[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41612-41613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17109]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Part 201

[Docket No. RM 2000-4A]


Public Performance of Sound Recordings: Definition of a Service

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Extension of reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending 
the period for filing reply comments in the proceeding to consider the 
merits of a petition filed by the Digital Media Association. The 
petition seeks a determination that a webcasting service is not deemed 
to be interactive merely because it offers the consumer some degree of 
influence over the programming offered by the service.

DATES: Written reply comments are due on July 14, 2000.

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ADDRESSES: If sent by mail, an original and ten copies of the reply 
comments should be addressed to: Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel 
(CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. If 
hand delivered, the reply comments, they should be brought to: Office 
of the General Counsel, James Madison Building, Room LM-403, First and 
Independence Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or 
Tanya M. Sandros, Attorney Advisor, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, 
Southwest Station, Washington, D.C. 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. 
Telefax: (202) 707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 23, 2000, the Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry 
seeking comments on whether to grant a petition for rulemaking filed 
with the Copyright Office on April 17, 2000, by the Digital Media 
Association (DiMA). 65 FR 33266 (May 23, 2000). The petition requests 
that the Office adopt a rule stating that a webcasting service does not 
become an interactive service because a consumer exerts some degree of 
influence over the streamed programming.
    Comments in response to the notice of inquiry were filed on June 
22, 2000. Two parties filed comments in this proceeding, the Recording 
Industry Association of America, Inc. and DiMA. On June 30, 2000, DiMA 
filed a request for an extension of the filing date for reply comments 
from the initially announced date of July 7, 2000, to July 14, 2000. 
DiMA asserts that it is in need of more time to develop a meaningful 
response because the intervening four-day Fourth of July holiday 
creates logistical difficulties for it and its members. DiMA also 
suggests that an extension of the filing deadline by a week will create 
no prejudice to any party interested in filing a reply in this 
proceeding.
    The Office agrees and, therefore, grants the request for a one-week 
extension of the reply comment filing period. Reply comments are now 
due on Friday, July 14, 2000.

    Dated: June 30, 2000.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 00-17109 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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