[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 44871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18097]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

U.S. Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2014-02]


Extension of Comment Period; Study on the Right of Making 
Available; Request for Additional Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline for public 
comments that address topics listed in the Office's July 15, 2014 
Request for Additional Comments.

DATES: Comments are now due no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 
15, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be submitted electronically. To submit 
comments, please visit http://www.copyright.gov/docs/making_available/
. 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 browser button. To meet accessibility standards, 
commenting parties must upload comments in a single file not to exceed 
six megabytes (``MB'') in one of the following formats: a 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 form 
and face of the comments must include both the name of the submitter 
and organization. The Office will post all comments publicly on the 
Office's Web site exactly as they are received, along with names and 
organizations. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible, 
please contact the Office at 202-707-1027 for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Strong, Senior Counsel for 
Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at 202-707-1027 or by 
email at [email protected], or Kevin Amer, Counsel for Policy and 
International Affairs, by telephone at 202-707-1027 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 15, 2014, the Copyright Office 
issued a Request for Additional Comments on the state of U.S. law 
recognizing and protecting ``making available'' and ``communication to 
the public'' rights for copyright holders.\1\ The Request listed 
several questions for interested members of the public to address in 
the context of U.S. implementation of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) 
and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) rights of 
``making available'' and ``communication to the public,'' and also 
invited views on specific issues raised during the public roundtable 
held in Washington, DC on May 5, 2014. To provide sufficient time for 
commenters to respond, the Office is extending the time for filing 
additional comments from August 14, 2014 to September 15, 2014.
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    \1\ Study on the Right of Making Available; Request for 
Additional Comments, 79 FR 41309 (July 15, 2014).

    Dated: July 28, 2014.
Karyn A. Temple Claggett,
Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2014-18097 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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