[Federal Register: December 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 232)]
[Notices]
[Page 70434-70440]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. 07-10802]
Section 108 Study Group: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
AGENCY: Office of Strategic Initiatives and Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ACTION: Notice of a public roundtable with request for comments
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SUMMARY:
The Section 108 Study Group announces a public roundtable discussion on certain issues relating to the exceptions and limitations applicable to libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, and seeks written comments on these issues. This notice (1) announces a public roundtable discussion regarding the issues identified in this notice and (2) requests written comments from all interested parties on the issues described in this notice. These issues relate primarily to making and distributing copies pursuant to requests by individual users, as well as to provision of user access to unlicensed digital works.
DATES:
Roundtable Discussions: The public roundtable will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, January 31, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. C.S.T. Requests to participate must be received by the Section 108 Study Group by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on January 12, 2007.
Written Comments: Interested parties may submit written comments on any of the topics discussed in this notice from 8:30 a.m. E.S.T. on February 1, 2007, to 5 p.m. E.S.T. on March 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
All written comments and requests to participate in roundtables should be addressed to Mary Rasenberger, Director of Program Management, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress. Comments and requests to participate may be sent (1) by electronic mail (preferred) to the e-mail address [email protected], or (2) by hand delivery by a private party or a commercial, non- government courier or messenger, addressed to the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, Room LM-637, 101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington, DC 20540, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.S.T. If delivering by courier or messenger please provide the delivery service with the Office of Strategic Initiatives phone number: (202) 707-3300. (See “Supplementary Information, Section 4: Procedures for Submitting Requests to Participate in Roundtable Discussions and for Submitting Written Comments” below for file formats and other information about electronic and non-electronic submission requirements.) Submission by overnight service or regular mail will not be effective.
The public roundtable will be held at DePaul University College of Law, Lewis Building, 10th Floor, Room 1001, 25 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, on Wednesday, January 31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Weston, Attorney–Advisor, U.S. Copyright Office. E–mail [email protected], Telephone (202) 707–2592, Fax (202) 707–0815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
