[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67508-67509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19794]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 201

[Docket No. RM 2005-5]


Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable 
Statutory License

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply 
comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Inquiry regarding 
the retransmission of digital television broadcast signals by cable 
operators under the Copyright Act.

DATES: Reply Comments are due no later than December 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: If hand delivered by a private party, an original and five 
copies of a comment or reply comment should be brought to Library of 
Congress, U.S. Copyright Office, 2221 S. Clark Street, 11th Floor, 
Arlington, Va. 22202, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The envelope should 
be addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright 
Office.
    If delivered by a commercial courier, an original and five copies 
of a comment or reply comment must be delivered to the Congressional 
Courier Acceptance Site (``CCAS'') located at 2nd and D Streets, NE, 
Washington, D.C. between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be 
addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright 
Office, LM 430, James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, 
Washington, DC. Please note that CCAS will not accept delivery by means 
of overnight delivery services such as Federal Express, United Parcel 
Service or DHL.
    If sent by mail (including overnight delivery using U.S. Postal 
Service Express Mail), an original and five copies of a comment or 
reply comment should be addressed to U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright 
GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Golant, Senior Attorney, and Tanya 
M. Sandros, Associate General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 
70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-
8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 20, 2006, the Copyright Office 
initiated a proceeding to address

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several issues associated with the secondary retransmission of digital 
television broadcast signals by cable operators under Section 111 of 
the Copyright Act. 71 FR 54948 (Sept. 20, 2006). The Copyright Office 
sought comment on matters raised by the Motion Picture Association of 
America and Joint Sports Claimants in their Petition for Rulemaking 
regarding the simultaneous retransmission of digital and analog 
broadcast signals as well as the secondary retransmission of multiple 
streams of digital broadcast content. The Notice of Inquiry also sought 
comment on cable operator marketing and sales practices and equipment 
issues associated with the retransmission of digital broadcast signals 
that may result in possible changes to the Copyright Office`s existing 
rules and the cable statements of account forms.
    Given the complexity of the issues raised in the Notice of Inquiry, 
and to provide the public with adequate time to respond to the comments 
filed in this proceeding, the Office has decided to extend the deadline 
for filing reply comments by a period of 14 days, making them due on 
December 18, 2006.

    Dated: November 17 , 2006
Tanya Sandros,
Associate General Counsel,
U.S. Copyright Office.
[FR Doc. E6-19794 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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