[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 79 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9526]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of
Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Persons With
Other Disabilities; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry and request for comments; Notice of public
meeting; Reopened.
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SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office (Copyright Office) and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are extending the
time in which comments and reply comments may be filed on the topic of
facilitating access to copyrighted works for ``blind or other persons
with disabilities'' \1\ in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World
Intellectual Property Organization.
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\1\ Various terms are used formally and informally throughout
the world. When inquiring about experiences within the United
States, the term used in this Notice of Inquiry is that which
appears in U.S. copyright law. See 17 U.S.C. 121(d)(2). There, the
term ``blind or other persons with disabilities'' is defined to
include individuals who are eligible or who may qualify in
accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to provide books for the
adult blind,'' approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a; 46 Stat.
1487).
DATES: Initial comments on the Notice of Inquiry and Request for
Comments are due 5 p.m. on April 28, 2009. Reply comments are due 5
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p.m. on May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: If hand-delivered by a private party, an original and five
copies of a comment or a reply comment should be brought to the Library
of Congress, U.S. Copyright Office, Public Information Office, Room LM-
401, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559, between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. The envelope should be addressed as follows: Office of
Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office.
If delivered by a commercial courier, an original and five copies
of a comment or reply comment must be delivered to the Congressional
Courier Acceptance Site (CCAS) located at 2nd and D Streets, NE.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The envelope should be
addressed as follows: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S.
Copyright Office, Room LM-403, James Madison Building, 101 Independence
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20559. Please note that CCAS will not
accept delivery by means of overnight delivery services such as FEDEX,
United Parcel Service, or DHL. If sent by mail (including overnight
delivery using U.S. Postal Service Express Mail), an original and five
copies of a comment or reply comment should be addressed to U.S.
Copyright Office, Office of Policy and International Affairs, Copyright
GC/I & R, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024.
Electronic submissions may be made through the Copyright Office Web
site: http://www.copyright.gov/docs/sccr/comments. The comment form for
initial comments has been activated. The comment form for reply
comments will be activated approximately one week prior to the
deadline. All comments submitted electronically must be submitted as an
attachment, and must be in a single file in either Adobe Portable
Document File (PDF) format that contains searchable, accessible text
(not an image); Microsoft Word; WordPerfect; Rich Text Format (RTF); or
ASCII text file format. The maximum file size is 6 megabytes (MB). The
attached comment must include the name of the commenter. There is a
browse button on the form that will allow commenters to attach the
comment file to the form and then to submit the completed form to the
Copyright Office. The Copyright Office and the USPTO intend to post all
comments from this proceeding on the Copyright Office Web site. For
comments submitted electronically, the name and organization of the
commenter from the comment form will be posted together with the entire
attached comment document. Other information from the comment form will
not be posted, but note that if the same information is included in the
attached document it will be available on the Copyright Office Web site
as part of the attachment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Pallante, Associate Register,
Policy and International Affairs, or Michele Woods, Senior Counsel for
Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at 202-707-1027, by
facsimile at 202-707-8366 or by electronic mail at [email protected] or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Copyright Office and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office are extending the comment and
reply comment periods for commenting on the topic of facilitating
access to copyrighted works for ``blind or other persons with
disabilities'' in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the Standing
Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual
Property Organization. This action is being taken in order to allow
interested parties adequate time to give input on this important issue.
Comments are due by 5 p.m. on April 28, 2009. Reply comments are
due by 5 p.m. on May 12, 2009.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Maria Pallante,
Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs, U.S. Copyright
Office.
[FR Doc. E9-9526 Filed 4-22-09; 4:15 pm]
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