office Experiences Processing Delays
The Copyright Office is modernizing its operations by moving from a paper-based to a Web-based processing environment. This change will allow the Office to better meet the needs of its customers through more online services and faster processing...
NewsNet - Copyright Office Publishes Royalty Rate Adjustments for Satellite Carriers Based on Changes in the Consumer Price Index
Pursuant to Section 119(c) of the Copyright Act, the Copyright Office has amended its rules and adjusted royalty rates for the accounting period of January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.(3/17/08)
NewsNet - Copyright Office Publishes Review of Copyright Royalty Judges? Determination
In accordance with the authority granted to the Register of Copyrights under 17 U.S.C. 802 (f)(1)(D), the Register has reviewed for legal error the determinations of the Copyright Royalty Judges setting rates and terms for the use of the sections 112...
Website Updates - Correction: Copyright Office to Examine ?Phantom Signal? Phenomenon under Definition of ?Cable System?
On December 12, 2007, the Copyright Office published in the Federal Register a notice of inquiry in Docket No. 2007-11, Definition of Cable System. The notice contained an error in the 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph of the ?Address? section. The...
Website Updates - Copyright Office Posts Updated Title 17 on Website
The Copyright Office has made available on its website an updated version of ?Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.?11/22/07
Website Updates - Improved Search System Launched
The Copyright Office launched a powerful new records search system that accesses more than 20 million digital records of registrations and recorded documents from 1978 to the present. The new system allows searching by title, name, keyword, and...
Website Updates - Annual Report Published
The Copyright Office presents its 109th annual report of the Register of Copyrights for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.9/13/07
Website Updates - Beta Testers Sought for Online Services
The Copyright Office is conducting a beta test of its web-based registration system, electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Participants in eCO beta testing will file basic registration claims online at a reduced fee established for electronic filings...