copyright registration Archives - News/Media Alliance https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/tag/copyright-registration/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 News/Media Alliance Files Comments, Meets with the Copyright Office on Access to Electronic Works Rulemaking https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/news-media-alliance-files-comments-meets-with-the-copyright-office-on-access-to-electronic-works-rulemaking/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:03:11 +0000 https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/?p=14575 On January 9, 2024, the Alliance met with the Copyright Office to discuss the proposed rule and the Alliance members’ experiences with electronic deposits in more detail.

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]]> On Monday, October 16, 2023, the News/Media Alliance submitted reply comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Access to Electronic Works. The Copyright Office is proposing to update its regulations governing access to electronic deposits of works submitted for copyright registration that the Library of Congress subsequently selects for its collections. The rule would expand the categories of eligible deposits, including group registrations for published photographs and short online literary works, amongst others. The rule would have minimal direct impact on news publishers, since print newspaper deposits sent by via PDF are already subject to the existing rule. The Alliance’s comments asked the Office to prioritize updating the registration options to allow for publishers to efficiently register online material before moving forward with other rulemakings. In addition, the comments noted the importance of not expanding the ways in which these deposits can be accessed by Library users in ways that compete with markets for licensed content, and signaled support for further documentation around the current conditions of access. On January 9, 2024, the Alliance met with the Copyright Office to discuss the proposed rule and the Alliance members’ experiences with electronic deposits in more detail. Read the Alliance’s comments here and the ex parte meeting summary here.

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]]> Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Copyright Office Proposal for Modernizing the Registration of Online News Content https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/statement-copyright-office-proposal-registration-online-news-content/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:47:28 +0000 https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/?p=14503 The News/Media Alliance applauds the Copyright Office for proposing a way for news publishers to efficiently register their online content.

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]]> The News/Media Alliance applauds the Copyright Office for proposing a way for news publishers to efficiently register their online content. For years, publishers have lacked a feasible way to register the full contents of modern news media websites, which constantly publish and update material for their readers. As today’s notice recognizes, existing requirements to submit PDF copies of entire websites with every update posed difficulties for many publishers as well as the Office itself.

We are pleased that the Office has proposed a solution that can be quickly implemented and takes a pragmatic approach by accepting deposits of identifying material to evaluate for registration. It is imperative that digital news publishers can reasonably and functionally access the full benefits of the copyright system, including the statutory remedies for infringement of their content.

Today’s notice is an important step, but not the end, of the process. The News/Media Alliance looks forward to commenting on the proposal and for the Office to swiftly finalize the rule so that publishers can make use of this group option. Building on past successful consultations in connection with the 2018 group newspaper registration rule, we will continue working with the Office to ensure the registration program meets the needs of media publishers. We look forward to further improvements once the outdated computer registration system is eventually updated, and commit to helping educate news publishers so that they may avail themselves of this new group option and comply with its requirements.

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