[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78393-78394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25128]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2023-6]


Artificial Intelligence and Copyright

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of comment period.

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

DATES: Written reply comments are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time on Wednesday, December 6, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff2faf9ebdffcf0efe6edf6f8f7ebb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107d75766450737f606962797778643e777f66">[email protected]</span></a> 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 
several questions about the copyright law and policy issues raised by 
artificial intelligence systems. The notice set a deadline for initial 
comments on October 18, 2023 and for reply comments on November 15, 
2023.\1\ On September 21, 2023, these deadlines were extended to 
October 30, 2023 and November 29, 2023, respectively.\2\
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    \1\ 88 FR 59942 (Aug. 30, 2023).
    \2\ 88 FR 65205 (Sept. 21, 2023).
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    To ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to 
prepare responses to the Office's questions and submitted comments, 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 deadline for reply 
comments. Reply comments will be due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
December 6, 2023.

    Dated: November 8, 2023.
Suzanne V. Wilson,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2023-25128 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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