[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 72790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29686]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No. 100910448-0572-02]
RIN 0660-XA19


Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet 
Economy

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force 
announces that the closing deadline for submission of comments 
responsive to the October 5, 2010 Notice of Inquiry on copyright policy 
and innovation in the Internet economy has been reopened and will 
extend until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 10, 2010.

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. EST on December 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to file comments 
electronically by e-mail to [email protected]. 
Submissions should be in one of the following formats: HTML, ASCII, 
Word, rtf, or pdf. Paper comments can be sent to: Office of Policy 
Analysis and Development, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4725, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Please note that 
all material sent via the U.S. Postal Service (including ``Overnight'' 
or ``Express Mail'') is subject to delivery delays of up to two weeks 
due to mail security procedures. Paper submissions should also include 
a CD or DVD in Word, WordPerfect, or pdf format. CDs or DVDs should be 
labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer, and 
the name of the word processing program used to create the document. 
Comments filed in response to this notice will be made available to the 
public on the Internet Policy Task Force Web page at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce. For this reason, comments 
should not include confidential, proprietary, or business sensitive 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this 
Notice of Inquiry, contact: Dennis Amari, Office of Policy Analysis and 
Development, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Room 4725, Washington DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-1880; or 
Michael Shapiro, Office of External Affairs, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Madison Building, 401 
Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, telephone (571) 272-9300; or send 
an e-mail to [email protected]. Please direct media 
inquires to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 482-7002; or 
USPTO's Office of Public Affairs at (572) 272-8400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 21, 2010, the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') announced the formation of a Commerce-
wide Internet Policy Task Force (``Task Force'') to identify leading 
public policy and operational issues impacting the U.S. private 
sector's ability to realize the potential for economic growth and job 
creation through the Internet.\1\ On October 5, 2010, the Task Force 
issued a Notice of Inquiry on the challenges of protecting copyrighted 
works online and the relationship between copyright law and innovation 
in the Internet economy with a closing date for comments of November 
19, 2010.\2\ In the interest of affording parties more time to submit 
comments, the Task Force is reopening the comment period. The Task 
Force announces that the closing deadline for submissions of comments 
responsive to the October 5, 2010 Notice of Inquiry is now extended 
until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 10, 2010. Comments 
received after the original closing date of November 19, 2010 and 
before publication of this Notice of Inquiry will be considered timely 
and given full consideration.
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    \1\ Commerce Secretary Locke Launches Internet Policy Task 
Force, Department of Commerce Press Release (April 21, 2010), at 
http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/04/21/commerce-secretary-locke-announces-public-review-privacy-policy-and-i.
    \2\ See 75 FR 61419 (October 5, 2010).

    Dated: November 19, 2010.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-29686 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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