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             Copyright Arbitration Royalty 
              Panel Delivers Report 
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             February 20 
            Close of arbitration proceeding to set the rates 
              and terms for the digital public performance of sound recordings 
              license as it pertains to webcasters under 17 U.S.C. 114 and for 
              the making of ephemeral copies in furtherance of a digital public 
              performance under 17 U.S.C. 112 
              (read details) 
             
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             February 27 
            Due date for additional reply comments on the effect 
              of the RIAA/NMPA/HFA agreement on the issues identified in the March 
              9, 2001, Notice of Inquiry 
              (read details) 
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             February 28 
             Due date for filing claims to 2001 DART royalty funds. Electronically 
              filed claims must be received on the Office's server by 11:59 p.m. 
              EST. Claims filed by facsimile transmission must be received by 
              5:00 p.m. EST. Claims filed by mail must be postmarked by this date. 
              Claims filed by hand delivery must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST. 
              (read 
              details)  
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             March 4 
             Presentation in Los Angeles of "The Copyright 
              Office Comes to California."   
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             March 6 
             Presentation in San Francisco of "The 
              Copyright Office Comes to California."   
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             March 11 
            Due date for comments on notice of proposed 
              rulemaking on the requirements for giving copyright owners reasonable 
              notice of the use of their works for sound recordings under statutory 
              license and the requirements for how records of such use shall be 
              kept and made available to copyright owners. (read 
              details) 
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             April 8 
             Due date for reply comments on notice of proposed 
              rulemaking on the requirements for giving copyright owners reasonable 
              notice of the use of their works for sound recordings under statutory 
              license and the requirements for how records of such use shall be 
              kept and made available to copyright owners.  
              (read details) 
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             April 25-26 
            "Beyond the DMCA: A Copyright Conference" 
              in Washington, D.C.  
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             July 1 
            Beginning of 60-day period when, in the absence 
              of a license agreement, a party with a significant interest in establishing 
              reasonable terms and rates for certain statutory licenses may file 
              a petition to initiate a rate setting proceeding. (read 
              details) 
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      Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Delivers 
        Report
      
      
      On February 20 the Copyright 
        Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) delivered its report recommending rates 
        and terms for the statutory license for eligible nonsubscription services 
        to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital audio transmissions 
        ("webcasting") under 17 U.S.C. section 114 and to make ephemeral 
        recordings of sound recordings for use of sound recordings under the statutory 
        license set forth in 17 U.S.C. section 112.
       The appendices of the report stating the royalty 
        rates recommended by the CARP and the terms recommended by the CARP to 
        govern the statutory license may be found on the Copyright Office website. 
       The entire CARP Report (edited to remove 
        confidential information designated by the parties to the CARP proceeding) 
        will be available to the public and posted on the Copyright Office website 
        the week of February 25. 
      
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