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          | Calendar | 
         
        
           
            April 24 
              Beginning of hearings to distribute royalties 
                collected under the cable statutory license of the Copyright Act 
                for the 1998 and 1999 calendar years   | 
           
           
            May 1, May 2, and May 9 
              Dates of public hearings in Washington, D.C., 
                on possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention 
                of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. 
                (read details)  | 
           
           
            May 8 
              Effective date of rule governing the form, content, 
                and manner of service of notices of termination of transfers and 
                licenses granted by authors on or after 1978   | 
           
           
            May 14-15 
              Dates of public hearings in Los Angeles, Calif., 
                on possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention 
                of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works 
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            May 21 
              Due date for Notices of Intent to Participate 
                and comments on the proposed rules to govern SoundExchange   | 
           
        
       
       
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           Public 
              Hearing Schedule Amended 
            The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress 
              is scheduling two new days of public hearings in Washington, D.C., 
              on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention 
              of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. 
              In addition, the Copyright Office has cancelled two previously scheduled 
              dates. Public hearings will now be held in Washington, D.C., on 
              Thursday, May 1, 2003, beginning at 2:00 p.m. and on Friday, May 
              9, 2003, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Washington, D.C., public hearings 
              will be held at the Postal Rate Commission, 1333 H Street, N.W., 
              Third Floor, Washington, D.C. The public hearings previously scheduled 
              for April 15 and April 30, 2003, have been cancelled. The public 
              hearing scheduled for May 2, 2003, will be conducted at the Postal 
              Rate Commission at 9:30 a.m. As previously announced, hearings will 
              also take place on May 14 and 15 at the UCLA Law School in Los Angeles, 
              Calif. (read details) 
              
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          | Past 
            Issues | 
         
        
          | Copyright Office Publishes Proposed Rules; Requests 
            Notices of Intent to Participate 4/21/03 | 
         
         
           
            Phase I of Cable Statutory License Proceedings for 1998 and 1999 Royalties 
            4/11/03 | 
         
         
           
            Copyright Office Adopts Final Rule on Termination of Transfers and 
            Licenses 4/8/03 | 
         
         
           
            Dates Announced for Los Angeles Hearings in Section 1201 4/1/03 | 
         
         
           
            Correction to Email Information 3/20/03 | 
         
         
           
            Public Hearings on Anticircumvention Rulemaking 3/18/03 
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            Reply Comments in Section 1201 Rulemaking Proceeding 3/3/03 | 
         
         
           
            Copyright Office and Patent and Trademark Office Announce Public Hearing 
            and Request Comments 2/13/03 | 
         
         
            "The Copyright Office Comes to California" 
            2/10/03 | 
         
         
           
            Copyright Office Accepts Late-Filed Comment in 1201 Rulemaking 2/5/03 | 
         
        
           
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