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                Issue 248 - February
                  14, 2005   | 
               
             
			             
		                    
	          Copyright Office Announces Technical Amendments
			The Copyright Office announces technical amendments to the
			  regulation permitting copyright applicants to request
			  reconsideration of Office decisions to refuse registration.
			  The regulation was published on December 28, 2004. This
			  announcement corrects references to the regulatory citation
			  governing the fees charged copyright applicants for the
			  first and second requests for reconsideration. (Read further
		    information.)  
			
			  	          
                    
            
			 
			
				
				  | Feb. 14  | 
				  Effective date of change in format of
				    certain copyright registration certificates issued under the
			      Copyright Act   (html) (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | Feb. 16 | 
				  Due date for comments on whether the 2005 cable statutory
				    license rate adjustment proceeding should take place under
				    the auspices of the CARP or the CRJ (html)
			      (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | Feb. 25 | 
				  Due date for Notices of Intent to Participate and
				    comments on royalty rates for analog television broadcast stations
				    retransmitted by satellite carriers (html)
			      (pdf) | 
			   
				
					| Feb. 28  | 
					Claims to the 2004 DART royalty funds must be received
				    in the Copyright Office by 5 p.m. on this date  (html) (pdf) | 
				 
				
				  | Mar. 25 | 
				  Due date for comments on orphan works issues   (html)
			      (pdf) | 
			   
				
				  | May 9  | 
				  Due date for reply comments on orphan works issues
			      (html) (pdf) | 
			   
			 
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