Intellectual Property - Copyright Office Terminates Rulemaking Proceeding and Clarifies Regulatory Policy
5/8/2008 11:43:32 PM
After reviewing comments on issues associated with the definition of the term “cable system†under the Copyright Act as well as comments on a request to create subscriber groups for the purposes of eliminating the “phantom signal†phenomenon, the Copyright Office finds that it lacks the statutory authority to adopt rules sought by the cable industry because the proposed changes are inconsistent with the statutory rate structure....full article