The Library of Congress registered 511,539 copyrights in...
The Library of Congress registered 511,539 copyrights in 2012, said its annual report (http://1.usa.gov/Z5gJCn). The report discussed a mass digitization document published by the library in 2011 that “explores licensing models that have been proposed to clear rights in projects…
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scanning copyrighted works and considers what aspects of digitization are or should be covered by fair use or library exceptions under copyright law.” The report also discussed the work of the Copyright Royalty Board, which began a proceeding to set licensing rates for sound recordings to be publicly performed for the four year period set to begin in 2014. “The judges conducted proceedings to determine royalty rates and terms for pre-existing subscription and satellite digital-audio radio services” as well as “proceedings to establish royalty rates and terms for music publishers and song writers,” the report said.