U.S. Copyright Office Publishes Report on Copyright Protections for Press Publishers NewsNet 970June 30, 2022 On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office published a report titled Copyright Protections for Press Publishers. At the request of Senators Leahy, Tillis, Cornyn, Hirono, Klobuchar, and Coo
Copyright Office Announces Claims Board Is Open for Filing NewsNet 969June 16, 2022 Today, June 16, 2022, the United States Copyright Office announces that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is officially open to hear certain copyright disputes involving claims of up to $30,000. Parties can now file a
Copyright Office Releases Report on Women in the Copyright System NewsNet 968June 9, 2022 Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is releasing a report, Women in the Copyright System: An Analysis of Women Authors in Copyright Registrations from 1978 to 2020. The report draws on work by Professor Joel Waldf
Copyright Office Announces Study to Evaluate the Current Electronic Deposit and Best Edition Rules NewsNet 967June 3, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office has published a Federal Register notice announcing a study to evaluate the current electronic deposit and best edition rules that govern deposits accom
Copyright Claims Board to Begin Accepting Claims Later This Month NewsNet 966June 2, 2022 Today, the Copyright Office announces that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022. As the first ever copyright small claims forum, the CCB will provide an access
Copyright Office Announces Webinar on the Recordation System NewsNet 965May 31, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office will host its next public modernization webinar on June 27, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. As part of its modernization efforts, the Copyright Office released a limited pilot program of a
U.S. Copyright Office Issues a Supplemental Interim Rule Related to the Music Modernization Act Reports of Usage and Payment NewsNet 964May 24, 2022 Pursuant to Title I of the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, the Copyright Office has issued a supplemental interim rule updating c
Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Active Proceedings and Post-Determination Procedures NewsNet 963May 17, 2022 Pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020 and after soliciting public comments, the U.S. Copyright Office has published a final rule establis
Updates to List of Acceptable File Types NewsNet 962May 10, 2022 Beginning June 9, the Copyright Office will no longer accept electronic deposits in the following formats: .db .mdb .mid .midi .rmi .ra .ram .rm .rv .htm .fdr .cab .rar As of June 9, the file-blocking feature in the electronic regi
Miriam DeChant Named Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education NewsNet 961May 10, 2022 Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter has announced the appointment of Miriam DeChant as Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education
U.S. Copyright Office Assigning New Deposit Account Numbers to Existing Account Holders NewsNet 960May 9, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office is preparing to make digitized versions of its public records available to the online to the general public. Because some of these records display active Copyright
Copyright Office Announces Request for Information on the Development and Use of Standard Technical Measures NewsNet 959April 27, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office has published a Federal Register notice requesting information on the development and use of standard technical measures for the protection
Copyright Office Issues Final Rule Clarification for Small Claims Expedited Registration Procedures and Final Rule Correction for Initiation of Proceedings and Related Procedures NewsNet 958April 22, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office has published a technical correction regarding the Copyright Claims B
Copyright Office Hosts Event Celebrating 2022 World IP Day NewsNet 957April 14, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office invites you to attend the upcoming Copyright Office Presents celebration of the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. Please join the Office on April 26 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time on Zoom fo
Copyright Office Hosts Event Celebrating 2022 World IP Day NewsNet 957April 14, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office invites you to attend the upcoming Copyright Office Presents celebration of the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. Please join the Office on April 26 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time on Zoom fo
Brent Lutes Named First Chief Economist of the U.S. Copyright Office NewsNet 956April 12, 2022 Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter has announced the appointment of Dr. Brent Lutes as the first Chief Economist of the U.S. Copyright Office, effective April 10, 2022. As Chief Economist, Lutes will
Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Participation of Law Student Representatives and Business Entity Representatives before the CCB NewsNet 955April 8, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office has published a final rule addressing representation of parties by qualified law students and representation of bu
Copyright Office Launches New Copyright Claims Board Website NewsNet 954April 7, 2022 Today, April 7, 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office launched ccb.gov, a website serving as a gateway to the first copyright small-claims tribunal in the United States, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The launch of cc
Jacklyn Napier Named Assistant Register and Director of Operations of the U.S. Copyright Office NewsNet 953March 29, 2022 Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter has announced the appointment of Jacqueline “Jacklyn” Napier as Assistant Register and Director of Operations of the United States Copyrig
Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Initiating Copyright Claims Board Proceedings and Related Procedures NewsNet 951March 25, 2022 Pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020 and after soliciting public comments, the U.S. Copyright Office has published a f
