[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34372-34374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16188]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Parts 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 and 211

[Docket No. RM 2001-5]


Copyright Rules and Regulations: Copyright, Registration of 
Claims to Copyright, Freedom of Information, Privacy, Service of 
Process, Mask Works

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Final rule; Technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office has reviewed its regulations and is 
making non-substantive clarifying and corrective technical amendments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Coe, Senior Attorney Advisor, or 
Sandra Jones, Writer Editor, Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest 
Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Fax: (202) 
707-8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Office has completed its 
annual review of Copyright Office regulations, and by this document, 
adopts non-substantive amendments to clarify, update and correct the 
text of the regulations. As part of this review, the Office removed 
Secs. 211.5(f) and 201.15 because their regulatory authority had either 
expired or been repealed by the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 
1984, as amended, Public Law 100-159, (1987) and the Work Made for Hire 
and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000, Public Law 106-379 (2000). The 
Office also added a section on limited purpose addresses for certain 
time sensitive communications and made other changes to correct minor 
errors.

List of Subjects

37 CFR Part 201

    Copyright.

37 CFR Part 202

    Claims, Copyright.

37 CFR Part 203

    Freedom of information.

37 CFR Part 204

    Privacy.

37 CFR Part 205

    Copyright, Service of process.

37 CFR Part 211

    Copyright, Mask works.

PART 201--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.

    2. Sections 201.1(a) and (b) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 201.1  Communications with the Copyright Office.

    (a) General purpose addresses. The following addresses may be used 
for general inquiries made to a particular division or section of the 
Copyright Office. Addresses for special, limited purposes are provided 
below in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (1) In general. Mail and other communications shall be addressed to 
the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 
Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000.
    (2) Inquiries to Licensing Division. Inquiries about filings 
related to the compulsory licenses (17 U.S.C. 111, 114, 115, 118, 119 
and chapter 10) should be addressed to the Library of Congress, 
Copyright Office, Licensing Division, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20557-6400.
    (3) Copies of records or deposits. Requests for copies of records 
or deposits should be addressed to the Certifications and Documents 
Section, LM-402, Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 
Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6302.
    (4) Search of records. Requests for searches of registrations and 
recordations in the completed catalogs, indexes, and other records of 
the Copyright Office should be addressed to the Reference and 
Bibliography Section, LM-450, Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 
101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559-6306.
    (b) Limited purpose addresses. The following addresses may be used 
only in the special, limited circumstances given for a particular 
Copyright Office service:
    (1) Time sensitive requests. Freedom of Information (FOIA) 
requests; notices of filing of copyright infringement lawsuits; 
comments for rulemaking proceedings; requests for Copyright Office 
speakers; requests for approvals of computer generated application 
forms; requests for expedited service from either the Certifications 
and Documents Section or Reference and Bibliography Section to meet the 
needs of pending or prospective litigation, customs matters or contract 
or publishing deadlines should be addressed to: Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. 
Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0400.
    (2) Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels (CARPs). CARP claims, 
filings, and general CARP correspondence should be mailed to: Copyright 
Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, 
Washington, DC 20024-0977.
* * * * *


Sec. 201.5  [Amended]

    3. Sections 201.5(a)(1) introductory text, (a)(1)(i)(A) through (D) 
and (a)(1)(ii) are amended by removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' 
each place it appears.


Sec. 201.7  [Amended]

    4. Section 201.7(c)(1) is amended by removing ``de minimis'' and 
adding ``de minimis''.


Sec. 201.10  [Amended]

    5. Section 201.10 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' each place it appears 
in paragraphs (b)(1)(v)(B), (d)(2), and (e)(1).

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    b. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title''; by removing 
``paragraph'' and adding ``paragraphs'' after ``regulatory provisions 
of'' in paragraph (d)(4).
    c. By adding a comma ``,'' before ``the document, including any'' 
in paragraph (f)(3).


Sec. 201.15  [Removed and reserved]

    6. Section 201.15 is removed and reserved.


Sec. 201.17  [Amended]

    7. Section 201.17 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``DSE'' and adding ``distant signal equivalent 
(DSE)'' in paragraph (b)(1).
    b. By removing ``statements of account'' and adding ``Statements of 
Account'' before ``and royalty fees to be deposited'' in paragraph 
(b)(2).


Sec. 201.19  [Amended]

    8. Section 201.19 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``GAAP'' in the undesignated paragraph entitled 
``Step 2'' under paragraph (e)(4)(ii) and adding ``Generally Accepted 
Accounting Practices''.
    b. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' in paragraph 
(f)(6)(ii)(A).


Sec. 201.20  [Amended]

    9. Section 201.20(b)(1) is amended by removing ``Title'' and adding 
``title''.


Sec. 201.22  [Amended]

    10. Section 201.22(c)(1)(i) is amended by removing ``Title'' and 
adding ``title''.


Sec. 201.24  [Amended]

    11. Section 201.24 is amended by removing ``Title'' before ``United 
States Code) governs the'' and adding ``title'' in paragraph (b).


Sec. 201.31  [Amended]

    12. Section 201.31(a) is amended by adding ``(NAFTA)'' after 
``North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act''.


Sec. 201.39  [Amended]

    13. Section 201.39 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``are'' and adding ``is'' after ``Appendix A to this 
section, and'' in paragraph (b).
    b. By removing ``an unpublished work;'' and adding ``unpublished 
works;'' in paragraph (f)(3).

PART 202--REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO COPYRIGHT

    14. The authority citation for part 202 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.


Sec. 202.2  [Amended]

    15. Sections 202.2(a)(1), (a)(3) and (b)(6)(iii) are amended by 
removing ``ad interim'' and adding ``ad interim'' each place it 
appears.


Sec. 202.3  [Amended]

    16. Section 202.3 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``are'' and adding ``is'' after ``of the collective 
work'' in paragraph (b)(5)(i)(F).
    b. By removing the single quotation marks (` ') before and after 
``Group Periodical Registration,'' in paragraph (b)(5)(ii).
    c. By adding a comma (,) after ``Group Periodicals Registration'' 
in paragraph (b)(5)(iii).
    d. By adding a comma (,) after ``Group'' in paragraph (b)(5)(v)(A).
    e. By removing the comma (,) after ``submission'' in paragraph 
(b)(6)(i)(E).
    f. By adding ``was'' after ``works'' in paragraph (b)(7)(i)(C).
    g. By removing the right parenthesis ``)'' after ``CD-ROM'' in 
paragraph (b)(8)(i).


Sec. 202.17  [Amended]

    17. Section 202.17 is amended by removing ``cum testamento annexo'' 
and adding ``cum testamento annexo''; by removing ``de bonis non cum 
testamento annexo'' and adding ``de bonis non cum testamento annexo'' 
in paragraph (f)(3)(i)(C).


Sec. 202.19  [Amended]

    18. Section 202.19(b)(1)(iii) is amended by removing the period (.) 
before ``In such cases:'' and adding a period (.) before the quotation 
mark after ``best edition''.


Sec. 202.22  [Amended]

    19. Section 202.22 is amended as follows:
    a. By adding ``17'' before ``of the United States Code'' in 
paragraph (b)(2).
    b. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' each place it appears 
in paragraph (c)(1).

PART 203--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

    20. The authority citation for part 203 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702; 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended.


Sec. 203.1  [Amended]

    21. Section 203.1 is amended by removing ``Title'' and adding 
``title''.


Sec. 203.3  [Amended]

    22. Section 203.3(a) is amended by adding ``, litigation'' after 
``in conjunction with copyright legislation''.


Sec. 203.4  [Amended]

    23. Section 203.4(d) is amended by removing ``carrying'' and adding 
``containing'' after ``request and the envelope''.


Sec. 203.6  [Amended]

    24. Section 203.6 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``t he'' and adding ``the'' before ``procedure 
established to obtain'' in paragraph (a).
    b. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' in paragraph (h).

PART 204--PRIVACY ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

    25. The authority citation for part 204 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702; 5 U.S.C. 552(a).


Sec. 204.8  [Amended]

    26. Section 204.8 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``carrying'' and adding ``containing'' after 
``Appeals, and the envelopes''; by removing quotation mark after 
``Privacy Act Appeal'' and adding quotation mark after ``Privacy Act 
Appeal.'' in paragraph (a).
    b. By adding a space between ``Counsel's'' and ``decision will 
set'' in paragraph (b).

PART 205--PRODUCTION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND OFFICIAL TESTIMONY

    27. The authority citation for part 205 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 411, 17 U.S.C. 702.


Sec. 205.1  [Amended]

    28. Section 205.1 is amended by removing ``Copyright'' and adding 
``Copyrights'' in the section heading.

PART 211--MASK WORK PROTECTION

    29. The authority citation for part 211 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702 and 908.


Sec. 211.2  [Amended]

    30. Section 211.2 is amended by removing ``Title'' and adding 
``title''.


Sec. 211.4  [Amended]

    31. Section 211.4 is amended as follows:
    a. By removing ``Title'' and adding ``title'' in paragraph (a).

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    b. By removing paragraph (f).
    c. By redesignating paragraph (g) as paragraph (f).

    Dated: June 22, 2001.
Marilyn J. Kretsinger,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-16188 Filed 6-27-01; 8:45 am]
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