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Reply Commments of Public Knowledge In the Matter of Facilitating Access for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities

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Reply Comments also available in PDF format.

Before the
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington, D.C.

In the Matter of Facilitating Access for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities

Reply Comments of Public Knowledge

Public Knowledge submits these reply comments in response to comments submitted by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) in the above mentioned proceeding. Public Knowledge is a public interest advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that consumers have access to information contained in copyrighted works on fair terms. Our reply seeks to rebut the following:

Comments of Public Knowledge: In the Matter of Facilitating Access for the Blind or Persons With Other Disabilities

Webmaster — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:19:36 -0400

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Before the
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington, D.C.

Public Knowledge submits these comments in response to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry published at 74 Fed. Reg. 13268 on March 26, 2009. Public Knowledge is a public interest advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that consumers have access to information contained in copyrighted works on fair terms. We commend the Copyright Office for inviting public comments and holding a hearing on the important issue of facilitating access to copyrighted works by the blind or persons with other disabilities.

PISC Reply Comments on Exemption to the Prohibition of Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technolo

Webmaster — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:00:00 -0500

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These reply comments are submitted on behalf of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2008 NPRM) issued by the Copyright Office and Library of Congress regarding Exemptions to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies.

Comments of the EFF, PK, CDT, et al., In the Matter of Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Di

Webmaster — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:31:48 -0400

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Before the

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington, D.C.

In the Matter of Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries

Docket No. RM 2000-7

Comments of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, Center for Democracy and Technology, Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, U.S. PIRG, and the Computer & Communications Industry Association

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Consumers Union (CU), Consumer Federation of America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) (collectively the “Public Interest Commenters”) submit the following comments in response to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published at 73 Fed. Reg. 40802 (July 16, 2008).

Reply Comments to Inquiry Concerning Orphan Works

Webmaster — Mon, 09 May 2005 12:00:11 -0400

Letter to Jule Sigall, Associate Register for Policy & International Affairs, US Copyright Office, from a group of 13 organizations representing library associations, law schools, and public interest groups thanking the office for soliciting comments. The organizations identified the following themes:

Public Knowledge Comments to Copyright Office on the Subject of Orphan Works

Webmaster — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:00:35 -0500

Comments, submitted by Public Knowledge on March 25, 2005, in response to the notice of inquiry posted in the January 26, 2005 Federal Register by the Copyright Office and the Library of Congress.

The full text of the comments is available here (PDF).