Proposed Rules. Notification of inquiry; extension of reply comment period

Agency: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Action: Notification of inquiry; extension of reply comment period
Citation: FR Doc. 2020-06979 · Docket No. 2019-7

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.

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]