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Issue 263 -July 5, 2005  


Copyright Office Corrects Nonsubstantive Errors In Regulations

The Copyright Office has conducted its annual review of its regulations and found nonsubstantive errors. This document adopts technical amendments to correct nonsubstantive errors in the text of the regulations. (Read further information.)

Copyright Office Removes Regulations Governing Certain Royalty Funds

The Copyright Office is removing its regulations governing the filing of claims to cable, satellite, and DART royalty funds. Claims to royalty funds collected under sections 111 and 119 and chapter 10 are to be filed with the Copyright Royalty Judges pursuant to the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2005, which became effective on May 31, 2005. (Read further information.)

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July 1 Effective date of nonsubstantive technical amendments to Copyright Office regulations (more)
July 1 Effective date of removal of regulations governing the filing of claims to cable, satellite, and DART royalty funds (more)
July 1 Effective date of final rule requiring that a copy of a statement of account be filed together with the original (more)
July 21 Due date for reply comments on procedural regulations governing the Copyright Royalty Board (more)
July 26 & 27 Dates of public roundtable discussions regarding orphan works, in Washington, D.C.
August 2 Date of public roundtable discussions regarding orphan works, in Berkeley, California
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