Rules and Regulations. Notice of inquiry: Extension of comment period; extension of reply comment period

Agency: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Action: Notice of inquiry: Extension of comment period; extension of reply comment period
Citation: FR Doc. 2010-30213 · Docket No. 2010-4

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.

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 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]