[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20480]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2023-6; COLC-2023-0006]


Artificial Intelligence and Copyright

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

ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of comment periods.

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SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is extending the deadline 
to submit comments in connection with a study of the copyright law and 
policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (``AI'') systems.

DATES: The comment periods for the document published at 88 FR 59942 on 
August 30, 2023, are extended. Initial written comments are due no 
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 30, 2023. Written 
reply comments are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

ADDRESSES: For reasons of governmental efficiency, the Copyright Office 
is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of 
public comments in this proceeding. All comments should be submitted 
electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions for 
submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website at 
https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence. If electronic 
submission is not feasible, please contact the Office using the contact 
information below for special instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the 
General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or telephone at 202-
707-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Copyright 
Office issued a notice of inquiry seeking comments from the public on a 
number of questions about the copyright law and policy issues raised by 
AI systems. The notice set a deadline for initial comments on October 
18, 2023, and for reply comments on November 15, 2023.
    To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to 
prepare responses to the Office's questions, and to ensure that the 
Office can proceed on a timely basis with its inquiry of the issues 
identified in its notice with the benefit of a complete record, the 
Office is extending the deadlines as set forth here. Initial written 
comments will now be due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 
2023. Reply comments will be due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 
29, 2023.

    Dated: September 18, 2023.
Suzanne V. Wilson,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
Maria Strong,
Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and 
International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-20480 Filed 9-20-23; 8:45 am]
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