80 FR 19255 - Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
U.S. Copyright Office Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
U.S. Copyright Office
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-08255 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 19255-19256] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08255] [[Page 19255]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS U.S. Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2014-07] Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of public hearings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office will be holding public hearings as part of the sixth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (``DMCA'') concerning possible exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The public hearings will be held in May 2014 in Los Angeles, California and Washington, DC. Parties interested in testifying at the public hearings are invited to submit requests to testify pursuant to the instructions set forth below. DATES: The public hearings in Los Angeles are scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21, 2015, on each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public hearings in Washington, DC are scheduled for May 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2015, on each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requests to testify must be received by Monday, April 20, 2015. Once the schedule of hearing witnesses is finalized, the Office will notify all participants and post the times and dates of the hearings at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/. ADDRESSES: The Los Angeles hearings will be held in Room 1314 of the UCLA School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095. The Washington, DC hearings will be held in the Mumford Room of the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20540. Requests to testify should be submitted through the request form available at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/hearing-request/. Any person who is unable to send a request via the Web site should contact the Office using the contact information below to make an alternative arrangement for submission of a request to testify. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below includes additional instructions on submitting requests to testify. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarang V. Damle, Deputy General Counsel, at sdam@loc.gov or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or Stephen Ruwe, Assistant General Counsel, by email at sruwe@loc.gov or by telephone at 202-707-8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 2014, the Copyright Office published a Notice of Inquiry in the Federal Register to initiate the sixth triennial rulemaking proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1), which provides that the Librarian of Congress, upon recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, may exempt certain classes of copyrighted works from the prohibition against circumventing a technological measure that controls access to a copyrighted work. 79 FR 55687 (Sept. 17, 2014). On December 14, 2014, the Office published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking setting forth proposed exemptions for twenty-seven classes of works and requesting responsive comments. 79 FR 73857 (Dec. 14, 2014). The responsive comments received thus far have been posted on the Office's Web site. See http://www.copyright.gov/1201/. At this time, the Office is announcing public hearings to be held in Los Angeles and Washington, DC to further consider the exemptions. The Office plans to convene panels of witnesses for the proposals to be considered, and may combine certain panels if the witnesses and/or key issues substantially overlap. The Office will schedule panels for particular exemptions in either Los Angeles or Washington, DC unless compelling circumstances require that a proposed class be considered in both cities. Limiting the discussion of each proposed class to one city or another will better ensure that witnesses can respond to the points made by others and avoid duplicative discussion. If no request to testify is received for a proposed exemption, the Office will consider the class based on the written submissions. Submitting requests to testify: A request to testify should be submitted to the Copyright Office using the form on the Office's Web site indicated in the ADDRESSES section above. Anyone wishing to testify with respect to more than one proposed class must submit a separate form for each request. If multiple people from the same organization wish to testify on different panels, each should submit a separate request for each panel. If multiple people from the same organization wish to testify on the same panel, each should submit a request for that panel, and explain the need for multiple witnesses in the comment field of the request form. Depending upon the number and nature of the requests to testify, and in light of the limited time and space available for the public hearings, the Office may not be able to accommodate all requests to testify. The Office will give preference to those who have submitted substantive evidentiary submissions in support of or opposition to a proposal. To the extent feasible, the Office encourages parties with similar interests to select a common representative to testify on their behalf. All requests to testify must clearly identify:The name of the person desiring to serve as a witness. The organization or organizations represented, if any. Contact information (address, telephone, and email). The proposed class about which the person wishes to testify. A two- to three-sentence explanation of the testimony the witness expects to present. If the party is requesting the ability to demonstrate a use or a technology at the hearing, a description of the demonstration, including whether it will be prepared in advance or presented live, the approximate time required for such demonstration, and any presentation equipment that the person desires to use and/or bring to the hearing. The city in which the person prefers to testify (Los Angeles or Washington, DC). The Office will try to take this preference into account in scheduling the hearings, but cannot guarantee that the relevant panel will be convened in the preferred city. Participants who are unable to testify in a particular city or on a particular date should so indicate in the comment field of the request form. To facilitate the process of scheduling panels, it is essential that all of the required information listed above be included in a request to testify. Following receipt of the requests to testify, the Office will prepare agendas for the hearings listing the panels and witnesses, which will be circulated to hearing participants and posted at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/. Although the Office currently anticipates three days of hearings in Los Angeles and four days of hearings in Washington, DC, the Office may adjust this schedule depending upon the number and nature of requests to testify. Format of public hearings: There will be time limits for each panel, which will be established after receiving all requests to testify. The Copyright Office plans to allot approximately one to two hours for each proposed class. [[Page 19256]] Witnesses should expect the Office to have carefully studied all written comments, and the Office will expect witnesses to have done the same with respect to the classes for which they will be presenting. Witnesses will be given an opportunity to provide a brief (three- to five-minute) overview of their position at the outset of the panel. After that, the hearings will focus on legal or factual issues that are unclear or underdeveloped in the written record, as identified by the Office, as well as demonstrative evidence. The Office stresses that factual information is critical to the rulemaking process, and encourages witnesses to provide real-world examples to support their arguments. In some cases, the best way to do this may be to provide a demonstration of a claimed noninfringing use or the technologies pertinent to a proposal. As noted above, a person wishing to make such a demonstration must include a request to do so with his or her request to testify, using the appropriate space on the form described above. To ensure proper documentation of the hearings, the Office will require that a copy of any audio, visual, or audiovisual materials that have been prepared in advance (e.g., slideshows and videos) be provided to the Office at the hearing. Live demonstrations will be recorded by a videographer provided by the Office. The Office may contact witnesses individually ahead of time to ensure that demonstrations can be preserved for the record in an appropriate form. In addition to videography equipment, the Office expects to have a PC, projector, and screen in the hearing room to accommodate demonstrations. Beyond this equipment, witnesses are responsible for supplying and operating any other equipment needed for their demonstrations. Persons planning to bring additional electronic or audiovisual equipment must notify the Office at least five days in advance of their scheduled hearing date by emailing Stephen Ruwe, Assistant General Counsel, at sruwe@loc.gov. All hearings will be open to the public, but seating will be limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Witnesses and persons accompanying witnesses will be given priority in seating. Dated: April 7, 2015. Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights. [FR Doc. 2015-08255 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Counsel, at sdam@loc.gov or by Depending upon the number and
telephone at 202–707–8350; or Stephen nature of the requests to testify, and in
U.S. Copyright Office Ruwe, Assistant General Counsel, by light of the limited time and space
email at sruwe@loc.gov or by telephone available for the public hearings, the
37 CFR Part 201 at 202–707–8350. Office may not be able to accommodate
[Docket No. 2014–07] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On all requests to testify. The Office will
September 17, 2014, the Copyright give preference to those who have
Notice of Public Hearings: Exemption Office published a Notice of Inquiry in submitted substantive evidentiary
to Prohibition on Circumvention of the Federal Register to initiate the sixth submissions in support of or opposition
Copyright Protection Systems for triennial rulemaking proceeding under to a proposal. To the extent feasible, the
Access Control Technologies 17 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1), which provides Office encourages parties with similar
that the Librarian of Congress, upon interests to select a common
AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library representative to testify on their behalf.
recommendation of the Register of
of Congress. All requests to testify must clearly
Copyrights, may exempt certain classes
ACTION: Notice of public hearings. of copyrighted works from the identify:
• The name of the person desiring to
SUMMARY: The United States Copyright prohibition against circumventing a
serve as a witness.
Office will be holding public hearings as technological measure that controls • The organization or organizations
part of the sixth triennial rulemaking access to a copyrighted work. 79 FR represented, if any.
proceeding under the Digital 55687 (Sept. 17, 2014). On December 14, • Contact information (address,
Millennium Copyright Act (‘‘DMCA’’) 2014, the Office published a Notice of telephone, and email).
concerning possible exemptions to the Proposed Rulemaking setting forth • The proposed class about which the
DMCA’s prohibition against proposed exemptions for twenty-seven person wishes to testify.
circumvention of technological classes of works and requesting • A two- to three-sentence
measures that control access to responsive comments. 79 FR 73857 explanation of the testimony the witness
copyrighted works. The public hearings (Dec. 14, 2014). The responsive expects to present.
will be held in May 2014 in Los comments received thus far have been • If the party is requesting the ability
Angeles, California and Washington, posted on the Office’s Web site. See to demonstrate a use or a technology at
DC. Parties interested in testifying at the http://www.copyright.gov/1201/. the hearing, a description of the
public hearings are invited to submit At this time, the Office is announcing demonstration, including whether it
requests to testify pursuant to the public hearings to be held in Los will be prepared in advance or
instructions set forth below. Angeles and Washington, DC to further presented live, the approximate time
consider the exemptions. The Office required for such demonstration, and
DATES: The public hearings in Los
plans to convene panels of witnesses for any presentation equipment that the
Angeles are scheduled for May 19, 20 the proposals to be considered, and may person desires to use and/or bring to the
and 21, 2015, on each day from 9:00 combine certain panels if the witnesses hearing.
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public hearings in and/or key issues substantially overlap. • The city in which the person
Washington, DC are scheduled for May The Office will schedule panels for prefers to testify (Los Angeles or
26, 27, 28 and 29, 2015, on each day particular exemptions in either Los Washington, DC). The Office will try to
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requests to Angeles or Washington, DC unless take this preference into account in
testify must be received by Monday, compelling circumstances require that a scheduling the hearings, but cannot
April 20, 2015. Once the schedule of proposed class be considered in both guarantee that the relevant panel will be
hearing witnesses is finalized, the Office cities. Limiting the discussion of each convened in the preferred city.
will notify all participants and post the proposed class to one city or another Participants who are unable to testify in
times and dates of the hearings at http:// will better ensure that witnesses can a particular city or on a particular date
www.copyright.gov/1201/. respond to the points made by others should so indicate in the comment field
ADDRESSES: The Los Angeles hearings and avoid duplicative discussion. If no of the request form.
will be held in Room 1314 of the UCLA request to testify is received for a To facilitate the process of scheduling
School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young proposed exemption, the Office will panels, it is essential that all of the
Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095. The consider the class based on the written required information listed above be
Washington, DC hearings will be held in submissions. included in a request to testify.
the Mumford Room of the James Submitting requests to testify: A Following receipt of the requests to
Madison Building of the Library of request to testify should be submitted to testify, the Office will prepare agendas
Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE., the Copyright Office using the form on for the hearings listing the panels and
Washington, DC 20540. Requests to the Office’s Web site indicated in the witnesses, which will be circulated to
testify should be submitted through the ADDRESSES section above. Anyone hearing participants and posted at
request form available at http:// wishing to testify with respect to more http://www.copyright.gov/1201/.
www.copyright.gov/1201/hearing- than one proposed class must submit a Although the Office currently
request/. Any person who is unable to separate form for each request. If anticipates three days of hearings in Los
send a request via the Web site should multiple people from the same Angeles and four days of hearings in
contact the Office using the contact organization wish to testify on different Washington, DC, the Office may adjust
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information below to make an panels, each should submit a separate this schedule depending upon the
alternative arrangement for submission request for each panel. If multiple number and nature of requests to testify.
of a request to testify. The people from the same organization wish Format of public hearings: There will
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to testify on the same panel, each be time limits for each panel, which will
below includes additional instructions should submit a request for that panel, be established after receiving all
on submitting requests to testify. and explain the need for multiple requests to testify. The Copyright Office
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: witnesses in the comment field of the plans to allot approximately one to two
Sarang V. Damle, Deputy General request form. hours for each proposed class.
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Witnesses should expect the Office to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comment directly to EPA without going
have carefully studied all written AGENCY through www.regulations.gov, your
comments, and the Office will expect email address will be automatically
witnesses to have done the same with 48 CFR Parts 1511 and 1552 captured and included as part of the
respect to the classes for which they [EPA–HQ–OARM–2012–0478; FRL–9925– comment that is placed in the public
will be presenting. Witnesses will be 99–OARM] docket, and made available on the
given an opportunity to provide a brief Internet. If you submit an electronic
(three- to five-minute) overview of their EPAAR Clause for Level of Effort— comment, EPA recommends that you
position at the outset of the panel. After Cost-Reimbursement Contract include your name and other contact
that, the hearings will focus on legal or information in the body of your
factual issues that are unclear or AGENCY: Environmental Protection comment, and with any disk or CD–
underdeveloped in the written record, Agency (EPA). ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
as identified by the Office, as well as ACTION: Proposed rule. your comment due to technical
demonstrative evidence. difficulties, and cannot contact you for
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection clarification, EPA may not be able to
The Office stresses that factual Agency (EPA) amends the EPA consider your comment. Electronic files
information is critical to the rulemaking Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to should avoid the use of special
process, and encourages witnesses to update policy, procedures, and contract characters, any form of encryption, and
provide real-world examples to support clauses. The proposed rule updates the be free of any defects or viruses. For
their arguments. In some cases, the best EPAAR clause Level of Effort—Cost- additional information about EPA’s
way to do this may be to provide a Reimbursement Term Contract, public docket, visit the EPA Docket
demonstration of a claimed modifies the clause title, and updates Center homepage at http://
noninfringing use or the technologies the corresponding EPAAR clause www.epa.gov/ epahome/ dockets.htm.
pertinent to a proposal. As noted above, prescription. Docket: All documents in the docket
a person wishing to make such a are listed in the www.regulations.gov
DATES: Comments must be received on
demonstration must include a request to index. Although listed in the index,
or before May 11, 2015.
do so with his or her request to testify, some information is not publicly
using the appropriate space on the form ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– available, e.g., CBI or other information
described above. To ensure proper whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
documentation of the hearings, the OARM–2012–0478, by one of the
following methods: Certain other material, such as
Office will require that a copy of any
audio, visual, or audiovisual materials • www.regulations.gov: Follow the copyrighted material, will be publicly
on-line instructions for submitting available only in hard copy. Publicly
that have been prepared in advance available docket materials are available
(e.g., slideshows and videos) be comments.
provided to the Office at the hearing. • Email: valentino.thomas@ epa.gov either electronically in
Live demonstrations will be recorded by • Mail: EPA–HQ–OARM–2012–0478, www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at
OEI Docket, Environmental Protection the Office of Environmental Information
a videographer provided by the Office. (OEI) Docket, EPA/ DC, EPA West,
The Office may contact witnesses Agency, 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
individually ahead of time to ensure NW., Washington, DC. The Public
that demonstrations can be preserved include a total of three (3) copies.
for the record in an appropriate form. • Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center- Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
Attention OEI Docket, EPA West, Room 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
In addition to videography B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., excluding legal holidays. The telephone
equipment, the Office expects to have a Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries number for the Public Reading Room is
PC, projector, and screen in the hearing are only accepted during the Docket’s (202) 566–1744, and the telephone
room to accommodate demonstrations. normal hours of operation, and special number for the EPA Docket Center is
Beyond this equipment, witnesses are arrangements should be made for (202) 566–1752. This Docket Facility is
responsible for supplying and operating deliveries of boxed information. open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
any other equipment needed for their Instructions: Direct your comments to Monday through Friday, excluding legal
demonstrations. Persons planning to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM–2012– holidays.
bring additional electronic or 0478. EPA’s policy is that all comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
audiovisual equipment must notify the received will be included in the public Thomas Valentino, Policy, Training, and
Office at least five days in advance of docket without change, and may be Oversight Division, Office of
their scheduled hearing date by made available online at Acquisition Management (3802R),
emailing Stephen Ruwe, Assistant www.regulations.gov, including any Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
General Counsel, at sruwe@loc.gov. personal information provided, unless Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
All hearings will be open to the the comment includes information DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
public, but seating will be limited and claimed to be Confidential Business 4522; email address: valentino.thomas@
will be provided on a first-come, first- Information (CBI) or other information epa.gov.
serve basis. Witnesses and persons whose disclosure is restricted by statute. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
accompanying witnesses will be given Do not submit information that you
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consider to be CBI or otherwise I. General Information
priority in seating.
protected through www.regulations.gov 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
Dated: April 7, 2015.
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web information to EPA through
Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, site is an ’’anonymous access’’ system, www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
General Counsel and Associate Register of which means EPA will not know your mark the part or all of the information
Copyrights. identity or contact information unless that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
[FR Doc. 2015–08255 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am] you provide it in the body of your information in a disk or CD ROM that
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| Action | Notice of public hearings. | |
| Dates | The public hearings in Los Angeles are scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21, 2015, on each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public hearings in Washington, DC are scheduled for May 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2015, on each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requests to testify must be received by Monday, April 20, 2015. Once the schedule of hearing witnesses is finalized, the Office will notify all participants and post the times and dates of the hearings at http://www.copyright.gov/ 1201/. | |
| Contact | Sarang V. Damle, Deputy General Counsel, at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350; or Stephen Ruwe, Assistant General Counsel, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-707-8350. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 19255 |
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