[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13814]



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

U.S. Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 202

[Docket No. 2016-3]


Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings 
Available Only Online

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline 
for the submission of written comments in response to its May 17, 2016 
Notice of Inquiry regarding the mandatory deposit of online-only 
electronic books and sound recordings.

DATES: Written comments are now due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time on August 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for 
the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All 
comments are therefore to be submitted electronically through 
regulations.gov. Specific instructions for submitting comments are 
available on the Copyright Office Web site at http://copyright.gov/policy/mandatorydeposit/ deposit/. If electronic submission of comments is not 
feasible, please contact the Office using the contact information below 
for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, General 
Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, [email protected]; or 
Sarang V. Damle, Deputy General Counsel, [email protected]. Both can be 
reached by telephone at 202-707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Copyright Office is 
undertaking an inquiry into the current interim rule regarding 
mandatory deposit of online-only electronic works, and the rule's 
potential expansion to cover electronic books and sound recordings. On 
May 17, 2016, the Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking 
public input on several questions related to that topic. See 81 FR 
30505 (May 17, 2016). To ensure that commenters have sufficient time to 
respond, the Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the 
submission of initial comments in response to the Notice to August 18, 
2016, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

    Dated: June 7, 2016.
Jacqueline C. Charlesworth,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright 
Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-13814 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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