Online Publication; Extension of Comment Period
| Published date | 09 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 19919 |
| Record Number | 2020-06979 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Copyright Office,Library Of Congress |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 19919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06979]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Chapter II
[Docket No. 2019-7]
Online Publication; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notification of inquiry; extension of reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the
submission of written reply comments in response to its December 4,
2019 notification of inquiry regarding online publication.
DATES: The reply comment period for the notification of inquiry
published December 4, 2019, at 84 FR 66328, is extended. Written reply
comments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
June 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office
is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of
public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be
submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions
for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office's website
at https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/online-publication/. If
electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access
to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the Office using the
contact information below for special instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regan A. Smith, General Counsel and
Associate Register of Copyrights, by email at [email protected],
Robert J. Kasunic, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of
Registration Policy and Practice, by email at [email protected], or
Jordana Rubel, Associate General Counsel, by email at
[email protected]. Each can be contacted by telephone by calling
(202) 707-3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 2019, the U.S. Copyright
Office issued a notification of inquiry regarding online publication.
84 FR 66328 (Dec. 4, 2019). The Office solicited public comments on a
broad range of issues concerning the application of the statutory
definition of publication to the online context. The Office
subsequently extended the deadline for the submission of comments to
March 19, 2020 and the deadline for the submission of reply comments to
April 16, 2020. 85 FR 3303 (Jan. 21, 2020).
Given the large number of substantive comments the Office received
and the widespread disruption caused by the coronavirus, the Office
believes it would be beneficial to provide additional time for reply
comments to ensure that members of the public have sufficient time to
comment and that the Office has the benefit of a complete record. The
Office is therefore extending the deadline for the submission of reply
comments to no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 15, 2020.
Dated: March 30, 2020.
Regan A. Smith,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
[FR Doc. 2020-06979 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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