[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13664]



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Ch. II

[Docket No. 96-2]


Eligibility for the Cable Compulsory License

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending 
the period for filing reply comments in its rulemaking proceeding 
considering the eligibility of open video systems for the cable 
compulsory license.

DATES: Initial comments are due on or before July 5, 1996. Reply 
comments are due on or before September 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: If delivered BY MAIL, fifteen copies of written comments 
should be addressed to the Office of the Copyright General Counsel, 
Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 
20024. If delivered BY HAND, fifteen copies of written comments should 
be brought to: Office of the Copyright General Counsel, James Madison 
Memorial Building, Room LM-407, First and Independence Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Acting General 
Counsel, or William Roberts, Senior Attorney for Compulsory Licenses. 
Telephone (202) 707-8380. Telefax (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, 1996, the Copyright Office of the 
Library of Congress published a notice of inquiry to consider the 
eligibility of open video systems (``OVS'') for the cable compulsory 
license, 17 U.S.C. 111. See 61 FR 20197 (May 6, 1996). Initial comments 
are due July 5, 1996, and reply comments are due August 5, 1996. It has 
recently come to the attention of the Office that the Federal 
Communications Commission will be completing a rulemaking proceeding 
regarding OVS in early August. Because the Commission's adoption of 
rules may have a bearing on the copyright inquiry, the Office is 
extending the period for filing reply comments in this proceeding to 
September 13, 1996, to allow interested parties to submit comments in 
light of the Commission's final OVS rules.

    Dated: May 24, 1996.
Marybeth Peters,
Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 96-13664 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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