Re: Pre-1972 sound recordings

[John Mitchell <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

An interesting "first" as far as I know, I was surprised to see that the PDF
of the notice that is on the Copyright Office website reads "December 3, 2010"
for reply comments, but has a call-out comment added to it that, when clicked,
reveals the date correction to January 19, 2011. If such a practice becomes
common, it would not surprise me to see litigation over what constitutes full
notice -- and whether those receiving the notice may be bound by comments
embedded in the document and that would ordinarily not appear if the PDF is
simply printed.

John

On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Eric J Harbeson wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The due date for comments is December 20; reply comments will be due
January
> 19, 2011.  See the copyright office website:
>
> http://www.copyright.gov/docs/sound/
>
> The notice of inquiry may also be found on their website.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan M. Carson [mailto:bryan.m.carson@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:02 AM
> To: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Pre-1972 sound recordings
>
> Cross-posted; please excuse duplication.
>
> Dear colleagues:
>
> The Copyright Office has filed a Notice of Inquiry in the Federal
> Register regarding pre-1972 sound recordings, which currently are
> protected by state statutory and common law. While at first blush,
> bringing everything under the 1976 Act may appear to make sense, whether
> and just how to do so could raise a number of issues. Comments should be
> sent by December 3.
>
> I tried to attach the notice, but the list rejected it. You can read the
> notice at
>
http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/11/03/2010-27775/copyright-offic
>
e-federal-copyright-protection-of-sound-recordings-fixed-before-february-15-1
> 972
>
> Bryan M. Carson
>
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