[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 81952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32864]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 201

[Docket No. RM 2010-5]


Gap in Termination Provisions

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry: Extension of comment period

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending 
the time in which comments can be filed in response to its Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking to amend its regulations governing notices of 
termination of certain grants of transfers and licenses of copyright 
under section 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The Copyright Office strongly prefers that comments be 
submitted electronically. A comment page containing a comment form is 
posted on the Copyright Office Web site at http://www.copyright.gov/docs/termination. The Web site interface requires submitters to 
complete a form specifying name and organization, as applicable, and to 
upload comments as an attachment via a browse button. To meet 
accessibility standards, all comments must be uploaded in a single file 
in either the Adobe Portable Document File (PDF) format that contains 
searchable, accessible text (not an image); Microsoft Word; 
WordPerfect; Rich Text Format (RTF); or ASCII text file format (not a 
scanned document). The maximum file size is 6 megabytes (MB). The name 
of the submitter and organization should appear on both the form and 
the face of the comments. All comments will be posted publicly on the 
Copyright Office Web site exactly as they are received, along with 
names and organizations. If electronic submission of comments is not 
feasible, please contact the Copyright Office at 202-707-0796 for 
special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, 
Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 
(202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 26, 2010, the Copyright Office 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments 
relating to recordation of notices of termination of transfers of 
copyright under Section 203 of the Copyright Act in circumstances where 
a grant was agreed to prior to January 1, 1978, but the work in 
question was created on or after January 1, 1978. The notice stated 
that comments would be due on December 27, 2010.
    The Office has been contacted by representatives of interested 
parties who have stated that in light of the complexity of the issues 
raised in the notice and in light of the holidays, they request an 
extension of time to submit comments in order to more thoroughly 
analyze the issues.
    Although the Register of Copyrights had hoped to issue a final rule 
by the end of this year, the Office wants to ensure that interested 
parties are given sufficient time to formulate and submit their views. 
Accordingly, the deadline for submission of comments is being extended 
to Monday, January 24, 2011.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-32864 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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