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Issue 274 -August 31, 2005  


Copyright Office Posts Comments on What Classes of Works Should Be Eligible for Preregistration

The Copyright Office is proposing regulations for the preregistration of unpublished works that are being prepared for commercial distribution in classes of works that the Register of Copyrights determines have had a history of prerelease infringement (70 FR 42286). Reply comments are due on September 7, 2005. To assist the Office in compiling as complete a record as possible to determine what classes of works should be eligible for preregistration and to assist persons who wish to submit reply comments on that topic, the Office is making available online those initial comments that addressed what classes of works should be eligible for preregistration due to a history of prerelease infringement. (View comments.)

Copies of all the comments filed in the rulemaking proceeding are available for viewing and copying in the Public Information Office of the Copyright Office, located in Room LM-401 of the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C.

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September 1 Due date for comments on study of the impact of sections 119 and 122 on certain copyright owners (more)
September 7 Due date for reply comments on proposed regulations on preregistration (more)
September 7 Due date for reply comments on use of Internet Explorer to preregister an eligible work (more)
September 22 Due date for reply comments on study of the impact of sections 119 and 122 on certain copyright owners (more)
October 1 Approximate date of switch to eCO Search to search copyright records of registrations and recorded documents
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