US Copyright Office: annual2006

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Co n t e n t s

1 AMessagefromtheRegister

5 CopyrightinthePublicEye

6 CopyrightLawAdministration

Tmeliness o Services 6

Registration 8

Recordation 11

Online Service Provider Designations o Agent 12

Mandatory Deposit 12

Statutory Licenses and Obligations and the CARP System 12

19 RegulatoryActivities,PolicyAssistance,&Litigation

Copyright Oce Regulations 19

Reports and Legislation 23

International Activities 30


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A message fromthe Register


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imi lg m upp li gii; d uil

gizi lig w ui d divii wi wl mlid

d umd p d m. Fil Y 2006 md l ull pi

mpli giig, d um imp mil w d


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i iu i pvidig vi, wll pi imi, iludig

w dul . O Augu 1, 2006, O ivd i l

vl qui lw m Cpig Rl Judg; qui w w

ig md vill u llul lp imil dvi uj

u li mig d diiui pd muil

mpii. I d wi quim Digil Millium Cpig

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l w will uj xmpi x m

pig lw piii gi iumvi lg ivl

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i i p wuld v pil, d I l wd i xim d

iipi ii i wll w w dig ui Cpig

O i mig .

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Copyright inthepublic eye


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Orphan Works

Op w pig-pd w w w idid ld. W u i ul d w p w, v

l dilig idi l w, u mi ui

u w ud w dii w wuld pmi u. Ti iui

pv pil pduiv d il u w ml u u

l w.

I Ju 2006, O umid Cg i p d mmdi


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T Cpig O dmii pvii pig lw (il 17

United States Code) w d u pigd w, m

w, d vl ull dig. Cpig O guli ulig m pig

lw dmiii i p 37 Code o Federal Regulations.

T imel iness of Serv ices

A iv il pig m qui iml vi. T Cpig O

miid i impvd dliv im pdu d vi. A d

l 2006, vg pig im w 87 d p pig

lim, ligl g 90 d; d 33 d d dum,

igil g


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Copyright lawadministration

Copyright specialists test routine

selection processes traditionally

performed by selection ofcers in

Library Services.


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Reg i strat ion

Copyrighted Works

Duig l 2006, Cpig O ivd 594,125 lim pig vig

m milli w d gid 520,906 lim. T O xmi

pig lim dmi w dpid w i pigl

d w mpli wi U. S. pig lw d O

guli. T O iud mpl gii i l l im

i i 2001.

Preregistration

T Fmil Eim d Cpig A (FECA) 2005, Pu. L. N. 109-9,

mdd U. S. pig lw ddii w i liig

pgii. Pgii, dii m gii, i vill l

p upulid w uj pig pi d

Rgi Cpig d v i iigm pi mmil

diiui. Uli gii, pgii qui l pplii wi


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Rd pig gii pvid imp imi uwip pigd w, lpig u m lwul u u w d

pvidig imi u i Ami ivi. T

Clgig Divii d d 493,903 gii i l 2006, iludig

20,434 gii umid ug u li m, CORDS.

Reconsiderations of Denial of Registration

Ud il 17, Rgi Cpig m dmi mil dpid

pig gii d iu pigl uj m

lim i ivlid . I u , Rgi u gii d

i ppli i wiig () u ul. Appli wlim gii jd idi u dii i w-

g p. T lim qu idi Exmiig Divii.

I Divii upld ul, lim m m d qu

Cpig O Rviw Bd. T Rgi Cpig, Gl Cul, d

id mm digd Rgi, iu Rviw Bd.

Duig l 2006, Exmiig Divii dld 239 qu


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xluiv ig i pig, lg i wip dmd wi dumi wip; (2) uizd

piv mpl d umi Cpig O Liigi Sm

Fm i i wi liigi ivlvig pigd w d O

d i pvidig p; (3) O iv u-iud d

pdui dpid il, imil, idiig pi w i

uj liigi i i juidii.

T Imi d R Divii Cii d Dum Si

pdud 4,539 pi i gii. Duig l , i

md 2,321 pi pig dpi d id 1,006 dpi d d.

Contributions to Library of Congress Collections

T Li Cg m l i lli pi w umid

gii ulll md dpi pvii lw. Cpig dpi

m Li Ami lli d v pim d

Ami ivi.

Duig l ,


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Vessel Hull Designs

Cp 13 il 17 USC g w igil vl ull dig i

xluiv ig, pvidd pplii gii dig wi

Cpig O i md wii w dig ig md puli. T O

ivd 62 pplii gii vl ull dig i l d

gid 61.

Recordat ion

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m w, vl ull dig v dd i O. Dumm ivlv ig m

pig w ,

ui i,

w u d puli,

d i mii

g ig. T dum

Year-End Average Document Recordation

Processing Time (in days, 20022003 estimated)


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Onl ine Serv ice Prov ider Des ignat ions of Agents

T O l pd li vi pvid digi g. Cg

mdd pig lw i 1998 limi pil liili vi pvid

m d ijuiv li pig iigm. T dvg i

limii liili, vi pvid mu l digi g m

idiig g wm mu d ii lim iigm.

T vi pvid mu l p u imi i pulil il wi.

T O m digi g vill puli ug

di g i wi, wi m-viid wi

milli i i l 2006. Duig , O pd ddiil 632digi g wi, l 6,811.

Mandatory Depos i t

T md dpi pvii i 407 pig lw qui, wi i


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CAD md dmd 6,090 il d mmdi CADlii d Li Cg mmdig , d m Cgil

qu. CAD ivd 5,887 il m puli i p dmd.

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viw. T O d mpli puli Dpm Jui

lgl i.

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d Li Cg i u

ivd ud md dpi pvii

pig lw. T vlu md

dpi w $17.6 milli 43 p

imd vlu ll mil d Li ( v ud Ciui

Li Cg Clli).

Statutory L icenses and

Obl igat ions

Statutory Licenses

These licenses deal with secondary

transmissions of radio and

television programs by cable

television systems; the making

of ephemeral recordings; the

noninteractive digital transmission

of performances of sound

recordings; the making and

distributing of phonorecords of

nondramatic musical works; the

use of published nondramatic

musical, pictorial, graphic, and

sculptural works and nondramaticliterary works in connection with


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u li dmi w m quim lw d

O guli.

Rl , m d dii u li, d diiui

dmii v md di di Cg d

di im: , Cpig Rl Tiul, 19781993, idpd

g uid Li Cg; d, Cpig Aii Rl

Pl (CARP), 19932005, ud gi Lii Cg d

dmiid ug Cpig O; d id, Cpig Rl Bd,

giig i 2005, idpd

gizi l ud gi Lii Cg.

T Liig Divii

lld l $227 milli i

l pm duig l

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dvlpig pi li

Royalty Receipts & Distributions

(in millions; gures by calendar year)

220 2


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I l 2006, O diiud li lig m $191 milli i llwig diiui:

O O 6, 2005: diiui lig $110,213,284.82, mpiig 50%

2001, 2002, d 2003 lli li

O O 27, 2005: diiui lig $649,113.32, mpiig Digil

Audi Rdig Tlg (DART) 2004 Fud Ai Suud O Ju 26, 2006: l diiui $11,616,515.35, Mi Piu

Aii Ami, 1996, 1997, d 1998 lli li

O Jul 13, 2006: diiui $64,182.63, mpiig DART 2005

Nud Muii Suud d Nud Vli Suud

O Spm 7, 2006: diiui $68,500,057.81, mpiig 50%

2003 l li

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lli u li d i digil udi dig lg u

ligi mpild d udid ld i quid lw.

T l l ip d dium w i ld m

m l l. Cld 2005 il m


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Rate Adjustments; Distribution Proceedings;

Claims Filed for Royalty Fees

Pl dii d ul p Cpig Rl Bd, wi

w juidii v djum d m li, diiui

pdig, d lim ld l .

Notices of Intent to Audit

O Dm 21, 2004, SudExg, llig ig i digd

Lii ll d diiu l pm md ud 114(d)(2)

pig lw, ld wi Cpig O lv i i udi

ligil uipi d w uipi vi digill mi uddig ud u li 2002, 2003, d 2004: Bvill

Iil Cpi; Suqu Rdi Cp.; RlNw, I.; Cl

Cl Cmmuii, I.; Ami Oli, I.; Bv Rdi; MTV

Nw, I.; Mi Cpi; Liv365, I.; Cx Rdi Iiv; d

Y! I. Puu Cpig O guli 37 CFR262.6(), O i

quid puli i Federal Registerwii i d ip i


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Regulatoryactivities,

policyassistance,

andlitigation


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Copyr ight Off i ce Regulat ions

T Rgi Cpig i uizd ud 702 pig lw li

guli dmiii pig lw. I ddii gul

ivii diud lw i i p, guli iud duig l 2006

iludd llwig:

Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims

O Jul 22, 2005, puu Ai Rig d T Pvi A 2005

( ART A), Til I Fmil Eim d Cpig A 2005,

Cpig O ppd guli pgii i l


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Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright

Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies

Puu 17 USC1201()(1), O iiid iil ulmig pdig

dmi w, i , xpi il 17 piii iumvi

l ul wd. T O ivd v-u wi

mm d i-v pl mm puu i Ni Iqui, dud

u d puli ig i Wig, DC, d Pl Al, Clii, puu

i Ni Puli Hig, d uld wi Nil Tlmmuii

d Imi Admiii. T O will m i mmdi

Lii Cg l i l 2007.

Fees

T Cpig O djud i u i i i . Ud

708 pig lw, O mpld ud, d vi

pill umd i 708()(1)(9) (u ), O umid

ud d ppd dul Cg M 1, 2006. T pig

lw pvid u m 120 d umii, ul


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Notices of Termination

T Cpig O iud il mdm liig dmii

d wi i mii i dmd vd. Cpig O

guli (37 CFR201.10) li pdu gvig m, d

m vi i mii d li ud i

203 d 304 pig lw. Rgdig vi i mii,

guli uiz u l mil. I d d i

mii, guli u qui p umid di

d i w vd. Wil pp dig guli

w d vi wi p -l mil i d i

mii w dpid wi Uid S Pl Svi, w ui

i m wi ld miguu m gdig d vi. Til mdm ddd lii pp d vi w d

i w dpid wi U. S. Pl Svi.

Electronic Payment of Royalties

T pig lw ig Cpig O viu piilii id


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dmi w i i md i guli d l Sm Au m. T O i ig mm vl iu id wi

d mii digil lvii d igl l p

ud 111 pig lw d pppi mdlg pig

ig p igl. Amg iu d ddd

idii digil igl ll lvii m d luli

l imulu ig i d igl i lg

d digil m. T Ni l mm l p mig

d l pi d quipm iu id wi mii digil

d igl dmi w ill im uld

iludd i l m luli i g ip.

Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

Cl p m mi i ui v--i d igl

ud u li i 111 pig lw. Rl i li

m djud v v . R djum pdig iiid up

ip pii m p wi igi i i l . I 2005,


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ip, vi i, ui, dd li d l mmuii m u l wi O. T Ni l ug mm

pil vii m u m wuld i

O dpd w l pig pi quim.

Correction of Certain Errors in Certicates of Registration of VesselHull Designs

T Cpig O iud iim ul liig pdu ig

i i i gii vl ull dig. Puu w

ul, i O div i md lil pgpil i

gii, i will iu d i. I imil i i idivd w gid dig, w m umi pplii

i i gii.

[Docket numbers and dates o Federal Register documents issued during fscal 2006 are

listed in an appendix o this Report.]


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Rmdi mll pig lim M 29, 2006 Mui liig m M 16, 2006

Fi dig pi Jul 27, 2006

Beore the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property o the Senate Committee on

the Judiciary

Op w Apil 6, 2006

Orphan Works

Op w pig-pd w w w idid

ld. T Ai Rgi Pli d Iil Ai id i w

ig gdig Cpig O Report on Orphan Works, pulid iJu 2006. T O ppd p qu S Oi H,

Cim, d Pi L, ig mm S Cmmi

Judii. I 2005, O d ivd m 850 wi mm m

puli d ld w udl diui d dz iml mig wi

id pi. T O umid i p d mmdi

p w Cg i Ju 2006.


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T O ludd p w plm i l, u i luiv qui d di mpivl; m p w iui

ddd xiig pig lw; d lgili i pvid

migul lui plm. T Rp mmdd p w

iu ddd mdig pig lw mdi i v w

mi mp: ld quim l dilig

pig w d iui u d pig w; d limii

mdi wuld vill i u pv dud l

dilig u uld d pig w. I p, O

upplid uggd lgiliv lgug. A ligl mdid vi O

ppl w idud Op W A 2006 (H.R. 5439) wi ddiil

mdii. T Op W A w uqul ipd i ppd Cpig Mdizi A 2006 (H.R. 6052) ( O Lgili

d Sudi lw).

Remedies for Small Copyright Claims

T O iud M 29, 2006, ig mdi mll pig

lim ppig wi im Hu Summi Cu,


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ppd Si 115 Rm A 2006 (SIRA), H.R. 5553. T Cpig Opidill piipd i iuig gii w qud, d

pvidd i mm SIRA Hu Summi Cu, I,

d Illul Pp p vig ig M 16, 2006. T O

mm ud uppig SIRA l liig pp, digi

g dmii liig p, d ig p. Hwv,

O l xpd iu vi u vl p ppd

lgili. I l umm, Summi ppd u i SIRA, u

uqul ipd i i Cpig Mdizi A 2006 (H.R.

6052), wi Cg did p. I i lil diui gdig SIRA,

m vii , will iu i x Cg.

Fashion Design Protection

T O umid wi im Jul 27, 2006, ig Hu

Summi Cu, I, d Illul Pp gdig pi

i dig ppd i H.R. 5055. Cg lg idd ig

ui gi pi dig uul il, d m l ig

u lgili p Cpig A 1976. I 1998, p Digil


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muil w d u w w pig w ld l dilig , i ppd lidd lgili ddd

iu imi i pig gii up gi ili

ig pig iigm i i Fdl u, luli u

dmg vill mpili d diviv w, d impvd ivigiv

d i u m lw lig illul pp im.

Cg did i lgili i l 2006.

PERFORM Act

T O l pvidd upp d guid S Judii

Mm gdig mui liig i digil g. Spill, mm

ug imi l pi mg i mui pvid pigud 112 d 114 u li. T l i p pmpd S

Fii, Gm, d Fi idu S. 2644, Plm Equli d Rmdi

Rig Hld i Mui A 2006 ( PERFORM A). Amg ig,

A wuld igl p ig d m l pm

digil uipi mii ud dig md ud u

li, qui Cpig Rl Bd p i


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wi dii Lii Cg Rgi Cpig mg pd Cpig Rl Judg mu id. T O id i

dig mdm.

Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act 110 Report

T Slli Hm Viw Exi d Ruizi A 2004, Pu. L. N.

108-447, i ddii xdig ddiil v u li

lli i miig v--i lvii d i

i ui d mig um mdm xiig 119

pig lw, qui Cpig O du w udi gdig

u liig d p i dig Cmmi Judii

Hu Rpiv d Cmmi Judii S. T ud w mpld i Fu 2006, d i xmid: (1) x wi

uvd uld limii w i id i 119 pig

lw pd il d ivl, d (2) x wi d

mii pim mii w i d upi ud

119 m pig w d pgmmig d , i ,

u li ud 122 wi pvid mii ll w


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Section 108 Study Group

T Li Cg Nil Digil Imi Iuu d Pvi

Pgm (NDIIPP), i pi wi Cpig O, i pig i

gup, wi g i w i mid-2005. T Si 108 Sud Gup i l

mmi puli- d piv- pig xp gd wi mig

mmdi upd pig lw digil wld l

ig d pig w d d lii d iv i

m v il i.

Digil lgi dill mig w pigd w d

d dimid, d l w lii d iv pv d m w

vill. Culul ig iiui, i ig wd i mii, v gu

qui d ip lg quii digil w ( d idigil m) i i ldig u iuig vilili w

uu gi.

Y i vd 108 Cpig A, wi pvid limid

xpi lii d iv, d dqul dd m iu

uiqu digil mdi, i m ppiv ig w lii d

iv.


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Internat ional Act iv i t i e s

T Cpig O iil ivii dv mi l

Uid S pmig d pig lw d i u

pi d mpi Ami d pig w,

ugig i d dimii w puli ugu

wld.

Pi gi uuizd u pigd w i u dpd

pimil il lw u. M ui pi

ig w ud gi iil pig i d vi.

T Cpig O iud w i dm wi xuiv gi

iil m, piull wi Uid S Td Rpiv(USTR), P d Tdm O (USPTO), d Dpm S d

Cmm.

T Cpig O piipd i umu mulill, gil, d ill

gii d U. S. dlgi mig iil gizi i

l 2006. Ti iludd vig d U. S. dlgi 14 d

15 i Wld Illul Pp Ogizi (WIPO) Sdig


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Cpig O w iuml i dig d giig

illul pp pvii ill F Td Agm (FTA) w

Uid S d Rpuli K, Mli, Uid A Emi, d

gup Ad ui, d wd wi FTA p, u Auli,

Bi, Dmii Rpuli, El Slvd, Guml, Hdu, Jd,

Nigu, d Om implmi iu. S l ivl piipd

i umu ddiil ill gii d uli duig ,

pvidig i F, Ild, Jp, Kuwi, Mli, Nw Zld, Rui,

Sudi Ai, d Ui iu gig m m pig lw

vii. I ddii, O jid wi USTR i pvidig i v

i i i Wld Td Ogizi i p d pvidd p

gdig U. S. pig lw d pli WTO Td Pli Rviw qui.I Spm 2006, dd mig wi Mxi d Cdi

gvm il Sui d Ppi Pip, pip d

i ui d ppi w ui ug g

pi d imi ig.

Cpig O m wi ig il d vii id i lig

u U. S. pig m d xgig imi u pi muul


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Rig, Cmpii, d Tx Lw dii U. S. pig lw d pli;

m wi pid Gm P O d d vig

pig lliv mgm gizi; p i Bli u llg

pig i digil Fdi Gm Idu d ddd

GmAmi Lw Aii; ld udl diui viu digil

li iu i Lipzig; d ud Du Bi, wi u muum

i piig i Gm.

T Rgi l vld Rm i Ju 2006 w w pli i

pli udl ild Idiig Pii Iu, Tl, d Pli Cllg:

Mvig Fwd Ogizi Emi Cpi d Dvlpm

(OECD) C Fuu Digil Em: Digil C Ci,

Diiui, d A. T Rgi pp i pd OECD wi www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/28/36167270.pd. I Jul, gv dd

pig pli muli Fii Pid Eup Ui

C, Civi Oli: C d Cpig Pli, i Hlii, Fild.

I M 2006, Rgi m wi Cdi gvm il i Ow

gdig implmi i U. S. WIPO I i d p

i T vl pgm dlig wi pig m i Cd d


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T O w p i vl d pdd Dpm

Jui qu i lig pig liigi.

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX)

v. Intercontinentalexchange, Inc. (ICE)

A pd i Aul Rp l 2005, Uid S Dii Cu

Su Dii Nw Y uld idividul lm pi uu

, u lid plii mmdii xg,

pigl. I ulig, u dpd pii Cpig

O i Sm I, d ul gd umm judgm

dd mpi w uilizd u lm pi wiu plii uizi.

I O 2005, plii ppld dii Uid S Cu

Appl Sd Ciui. T Slii Gl qud viu gi

viw, iludig Cpig O, pil amicus piipi i p-

pl, d uliml uizd piipi. T Cpig O pvidd ul

Uid S A O i dig Uid S amicus curiae i.


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puu iuil xi Cg pw ud Cmm Clu,

gdl Cpig Clu il d pvid Cg

u iuil ui lgil liv pm.

Golan v. Gonzales

A pd i Aul Rp l 2004 d 2005, i

uuull llgd iuili S B Cpig Tm

Exi A d i pvii Uugu Rud Agm A,

mig A Gl d Rgi Cpig dd. T

plii ppld dii Uid S Cu Appl T

Ciui. T Cpig O id Dpm Jui i dig gvm ppll i d i ppig l gum vi m u. Ol

gum pl i Ju 2006 d d l , Cu

Appl d iud i ulig.

Aharonian v. Gonzales


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Macrovision Corp. v. Sima Products Corp.

I p O ugig d wi i i, Dpm Jui

ld amicus curiae i i i li lui Rgi

Cpig d Lii Cg i ulmig pdig dud i

2000 gdig 1201 il 17 lui wi Sim miizd U. S.

Cu Appl Fdl Ciui.

Dd Sim ppld d m Dii Cu Su

Dii Nw Y plimiil jiig Sim m llig i vid

pdu. Plii Mvii gud u pdu iumvd Mvii

Alg Cp Pi lg DVD i vili 1201 piii

i-iumvi. I i ppll i, Sim gud Mvii ACP

lg w pd 1201 u i w iv pimu, d ul id Cpig O ulmig pupd

uppig ui.

T Uid S ld i i uppig ppll Mvii i Spm

2006. I lid , Sim i, Cpig O d

Lii mm i i ulmig did p w ACP

lg i lgil mu ivl p ig pig


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Dm 7, 2005, u gd Rgi mi d did plii

mi.

O Dm 28, 2005, plii ppld Dii Cu dii

U. S. Cu Appl Fu Ciui. T Appll llgd Dii

Cu d g guig iu pigili

pup gii i qui lw uj d v viw u

d miid w pigl uppd vid i

dmiiiv d. T Cpig O ld i p M 23, 2006,

guig Rgi dii gi w uj viw

ud u dii dd i 706(2)(A) Admiiiv

Pdu A. A d l 2006, i ig.

Hendrickson v. United States Copyright Ofce

I ivlvig pro se liig, plii mpd i i wip

pig wl ig i mi piu dum ildManson.

Plii d ud wl gii mi piu m Cpig

O, u i liigig pig iigm i d gii,


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diiui ig. T dd ld mi dimi, guig i

pdui diiui lim d gi w vil u

w d wi piuli. T O dvid d id Uid

S A Su Dii i ppi Sm I,

umid Apil 21, 2006, wi xpd viw xluiv ig

diiui i implid mii pi pd v

I. T u d uld mi dimi d l

2006.

Fonovisa, Inc. v.Alvarez

Simil El , plii d mp ld mpli i UidS Dii Cu N Dii Tx gi idividul

dd pig iigm i vili plii pdui d

diiui ig puu 17 USC106(1), (3). T dd llgdl ud

li mdi diiui m dwld d diiu plii

pigd w wiu uizi. T O viwd lig ivlvig

p diiui ig. A mpig i gvm pii


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dmii mi. T ipuli ill mu igd d

umid u ppvl.

Borsetv. Librarian of Congress

O Spm 26, 2005, Tud A B, p liig, ld ui i Uid

S Cu Appl Dii Clumi, llgig Li

dimil 2003 d 2004 lim l lld Cpig O

ud Audi Hm Rdig A. M. B, w lim l i

Sud Rdig Fud w dimid Cpig O ilu pvid

dqu imi vlid lim, ld u i Uid

S Dii Cu E Dii Miig dimid imil ui l uj m juidii.

Li dii u, u ppl v d mi B

. Id, i did pi dd w Lii d di-

miig B lim w l d viwl d, i , w ppl w

iml. T O dvid d id Uid S A i dig

gvm p qui. O M 23, 2006, u ppl i-


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id Dpm Jui i ppig i gvm

ppll. T Ni Ciui will gum i Nvm 2006.

United States v. Martignon

A pd i Aul Rp l 2005, gvm ppld ulig

Uid S Dii Cu Su Dii Nw Y 18 USC

2319A ( i-lggig u) w uiuil. T ilggig

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w gud i Ju 2005. A d l 2006, m w ill pdig


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m, u lid pumpi m pw d Illii Tl

W wip p.

T Cpig O d id O Slii Gl

Dpm Jui i pi l i i ppi gvm

amicus curiae i, wi gud u uld pum p

m pw li ig i ulwul p . I M 2006,

Supm Cu gd wi gvm pii d ld, Bu p

d il m pw up p, i ll ivlvig

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ig pdu.

eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.

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ui md p, w iu lvd Supm Cu d

dd u uld llw i vluig pppi pm

ijui u dmid p i vlid d iigd.


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pm ijui iud i dipu iig ud p lw d

gil ul w pm ijui uld iu i ipppi. T

lw u i w idig iu i lig dii.

Medimmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

T O wd wi Dpm Jui d amicus curiae i

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judgm i p ivlidi ug li i gd dig. T

gvm umid i i Supm Cu, d i gig.

Apotexv. Pzer

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p wi ug dl judgm p ivlidi. A mpig

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id dpm wi i dig amicus curiae i Uid S


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Public

informationand

education


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d i-p imi qu.

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wld u llg. T iludd w uul pgm pd illul pp i: T Cpig O Cm Clii (L

Agl d S Fi) d T Cpig O Cm Nw Y. S

Iil Aivii i li i i p iil pp.

Copyright Ofce Website


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iludig:

-vi pl, pgii i l w lil

iigd pulii;

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i, iludig p ul d

pil p, pviu m

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p gi;

w m iz

Cpig O guli (37CFR) wi Gvm Piig

O dil upd i

wi guli.

Jefferson Patterson Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program

External Hits to Key Web Pages

(in millions)

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6.0 20.0

2.


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Copyright Records Project

T Cpig O, wi Li O Sgi Iiiiv dud

ui li dmid iili digiizig milli Cpig

O pp d m 1790 ug 1977. A mpiv p i 2005

pvidd implmi gi, im, d mmdi

w vi uld dld i w g. T g wuld

ppximl $6,000,000 v ix- pid d wuld iv pvi

gl d v i li . T d g wuld dd im-lvl idxig,

d ig d ivl, d wuld w $5,000,000 d

$65,000,000 dpdig x ld idxd. T Cpig O

umid FY 2007 udg qu $1 milli g.

Public Information Outputs

I l 2006, O vll pdd 338,831 qu di

vi. T d i 2005 d 2006 i pimil du O ig m

u i i pig d id u O wi imi.

T O wl l id m 21,500 puli vii. T Puli


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I ddii, i id 8,886 u pig d i Cpig Cd

Clg d li.

T Clil Supp Ui pdd 12,906 l qu, 40,471 lp

qu, d 12,643 mil qu m puli m d pulii.

Duig l , O pd 352,884 dpi, iuig 6,731

ui , g Dpi Cpi Sg Ui i Ldv, Mld (

30 p i v l 2005). T ui d 6,731 ui d,

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-i g ilii. T ui il m i pm gl ivig

qud dpi wii ui d.

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. Alug vl qu ug imi i ld pulil

vill i ud l Li Cg, Cpig

O pdd qu d m Li pppi. T

Cpig O vg uud im FOIA qu i u ui d,


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dig d umid i viw. Fuu plig ll dig mpli i

l 2008 d ui gi i l 2010 wi up i l 2011, i

Cg uiz udig.


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Management


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Reengineer ing

T Cpig O iud i muli , gu i l 2000, gi

i piipl puli vi. Implmi will u i l 2007. S ul

p l 20012005 ddiil gud pj.

Reengineering Planning and Management

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upp gid p: gizi, imi lg,

d ilii. E di w

mi d pgm-ld i, iu,

d g qu. Bu

id d O mu pvid

Reengineering Objectives

Improve the efciency and


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Organization

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lig, i divii d mdi m i idividul j l. T w

gizi will ilud Rip, Ali, d Cl Divii; Rgii

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Divii, d Viul A d Rdi Divii); Imi d Rd

Divii; Cpig Aquiii Divii; d Liig Divii. T

RPO mpld gizi pg i l 2006. T O will umi

gizi pg ppvl Li Cg O Hum

Ru Svi d Lii i l l 2007, wi O will

gi dv imp implmi gizi wi l

gizi.

Information Technology (IT)

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dig d dvlp i w m iuu ig ui ul

pmd vl IT m d pplii. T igd IT iuu,


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up lp d ppli w u plm i i u pl. W

g plig lp d upp will dd w m vi

ddd pl.

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l 2007 up mpli ilii vi i Li Cg

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Facilities

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mvd wig p li pmi vi Cpig

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wig p i Cl Ci (Alig, Vigii) i Jul 2006; mvd wig

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plig, Ai Cpil g vi Cpig O

p i Mdi Buildig. T vi i duld mpld i im

m divii mid i Mdi Buildig mv i vd

p i Dm 2006 d Ju 2007, llwd mj mv


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l, d pil guidli lp pp mv. S uld umi

qui u mv ug G Qui? u.

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Cl Ci.

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p, wll giig-ld iu.

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d Hu Apppii Cmmi mm, Dpu Lii

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d Biligp Si , Illul Pp Si Ami B

Aii, Cpig Cmmi Ami Illul Pp Lw

Aii, d Aii Ami Puli.


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ppd gii pili pii, wi will ilud xmiig lim

d i gii d.

Motion Picture Pilot

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iud d m mi piu lim w pd dil uig CO. Bd

g qu umid wig i pil, impvm w md

CO i um w l. F i, mj impvm ivlvd

implmi li i viw gl xpdid viw

i piig.

Electronic Registration Pilot

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umi gii lim lill i CO vi i. T O

lm mpld dvlpm d l , wi ig d pil

implmi duld l 2007.


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Public Records of the Future

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mmdum mpizig pim pig i gii d

d imp ll diiguiig pig m iligpi

imi. T l i limid imi ll idi

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lg.

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dild mmdi. Duig l 2006, wig gup wdd

mmdi Rgi ppvl. T mmdi quid

muli vid ul i gii d. A pil

gup mpld i igm d wdd ppd ul, wi v

ppvd i piipl.

Application Form

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gii (OCR) p il li pig lim i


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Informat ion Technology Act iv i t i e s

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i i p, O ud llwig imi lg w duig

l :

Conversion of Registration Records from COPICS to the Voyager

Integrated Library System

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2003 m 20 milli gii d wuld d m

Cpig O Pulii d Iiv Clgig Sm (COPICS)

Li Vg plm i 2004. T vi gii d m

COPICS Vg m pd llg m d i d

id vi. T w iuu llg i vi Mi

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vi , wi mplx iu pvig u vi miig

5 p d (ppximl milli d). Igi d u ll


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e-Deposit for e-Journals Project

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Li Cg, wi i wig wi ld li jul puli

uild d dm m iv li jul i pvl

m. T -Jul pj, wi i id wd pp m, will

u ul wi CO vi, wi i id wd pdui m.

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w lg d guli pmi.

Management Controls , S ecur i ty ,

Budget

Management Controls

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id u i m iv d mil m pil d

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mji O ivii. T Liig udg ivii ($3,826,350) d

CARP/CRJ udg ivii ($1,584,000) w ull udd m u widw

m l pl.

Rpull umid Lii Cg

Marybeth Peters

Register o Copyrights and

Associate Librarian o Congress or Copyright Services


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Appendices& tables


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Testimony to Congress

BeforetheSubcommitteeontheLegislativeBranch,SenateCommitteeon

AppropriationsontheFY2007budgetrequest(March,2006)

BeforetheSubcommitteeonCourts,theInternet,andIntellectualProperty,House

CommitteeontheJudiciaryontheCopyrightOfcesreportonorphanworks

(March8,2006)

BeforetheHouseCommitteeonAppropriationsontheFY2007budgetrequest

(March0,2006)


CommitteeontheJudiciaryonremediesforsmallcopyrightclaims(March2,2006)

BeforetheSubcommitteeonIntellectualProperty,SenateCommitteeonthe

Judiciaryonproposalsforlegislativesolutionstotheproblemoforphanworks(April

6,2006)



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CostofLivingAdjustmentforPerformanceofMusicalCompositionsbyColleges

andUniversities:Finalrule[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,LibraryofCongress.]

(70fr72077,December,200)

DigitalPerformanceRightinSoundRecordingsandEphemeralRecordingsfora

NewSubscriptionService:Noticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwith

requestforPetitionstoParticipate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,Libraryof

Congress.](70fr727,December,200)

NoticeofIntenttoAudit:Publicnotice(7fr62,January,2006)

DeterminationofReasonableRatesandTermsforNoncommercialBroadcasting:

NoticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwithrequestforPetitionsto

Participate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,LibraryofCongress.](7 fr,

January,2006)

AdjustmentorDeterminationofCompulsoryLicenseRatesforMakingand

DistributingPhonorecords:Noticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwith

requestforPetitionstoParticipate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,Libraryof

Congress.](7fr,January,2006)

AdjustmentofRatesandTermsforPreexistingSubscriptionandSatelliteDigital


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CableCompulsoryLicenseReportingPractices:Noticeofinquiry(7fr7,August

0,2006)

CorrectionofErrorsinCerticatesofRegistrationofVesselHullDesigns:Interimrule

(7fr602,August,2006)

RetransmissionofDigitalBroadcastSignalsPursuanttotheCableStatutoryLicense:

NoticeofInquiry(7fr8,September20,2006)

[AlltestimonyandFederal Registeritemsareavailableatwww.copyright.gov.]


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Registrations,17902006

17901869 150,000B

1870 5,600

1871 12,688

1872 14,164

1873 15,352 1874 16,283

1875 16,194

1876 15,392

1877 16,082

1878 16,290

1879 18,528

1880 20,993

1881 21,256

1882 23,141

1883 25,892

1884 27,727

1885 28,748

1886 31,638

1887 35,467

1888 38,907

1889 41,297

1904 104,431

1905 114,747

1906 118,799

1907 124,814

1908 120,657 1909 121,141

1910 109,309

1911 115,955

1912 121,824

1913 120,413

1914 124,213

1915 116,276

1916 117,202

1917 112,561

1918 107,436

1919 113,771

1920 127,342

1921 136,765

1922 140,734

1923 151,087

1924 164,710

1939 175,450

1940 179,467

1941 180,647

1942 182,232

1943 160,789 1944 169,269

1945 178,848

1946 202,144

1947 230,215

1948 238,121

1949 201,190

1950 210,564

1951 200,354

1952 203,705

1953 218,506

1954 222,665

1955 224,732

1956 224,908

1957 225,807

1958 238,935

1959 241,735

1974 372,832

1975 401,274

1976 410,969

1976 108,762C

1977 452,702 1978 331,942

1979 429,004

1980 464,743

1981 471,178

1982 468,149

1983 488,256

1984 502,628

1985 540,081D 1986 561,208D

1987 582,239D

1988 565,801

1989 619,543E

1990 643,602

1991 663,684

1992 606,253

1993 604,894

Date Total Date Total Date Total Date Total


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NumberofRegistrationsbySubjectMatter,FiscalYear2006

Category of Material Published Unpublished Total

Nondramaticliteraryworks:

Monographs and computer-related works 122,396 60,324 182,720

Serials:

Serials(non-group) 45,960 45,960

GroupDailyNewspapers 2,567 2,567

GroupSerials 12,531 12,531

Subtotal:Nondramaticliteraryworks 183,454 60,324 243,778

Worksoftheperformingarts,includingmusicalworks,

dramaticworks,choreographyandpantomimes,and

motionpicturesandlmstrips 39,094 85,316 124,410

Worksofthevisualarts,includingtwo-dimensionalworks

ofneandgraphicart,sculpturalworks,technical

drawingsandmodels,photographs,cartographicworks

commercialprintsandlabels,andworksofappliedarts 49,152 41,597 90,749

Soundrecordings 16,344 34,465 50,809

Total: Basic registrations 288,044 221,702 509,746


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FeeReceiptsandInterest,FiscalYear2006

Fees Receipts recorded B

Copyrightregistrations $19,195,568

Maskworksregistrations $24,815

Vesselhulldesignregistrations $9,920

Renewalregistrations $544,700

Subtotal $19,775,003

Recordationofdocuments $1,765,715

Certications $241,040

Searches $111,972

Expeditedservices $1,913,905

Preregistrations $33,200

Otherservices

Subtotal $4,065,832

Totalreceiptsrecorded $23,840,835

FeereceiptsappliedtotheAppropriation $24,126,884

Interestearnedondepositaccounts $186,062

FeereceiptsandinterestappliedtotheAppropriationC $24,312,946


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EstimatedValueofMaterialsTransferredtotheLibraryofCongress,FiscalYear2006

Registered

works

transferred to

other Library

departments

BooksB 126,091 91,991 218,082 $11,057,159Inkprint 107,399 45,336 152,735 $68.20 $10,416,527

Electronicworks(ProQuest) 16,801 45,477 62,278 $4.18 $260,322

Microlm 1,891 1,178 3,069 $123.92 $380,310

SerialsC 253,366 553,269 806,635 $17,553,243

Periodicals 226,729 521,700 748,429 $37.71 $16,933,955

Inkprintnewspapers 24,070 29,400 53,470 $1.01 $32,403Microlmnewspapers 2,567 2,169 4,736 $123.92 $586,885

Computer-related works 4,362 2,034 6,396 $2,138,274

Software 1,527 60 1,587 $29.35 $46,578

CD-ROMs 872 1,974 2,846 $734.96 $2,091,696

Printouts 1,963 0 1,963 indeterminatevalue

Non-

registration

works

transferred to

other Library

departments

Total works

transferred to

other Library

departments

Average

unit price

Total value

of works

transferred to

other Library

departments


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Non-FeeInformationServicestoPublic,FiscalYear2006

Information and Reference Division direct reference services

Inperson 21,479

Bycorrespondence 74,627

Byemail 45,763

Bytelephone 167,193

Total 309,062

Ofce of the General Counsel direct reference services

Bycorrespondence 956

Bytelephone 1,900

Total 2,856

Receiving and Processing Division servicesBycorrespondence 3,969

Bytelephoneoremail 14,638

Total 18,607

Licensing Division direct reference servicesB

Inperson 483

Bycorrespondence 742By telephone 7 081


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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforCompulsoryLicensesforSecondaryTransmissionbyCableSystemsforCalendarYear2005

Royaltyfeesdeposited $135,862,161.99

Interestincome $2,526,596.26

Gainonmaturedsecurities $1,460,702.37

Transfersin $20,110.96

Total $139,869,571.58

Less:

Licensingoperatingcosts $3,433,982.14

Refundsissued $214,367.14

Costofinvestments $136,161,391.06

Costofinitialinvestments ($410,084.57)

CARPoperatingcosts $220,421.54

CRJoperatingcosts $163,281.74

Transfersout $81,074.07

Total $139,864,433.12

BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $5,138.46

Plus: Faceamountofsecuritiesdue $136,785,087.41

Less:Pendingrefunds $55,105.39


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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforStatutoryObligationsforDistributionofDigitalAudioRecordingEquipmentandMediaforCalendarYear2005


Interestincome $13,237.50

Gainonmaturedsecurities $65,115.54

Transfersin $127,211.51

Total $2,625,719.56

Less:

Licensingoperatingcosts $69,922.71

Refunds




CRJoperatingcosts $58,584.74

Distributionoffees $64,182.63

Transfersout

Total $2,625,682.56

BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $37.00



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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforStatutoryLicensesforSecondaryTransmissionbySatelliteCarriersforCalendarYear2005


Interestincome $2,100,491.25

Gainonmaturedsecurities $914,656.32

Total $81,324,534.94

Less:

Licensingoperatingcosts $76,367.20





Total $81,324,326.97

BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $207.97


Satellitecarrierroyaltyfeesforcalendaryear2005available

fordistributionbytheLibraryofCongress $81,544,707.85


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C o p y r i g h t O f f i ce C o n ta c t I n f o r m at i o n

U. S. Coyright Oce

Librry o Congress

101 Indeendence Avenue SE

Wshington, DC 20559-6000

Website www.copyright.gov

Public Information Ofce (202) 707-3000

Stf ebers re on duty to nswer questions by hone ro 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ,

estern tie, Mondy through Fridy, excet ederl holidys. Recorded inortion

is lso vilble 24 hours dy.

Forms and Publications Hotline (202) 707-9100


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I n t e r n at i o n a l C o p y r i g h t Tr e a t i e sa n d C o n v e n t i o n s

Protection against unauthorized use o a copyrighted work in a country depends

primarily on the national laws o that country. Most countries ofer protection to

oreign works under the aegis o international copyright treaties and conventions.

Treaties and Conventions

Berne Convention the leading international agreement that sets standards or

protecting literary and artistic works

Bilateral a unique agreement on copyright protection between the United States

and another country

Geneva Phonograms Convention known as the Geneva Convention, sets

standards or protection o sound recordings against piracy

Universal Copyright Convention(UCC) an international agreement that sets

standards or protecting literary and artistic works largely superseded by Berne


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n Berne Convention

u Bilateral

X Geneva Phonograms Convention

s Universal Copyright Convention (UCC)

l

Unclearv WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)

F WIPO Performancesand Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)

t WTO

w None

Thismap doesnot indicatemembershipinthe UCCorbilateraltreatyrelationsfor anycountrythat iseither partytotheBerneConventionora memberoftheWTO.

International Copyright Treaties and Conventionsrelations as of september 2006


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Organization of the U. S. Copyright Ofceseptember 30, 2006

associate register for policy

and international affairsJule Sigall

general counselDavid O. Carson

office of the

chief of operationsJulia Huff

associate gen. counselTanya Sandros

technology officeMichael Burke, Chief

administrative services

office Vacant

business process

reengineering managerJeffrey Cole

cataloging division

Joanna Roussis, Chief

examining divisionJames Vassar, Chief

Linda Gill,Assistant Chief

information & reference div.

James P. Cole, Chief

licensing divisionJames Enzinna, Chief

Mark DiNapoli,Assistant Chief

receiving & processing div.Melissa Dadant, Chief

Victor Holmes,Assistant Chief

Arts Section

Documents RecordationSection

Literary Section

Serials Section

Literary Section

Performing Arts Section

Renewals Section

Visual Arts Section

CorrespondenceUnit

Certications &Documents Section

Information Section

Publications Section

Records ManagementSection

Reference &Bibliography Section

Clerical SupportUnit

Examining Section

Fiscal Section

Licensing InformationSection

Fiscal Control Section

Receipt & CorrrespondenceControl Section

Materials Control Section

copyright acquisitions div.

Jewel A. Player, Chief

Technical ProcessingSection

Compliance Records Unit

Deposit CopiesStorage Unit

Records MaintenanceUnit

Accounting Unit

Data Preparation &Recording Unit

CorrespondenceControl Unit

Receipt Analysis &Control Units I, II, & III

MaterialsExpediting Units I & II

register of copyrightsMarybeth Peters

special legal advisor

for reengineeringNanette Petruzzelli