U.S. Copyright Office Dealines

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

FYI...

U.S. Copyright Office
 NewsNet
 December 2, 2002
 Issue 178 
  
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 * CALENDAR *
  
 December 2: Deadline for Notices of Intent to Participate in a
 CARP proceeding on the negotiated rate adjustments for the 17
 U.S.C. 118 noncommercial educational broadcasting compulsory
 license for the period 2003-2007 (67 FR 66090)
  
 December 2: Deadline for comments and proposals for the
 scheduling of CARP proceedings to adjust royalty rates and terms
 under provisions of the Copyright Act governing ephemeral
 recordings and digital transmissions of performances of sound
 recordings (67 FR 70093) 
  
 December 18: Closing deadline for the initial 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. These comments
 will be limited to those proposing specific classes of works to
 be exempted. (67 FR 63578)
  
 December 23: Deadline for Notices of Intent to Participate in a
 CARP proceeding to set rates and terms under the statutory
 license for eligible nonsubscription services to make certain
 digital audio transmissions of sound recordings for the 2003-2004
 period (67 FR 70093)
  
 January 1, 2003: Effective date of final rule governing notices
 of termination of transfers and licenses covering the extended
 renewal term (67 FR 69134)
  
 January 1, 2003: Possible effective date of cost of living
 adjustments under 17 U.S.C. 118 (67 FR 71105)
  
 February 19, 2003: 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. (67 FR 63578)