81 FR 83228 - National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Notice of Public Meeting on Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27934 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 83228-83229] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27934] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No.: PTO-C-2016-0047] National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Notice of Public Meeting on Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce; National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force (Task Force) will hold a conference at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) facility in Alexandria, Virginia, on December 9, 2016, to discuss current initiatives and technologies used to develop a more robust and collaborative digital marketplace for copyrighted works and to consider ways forward to help achieve that result. This follows up on an earlier public meeting held by the Task Force on April 1, 2015, which focused on how the Government can assist in facilitating the development and use of standard identifiers for all types of works of authorship. DATES: The public meeting will be held on December 9, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the Madison Auditorium, which is located at 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All major entrances to the building are accessible to people with disabilities. In addition, the meeting will be webcast for public viewing at the following USPTO Regional Offices: the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80294; the West Coast Regional Office, 26 S. Fourth Street, San Jose, California 95113; and the Texas Regional Office, 207 South Houston Street, Suite 159, Dallas, Texas 75202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the meeting, contact Nadine Herbert or Susan Allen, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO, Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (571) 272-9300; email [email protected]or [email protected]. Please direct all media inquiries to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272-8400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background A. Ongoing Government Engagement Relating to Copyright in the Digital Economy The Department of Commerce established the Internet Policy Task Force (Task Force) in 2010 to identify leading public policy and operational issues impacting the U.S. private sector's ability to realize the potential for economic growth and job creation through the Internet. The Task Force's July 2013 report, Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (Green Paper),\1\ was the product of extensive public consultations led by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Green Paper is available at http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/news/publications/copyrightgreenpaper.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In October 2013, the USPTO and NTIA published a request for public comments \2\ relating to three areas of work flowing out of the Green Paper, including whether and how the Government can facilitate the further development of a robust online licensing environment. The request for comments noted that building the online marketplace is fundamentally a function of the private sector and described how that process has been progressing. It noted the Green Paper's conclusion that, while much progress [[Page 83229]] had been made in the licensing of creative content for online uses, there remained a need for more comprehensive and reliable ownership data, interoperable standards enabling communication among databases, and more streamlined licensing mechanisms. It posed a number of questions regarding access to and standardization of rights ownership information, facilitating the effectiveness of the online marketplace, and the role of the Government in such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Request for Comments on Department of Commerce Green Paper, Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy, 78 FR 61337-61341, available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_pto_rfc_10032013.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- At a subsequent public meeting in December 2013, two panels addressed issues related to this topic: access to rights information and online licensing transactions. An archive of the webcast of the public meeting is available at http://new.livestream.com/uspto/copyright. A transcript of the public meeting is available at https://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/copyrights/121213-USPTO-Green_Paper_Hearing-Transcript.pdf. Copies of the comments received are available at http://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/copyrights/green_paper_public_comments.jsp. In April 2015, the Task Force held another public meeting to discuss: The potential for the enhanced use and interoperability of standard identifiers across different sectors and geographical borders; whether the United States should develop or participate in an online licensing platform such as the U.K.'s Copyright Hub; and what the role of the Government should be in furthering any of these efforts. A transcript and videos of the public meeting are available at http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/copyright/facilitating-development-online-licensing-environment. The Copyright Office also has solicited public comments and held public meetings on related issues, notably on strategies for the electronic recordation of documents relating to transfers of copyright ownership, including the use of standard identifiers and other metadata standards, and sought comments on how visual works, particularly photographs, graphic artworks, and illustrations, are monetized, enforced, and registered under the Copyright Act.\3\ In a December 2014 report, Professor Robert Brauneis, then serving as the Kaminstein Scholar in Residence at the Copyright Office, made a number of recommendations, including accommodating standard identifiers in registration and recordation documents to enable interoperability with other databases and developing an application programming interface (API) allowing third parties to develop software to retrieve data from Copyright Office records. In February 2015, the Copyright Office issued a Report on Copyright and the Music Marketplace, which recommended a restructured music licensing marketplace that included a publicly accessible database of musical works and incentivized the use of standard identifiers. The Copyright Office also raised the possibility that its copyright registration database could be modified to incorporate standard identifiers and stated the belief that the best strategy to address data issues would be to incentivize strongly the universal adoption and dissemination of several data standards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Copyright Office Policy Studies, available at http://www.copyright.gov/policy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. The Focus of This Meeting In the previous public comments and meetings, the Task Force heard from stakeholders that the government can play a useful role by facilitating dialogues between and among industry sectors and by convening stakeholder groups to make recommendations on specific issues. Building upon this feedback, and in light of significant marketplace and technological developments that have taken place since the April 2015 public meeting, the Task Force is organizing this meeting to facilitate constructive, cross-industry dialogue among stakeholders about ways to promote a more robust and collaborative online marketplace for copyrighted works. We will discuss the potential for interoperability across digital registries and standards work in this field, and consider the relevant emerging technologies (e.g., blockchain technology, open source platforms). We will also explore potential approaches to guide their future adoption and integration into the online marketplace. Topics to be covered will include: (1) Initiatives to take forward the digital content marketplace, with a focus on standards, interoperability, and digital registries and database initiatives to track ownership and usage rights; (2) innovative technologies designed to improve the ways consumers access and use different types of digital content (e.g., photos, film, music); (3) ways that different sectors can collaborate to build a more robust and interconnected digital content marketplace; and (4) the role of government in facilitating such initiatives and technological development. Members of the public will have opportunities to participate at the meeting. One outcome could be to establish working groups to tackle specific issues through a multistakeholder process. Public Meeting On December 9, 2016, the Task Force will hold a public meeting to hear stakeholder input and to consider future work in this area. The event will seek participation and comments from interested stakeholders, including creators, right holders, and online services that produce and distribute copyright protected digital content, as well as technology providers, cultural heritage institutions, public interest groups, and academics. The meeting will be webcast. The agenda and webcast information will be available no later than the week prior to the meeting on the Internet Policy Task Force Web site, at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce, and the USPTO's Web site, http://www.uspto.gov. The meeting will be open to members of the public to attend, space permitting, on a first-come, first-served basis. Online registration for the meeting, which is not mandatory, is available at https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/department-commerce-internet-policy-task-force-public-meeting. The meeting will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodation, such as sign language interpretation, real- time captioning of the webcast or other ancillary aids, should communicate their needs to Nadine Herbert, Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (571) 272-9300; email [email protected], at least seven business days prior to the meeting. Attendees should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start of the meeting and must present a valid government-issued photo identification upon arrival. Persons who have pre-registered (and received confirmation) will have seating held until 15 minutes before the program begins. Dated: November 15, 2016. Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Angela M. 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Section 104 of the Marine Mammal a modification, suspension or building are accessible to people with
Protection Act. revocation of the Authorization. disabilities. In addition, the meeting
6. Reporting. will be webcast for public viewing at the
A draft report of marine mammal Request for Public Comments
following USPTO Regional Offices: the
observations and Maritime WSEP We request comment on our analysis, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 1961
mission activities must be submitted to the draft authorization, and any other Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80294;
the National Marine Fisheries Service’s aspect of this Federal Register notice of the West Coast Regional Office, 26 S.
Southeast Regional Office, Protected proposed Authorization. Please include Fourth Street, San Jose, California
Resources Division, 263 13th Ave. with your comments any supporting 95113; and the Texas Regional Office,
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and data or literature citations to help 207 South Houston Street, Suite 159,
NMFS’s Office of Protected Resources, inform our final decision on Eglin AFB’s Dallas, Texas 75202.
1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, renewal request for an MMPA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
MD 20910. This draft report must authorization. further information regarding the
include the following information: Dated: November 15, 2016. meeting, contact Nadine Herbert or
• Date and time of each maritime Susan Allen, Office of Policy and
Donna S. Wieting,
strike mission; International Affairs, USPTO, Madison
• A complete description of the pre- Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service. Building, 600 Dulany Street,
exercise and post-exercise activities
[FR Doc. 2016–27881 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone
related to mitigating and monitoring the
(571) 272–9300; email Nadine.Herbert@
effects of maritime strike missions on BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
uspto.govor Susan.Allen@uspto.gov.
marine mammal populations;
• Results of the monitoring program, Please direct all media inquiries to the
including numbers by species/stock of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Chief Communications
any marine mammals noted injured or Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272–8400.
Patent and Trademark Office SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
killed as a result of the maritime strike
mission and number of marine [Docket No.: PTO–C–2016–0047] Background
mammals (by species if possible) that
may have been harassed due to presence National Telecommunications and A. Ongoing Government Engagement
within the ZOI; and Information Administration; Notice of Relating to Copyright in the Digital
• A detailed assessment of the Public Meeting on Developing the Economy
effectiveness of sensor based monitoring Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted
The Department of Commerce
in detecting marine mammals in the Works
established the Internet Policy Task
area of Maritime WSEP operations. AGENCY: United States Patent and Force (Task Force) in 2010 to identify
The draft report will be subject to Trademark Office, U.S. Department of leading public policy and operational
review and comment by NMFS. Any Commerce; National issues impacting the U.S. private
recommendations made by NMFS must Telecommunications and Information sector’s ability to realize the potential
be addressed in the final report prior to Administration, U.S. Department of for economic growth and job creation
acceptance by NMFS. The draft report Commerce. through the Internet. The Task Force’s
will be considered the final report for July 2013 report, Copyright Policy,
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
this activity under this Authorization if Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital
NMFS has not provided comments and SUMMARY: The Department of Economy (Green Paper),1 was the
recommendations within 90 days of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force product of extensive public
receipt of the draft report. (Task Force) will hold a conference at consultations led by the United States
7. Additional Conditions. the United States Patent and Trademark Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• The maritime strike mission Office (USPTO) facility in Alexandria, and the National Telecommunications
monitoring team will participate in the Virginia, on December 9, 2016, to and Information Administration (NTIA).
marine mammal species observation discuss current initiatives and In October 2013, the USPTO and
training. Designated crew members will technologies used to develop a more NTIA published a request for public
be selected to receive training as robust and collaborative digital comments 2 relating to three areas of
protected species observers (PSO). PSOs marketplace for copyrighted works and work flowing out of the Green Paper,
will receive training in protected to consider ways forward to help including whether and how the
species survey and identification achieve that result. This follows up on Government can facilitate the further
techniques through a NMFS-approved an earlier public meeting held by the development of a robust online
training program. Task Force on April 1, 2015, which licensing environment. The request for
• The holder of this Authorization
focused on how the Government can comments noted that building the
must inform the Director, Office of
assist in facilitating the development online marketplace is fundamentally a
Protected Resources, National Marine
and use of standard identifiers for all function of the private sector and
Fisheries Service, (301–427–8400) or
types of works of authorship. described how that process has been
designee (301–427–8401) prior to the
DATES: The public meeting will be held progressing. It noted the Green Paper’s
initiation of any changes to the
on December 9, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to conclusion that, while much progress
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1 The Green Paper is available at http://
• A copy of this Authorization must Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.
www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/news/
be in the possession of the Safety Officer ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be publications/copyrightgreenpaper.pdf.
on duty each day that maritime strike held at the United States Patent and 2 Request for Comments on Department of
missions are conducted. Trademark Office in the Madison Commerce Green Paper, Copyright Policy,
Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy,
• Failure to abide by the Terms and Auditorium, which is located at 600 78 FR 61337–61341, available at https://
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had been made in the licensing of to enable interoperability with other specific issues through a
creative content for online uses, there databases and developing an application multistakeholder process.
remained a need for more programming interface (API) allowing
Public Meeting
comprehensive and reliable ownership third parties to develop software to
data, interoperable standards enabling retrieve data from Copyright Office On December 9, 2016, the Task Force
communication among databases, and records. In February 2015, the Copyright will hold a public meeting to hear
more streamlined licensing Office issued a Report on Copyright and stakeholder input and to consider future
mechanisms. It posed a number of the Music Marketplace, which work in this area. The event will seek
questions regarding access to and recommended a restructured music participation and comments from
standardization of rights ownership licensing marketplace that included a interested stakeholders, including
information, facilitating the publicly accessible database of musical creators, right holders, and online
effectiveness of the online marketplace, works and incentivized the use of services that produce and distribute
and the role of the Government in such standard identifiers. The Copyright copyright protected digital content, as
matters. Office also raised the possibility that its well as technology providers, cultural
At a subsequent public meeting in copyright registration database could be heritage institutions, public interest
December 2013, two panels addressed modified to incorporate standard groups, and academics.
issues related to this topic: access to identifiers and stated the belief that the The meeting will be webcast. The
rights information and online licensing best strategy to address data issues agenda and webcast information will be
transactions. An archive of the webcast would be to incentivize strongly the available no later than the week prior to
of the public meeting is available at universal adoption and dissemination of the meeting on the Internet Policy Task
http://new.livestream.com/uspto/ several data standards. Force Web site, at http://
copyright. A transcript of the public www.ntia.doc.gov/
meeting is available at https:// B. The Focus of This Meeting internetpolicytaskforce, and the
www.uspto.gov/ip/global/copyrights/ In the previous public comments and USPTO’s Web site, http://
121213-USPTO-Green_Paper_Hearing- meetings, the Task Force heard from www.uspto.gov.
Transcript.pdf. Copies of the comments stakeholders that the government can The meeting will be open to members
received are available at http:// play a useful role by facilitating of the public to attend, space permitting,
www.uspto.gov/ip/global/copyrights/ dialogues between and among industry on a first-come, first-served basis.
green_paper_public_comments.jsp. sectors and by convening stakeholder Online registration for the meeting,
In April 2015, the Task Force held which is not mandatory, is available at
groups to make recommendations on
another public meeting to discuss: The https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-
specific issues. Building upon this
potential for the enhanced use and resources/ip-policy/department-
feedback, and in light of significant
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developments that have taken place
borders; whether the United States physically accessible to people with
since the April 2015 public meeting, the
should develop or participate in an disabilities. Individuals requiring
Task Force is organizing this meeting to
online licensing platform such as the accommodation, such as sign language
facilitate constructive, cross-industry
U.K.’s Copyright Hub; and what the role interpretation, real-time captioning of
dialogue among stakeholders about
of the Government should be in the webcast or other ancillary aids,
ways to promote a more robust and
furthering any of these efforts. A should communicate their needs to
collaborative online marketplace for
transcript and videos of the public Nadine Herbert, Office of Policy and
copyrighted works. We will discuss the
meeting are available at http:// International Affairs, United States
potential for interoperability across
www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ Patent and Trademark Office, Madison
digital registries and standards work in
ip-policy/copyright/facilitating- Building, 600 Dulany Street,
this field, and consider the relevant
development-online-licensing- Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone
emerging technologies (e.g., blockchain
environment. (571) 272–9300; email Nadine.Herbert@
The Copyright Office also has technology, open source platforms). We
will also explore potential approaches USPTO.gov, at least seven business days
solicited public comments and held prior to the meeting. Attendees should
public meetings on related issues, to guide their future adoption and
integration into the online marketplace. arrive at least one-half hour prior to the
notably on strategies for the electronic start of the meeting and must present a
recordation of documents relating to Topics to be covered will include: (1)
Initiatives to take forward the digital valid government-issued photo
transfers of copyright ownership, identification upon arrival. Persons who
including the use of standard identifiers content marketplace, with a focus on
standards, interoperability, and digital have pre-registered (and received
and other metadata standards, and confirmation) will have seating held
sought comments on how visual works, registries and database initiatives to
track ownership and usage rights; (2) until 15 minutes before the program
particularly photographs, graphic begins.
artworks, and illustrations, are innovative technologies designed to
monetized, enforced, and registered improve the ways consumers access and Dated: November 15, 2016.
under the Copyright Act.3 In a use different types of digital content Michelle K. Lee,
December 2014 report, Professor Robert (e.g., photos, film, music); (3) ways that Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
different sectors can collaborate to build Property and Director of the United States
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Brauneis, then serving as the
Kaminstein Scholar in Residence at the a more robust and interconnected digital Patent and Trademark Office.
Copyright Office, made a number of content marketplace; and (4) the role of Angela M. Simpson,
recommendations, including government in facilitating such Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
accommodating standard identifiers in initiatives and technological Communications and Information, National
registration and recordation documents development. Members of the public Telecommunications and Information
will have opportunities to participate at Administration.
3 See Copyright Office Policy Studies, available at the meeting. One outcome could be to [FR Doc. 2016–27934 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
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| Dates | The public meeting will be held on December 9, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. | |
| Contact | For further information regarding the meeting, contact Nadine Herbert or Susan Allen, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO, Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (571) 272-9300; email [email protected] [email protected] Please direct all media inquiries to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272-8400. | |
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