[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35420-35421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17238]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Parts 201, 202, 203
Copyright Rules and Regulations: Copyright, Freedom of
Information Act
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Technical amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is making non-substantive housekeeping
amendments to its regulations to update them and to correct minor
errors.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Assistant
General Counsel, or Patricia L. Sinn, Senior Attorney, Copyright GC/
I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Office periodically reviews
its regulations as published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
to correct minor errors perceived in the published text. The Office has
identified minor errors in the currently published rules. The following
sections are amended to correct changed address references:
Secs. 201.1(a), 201.1(b), 201.1(c), 201.1(d), 201.2(b)(5), 201.5(c)(2),
and 202.3(b)(2). Typographical errors are corrected in
Secs. 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(A)(2) and 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(1). An update in
citation to the copyright statute and authority for issuing regulations
to implement the Freedom of Information Act is made to Sec. 203.2(a).
List of Subjects
37 CFR Part 201
Copyright, General Provisions.
37 CFR Part 202
Copyright, Registration.
37 CFR Part 203
Freedom of Information Act.
Final Rule
Accordingly, 37 CFR Chapter II is corrected by making the following
corrections and amendments.
PART 201--GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The authority citation for Part 201 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702, 17 U.S.C. 1003.
Sec. 201.1 [Amended]
2. Section 201.1(a) is amended by removing ``Washington, DC
20559.'' and adding ``Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, DC 20559-6000.'' after ``Library of Congress.''
3. Section 201.1(b) is amended by removing ``Copyright Office,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20557.'' and adding in its place
``Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, DC 20559-6000.''
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4. Section 201.1(c) is amended by removing ``Copyright Office,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559.'' and adding in its place
``Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, DC 20559-6000.''
5. Section 201.1(d) is amended by removing ``Copyright Office,
Library of Congress, Washington DC 20559.'' and adding in its place
``Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, DC 20559-6000.''
Sec. 201.2 [Amended]
6. Section 201.2(b)(5) is amended by removing ``the General Counsel
of the Copyright Office, Department DS, Washington, DC 20540.'' and
adding ``:Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station,
Washington, DC 20024.''
Sec. 201.5 [Amended]
7. Section 201.5(c)(2) is amended by removing ``United States
Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559.'' and
adding in its place ``Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101
Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20559-6000.''
PART 202--REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO COPYRIGHT
8. The authority citation for part 202 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.
Sec. 202.3 [Amended]
9. Section 202.3(b)(2) is amended by removing `` United States
Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559.'' and
adding in its place ``Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101
Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20559-6000.''
Sec. 202.20 [Amended]
10. Section 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(A)(2) is amended by removing ``or for
programs consisting of or less than 25 pages or equivalent units,
source code with the trade secret portions blocked-out, provided that
the blocked-out portions are proportionately less than the material
remaining, and the remaining portion reveals an appreciable amount of
orginal computer code.'' and by adding in its place ``or for programs
consiting of, or less than, 50 pages or equivalent units, entire source
code with the trade secret portions blocked-out, provided that the
blocked-out portions are proportionately less than the material
remaining, and the remaining portion reveals an appreciable amount of
original computer code.''
11. Section 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(1) is amended by adding the word
``pages'' after the numeral ``25''.
PART 203--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
12. The authority citation for part 203 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702; and 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1).
Sec. 203.2 [Amended]
13. Section 203.2(a) is amended by removing ``17 U.S.C. 101-710.''
and adding in its place: ``17 U.S.C. 101-1101.''
Dated: June 26, 1997.
Marilyn J. Kretsinger,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 97-17238 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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