2021-26058: Copyright Claims Board: Active Proceedings and Evidence
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The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish procedures governing active proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board and post-determination procedures. The proposed rule provides requirements regarding procedural practice, scheduling, conferences, discovery, written testimony, hearings, settlement, smaller claims, default and failure to prosecute, records, post-determination procedures, and conduct of parties. The Office intends to initiate a subsequent rulemaking regarding law student representation.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 12 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 37 CFR 201 General Provisions
- 37 CFR 220 General Provisions
- 37 CFR 222 Proceedings
- 37 CFR 225 Discovery
- 37 CFR 226 Smaller Claims
- 37 CFR 227 Default
- 37 CFR 228 Claimant's Failure to Proceed
- 37 CFR 229 Records and Publication
- 37 CFR 230 Requests for Reconsideration
- 37 CFR 231 Register's Review
- 37 CFR 232 Conduct of Parties
- 37 CFR 233 Limitation on Proceedings
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