[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74749-74750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30213]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2010-4]


Federal Copyright Protection of Sound Recordings Fixed Before 
February 15, 1972

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry: Extension of comment period; extension of 
reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending 
the time in which comments and reply comments can be filed in response 
to its Notice of Inquiry requesting public input on the desirability 
and means of bringing sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, 
under Federal jurisdiction.

DATES: Initial written comments must be received in the Office of the 
General Counsel of the Copyright Office no later than January 31, 2011. 
Reply comments must be received in the Office of the General Counsel of 
the Copyright Office no later than March 2, 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/sound/comments/comment-submission-index.html. 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, each comment 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 on 
the Copyright Office Web site, along with names and organizations.
    If electronic submission of comments is not feasible, comments may 
be delivered in hard copy. If hand delivered by a private party, an 
original and five copies of a comment or reply comment should be 
brought to the Library of Congress, U.S. Copyright Office, Room LM-401, 
James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE., Washington, DC 
20559, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The envelope should be addressed as 
follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office.
    If delivered by a commercial courier, an original and five copies 
of a comment or reply comment must be delivered to the Congressional 
Courier Acceptance Site (``CCAS'') located at 2nd and D Streets, SE., 
Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be 
addressed as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright 
Office, LM-403, James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20559. Please note that CCAS will not accept delivery by 
means of overnight delivery services such as Federal Express, United 
Parcel Service or DHL.
    If sent by mail (including overnight delivery using U.S. Postal 
Service Express Mail), an original and five copies of a comment or 
reply comment should be addressed to U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright 
GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To assist in the preparation of its study on 
federal protection for pre-1972 sound recordings, the Office published 
a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on many detailed questions 
regarding various aspects of the study. See 75 FR 67777 (November 3, 
2010). Initial

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comments were due to be filed by December 20, 2010; reply comments were 
due to be filed by January 19, 2011.
    The Copyright Office has received a request from the Recording 
Industry Association of America to extend the comment period to January 
31, 2011, in order to allow sufficient time to gather relevant 
information from its member companies and to provide the Office with 
comprehensive comments. Given the need for more factual data regarding 
pre-1972 sound recordings, and the complexity of the issues raised by 
the Notice of Inquiry, the Office has decided to extend the deadline 
for filing comments by a period of 42 days, making initial comments due 
by January 31, 2011. The period for filing reply comments will be 
similarly extended, making reply comments due by March 2, 2011.

    Dated: November 24, 2010.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-30213 Filed 11-30-10; 8:45 am]
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