[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14208]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

U.S. Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 201

[Docket No. 2020-10]


Modernizing Recordation of Notices of Termination

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notification of inquiry; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the 
submission of written comments in response to its June 3, 2020, notice 
of proposed rulemaking and notification of inquiry regarding 
recordation of notices of termination.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published June 3, 2020, 
at 85 FR 34150, is extended. Written comments must be received no later 
than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2020.

ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, 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 website 
at https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/termination-modernization/. If 
electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access 
to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the Office using the 
contact information below for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regan A. Smith, General Counsel and 
Associate Register of Copyrights, [email protected]; Kevin R. Amer, 
Deputy General Counsel, [email protected]; or Nicholas R. Bartelt, 
Attorney-Advisor, [email protected]. They can be reached by telephone 
at (202) 707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Copyright Office 
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and notification of inquiry (the 
``NPRM'') regarding recordation of notices of termination.\1\ The NPRM 
requested public comments on proposed updates to the regulatory 
framework for notices of termination before features permitting 
electronic submission of notices are developed for the online 
recordation system. The Office also solicited comments on two 
additional subjects: (1) Whether the Office should develop an optional 
form or template to assist remitters in creating and serving notices of 
termination; and (2) whether the Office should consider regulatory 
updates to address concerns about third-party agents failing to 
properly serve and file notices on behalf of authors.
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    \1\ 85 FR 34150 (June 3, 2020).
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    To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to 
comment, and to ensure that the Office has the benefit of a complete 
record, the Office is extending the deadline for submission of comments 
to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2020.

    Dated: June 26, 2020.
Regan A. Smith,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2020-14208 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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