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Upcoming Events of Interest

  1. Hearing: Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries

    September 19, 2008 - 10:00am US/Eastern to
    September 19, 2008 - 12:00pm US/Eastern

    Copyright Hearing Room, Library of Congress
    Room LM-408, 4th Floor
    James Madison Building
    101 Independence Ave, SE
    Washington, DC

    The Copyright Office has announced a hearing on proposed ammendments to clarify the scope and application of the Section 115 compulsory license to make and distribute phonorecords of a musical work by means of digital phonorecord deliveries. 73 FR 40802. Requests to testify at the hearing must be received in writing no later than Friday, September 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

    For additional information see the hearing notice at: http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2008/FRNoticeExtensionofTime2008.pdf

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  2. The 36th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy

    September 26, 2008 - 9:00am US/Eastern to
    September 28, 2008 - 5:00pm US/Eastern

    Center for Technology and the Law
    George Mason University Law School
    Arlington, Virginia

    TPRC is an annual conference on communication, information, and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary practitioners and researchers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations together with policy makers.

    For additional information please visit: http://www.tprcweb.com/