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U.S. Copyright Office
NewsNet
November 7, 2003
Issue 209
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CONTENTS
* News *
Copyright Office
Copyright Office and Patent and Trademark Office Deliver Report to
Congress
Copyright Office Website Provides Spanish Translations of Copyright
Information
Final Rule Issued in Anticircumvention Rulemaking
* Calendar *
* To Subscribe/Unsubscribe to NewsNet *
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* NEWS *
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DELIVER REPORT TO
CONGRESS
The Copyright Office and the Patent and Trademark Office delivered a
report, "The Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Overview and Analysis,"
to Congress on November 3. Congress directed the Register of Copyrights
and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property/Director
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study and
report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Vessel Hull Design
Protection Act (VHDPA), enacted in 1998, which created sui generis
protection for original designs of water craft hulls and decks. The
study is available on the Copyright Office website at:
http://www.copyright.gov/reports/.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE WEBSITE PROVIDES SPANISH TRANSLATIONS OF COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress launched a Spanish
language addition to its website to make information easily accessible
to the Spanish speaking public. Spanish language information includes
the Copyright Office's most popular information booklet, "Circular 1;
Fundamentos del derecho de autor," as well as 60 "Frequently Asked
Questions," eight fact sheets that provide information on various
aspects of copyright registration, and detailed instructions on filling
out the most popular copyright registration forms that are available to
the public on the website.
The interactive fill-in registration forms are available in PDF format.
Although the forms still appear in English, the website directly links
the Spanish instructions to each space of the forms making it much
easier for those who speak Spanish to complete. The forms may be filled
out online and then printed and mailed to the Copyright Office.
To view and use the Spanish language addition to the Copyright Office
website, go to http://www.copyright.gov/espanol.
FINAL RULE ISSUED IN ANTICIRCUMVENTION RULEMAKING
The regulation implementing the Librarian of Congress' determination in
the anticircumvention rulemaking, discussed in NewsNet Issue 208, was
published in the Federal Register on October 31. The Federal Register
version is available on the Copyright Office website at
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2003/68fr2011.pdf and
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2003/68fr2011.html
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* CALENDAR *
November 24: Due date for initial comments on webcasting notice and
recordkeeping for past performances (68 FR 58054)
December 22: Due date for reply comments on webcasting notice and
recordkeeping for past performances (68 FR 58054)
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