--- Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8/4/05, Tony Nelson > <tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >From > <http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr44878.html>: > > > > > > [Federal Register: August 4, 2005 (Volume 70, > Number 149)] > > [Proposed Rules] > > [Page 44878-44879] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > > Copyright Office > > > > 37 CFR Part 202 > > [Docket No. RM 2005-9] > > > > Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright > Claims > > > > AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress > > > > ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > SUMMARY: > > > > The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice > of Proposed Rulemaking on > > preregistration of copyright claims, issued July > 22, 2005. That notice > > proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished > work being prepared for > > commercial distribution that is in a class of > works determined by the > > Register of Copyrights to have had a history of > pre-release infringement. > > Today's notice seeks information as to whether > persons filing the > > electronic-only preregistration form prescribed by > the Copyright Office > > will experience difficulties if it is necessary to > use Microsoft's Internet > > Explorer web browser in order to preregister a > work. > > > > DATES: > > > > Comments are due no later than August 22, 2005. > Reply comments are due no > > later than September 7, 2005. > > > > ADDRESSES: > > > > If hand delivered by a private party, an original > and five copies of any > > comment should be brought to Room LM-401 of the > James Madison Memorial > > Building between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the > envelope should be addressed > > as follows: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. > Copyright Office, James > > Madison Memorial Building, Room LM-401, 101 > Independence Avenue, SE., > > Washington, DC 20559-6000. If hand delivered by a > commercial courier, an > > original and five copies of any comment must be > delivered to the > > Congressional Courier Acceptance Site located at > Second and D Streets, NE., > > Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The > envelope should be > > addressed as follows: Copyright Office General > Counsel, Room LM-403, James > > Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence > Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. If > > sent by mail, an original and five copies of any > comment should be > > addressed to: Copyright GC/ I&R, P.O. Box 70400, > Southwest Station, > > Washington, DC 20024-0400. Comments may not be > delivered by means of > > overnight delivery services such as Federal > Express, United Parcel Service, > > etc., due to delays in processing receipt of such > deliveries. > > > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: > > > > David O. Carson, General Counsel, or Charlotte > Douglass, Principal Legal > > Advisor, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC > 20024-0400, Telephone (202) > > 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 707-8366. > > > > SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: > > > > In accordance with the Artists' Rights and Theft > Prevention Act of 2005 > > (the ART Act), Title I of the Family Entertainment > and Copyright Act, Pub. > > L. No. 109-9, 119 Stat. 218, the Copyright Office > recently proposed > > implementing regulations for preregistration of > eligible copyright claims. > > 70 FR 42286 (July 22, 2005). To be eligible for > preregistration, a work > > must be unpublished, in the process of being > prepared for commercial > > distribution, and in a class of works that the > Register of Copyrights > > determines has had a history of copyright > infringement. > > > > Section 104 of the ART Act directs that > preregistration procedures must be > > in place by October 24, 2005. 17 U.S.C. 408(f)(1). > To comply with this time > > frame and to facilitate efficient processing of > preregistration claims, > > inter alia, the proposed rule calls for filing > such claims by electronic > > means only. At this point in the process of > > > > [[Page 44879]] > > > > developing the Copyright Office's system for > online preregistration, it is > > not entirely clear whether the system will be > compatible with web browsers > > other than Microsoft Internet Explorer versions > 5.1 and higher. Filers of > > preregistration applications will be able to > employ these Internet Explorer > > browsers successfully. Support for Netscape 7.2, > Firefox 1.0.3, and Mozilla > > 1.7.7 is planned but will not be available when > preregistration goes into > > effect. Present users of these browsers may > experience problems when filing > > claims. > > > > In order to ensure that preregistration can be > implemented in a smoothly > > functioning and timely manner, the Office now > seeks comments that will > > assist it in determining whether any eligible > parties will be prevented > > from preregistering a claim due to browser > requirements of the > > preregistration system. Therefore, this notice > seeks information whether > > any potential preregistration filers would have > difficulties using Internet > > Explorer (version 5.1 or higher) to file > preregistration claims, and if so, > > why. More generally, in the interest of achieving > support for browsers in > > the Office's preregistration processing > environment, this notice inquires > > whether (and why) an eligible party who > anticipates preregistering a claim > > on the electronic-only form will not be able to > use Internet Explorer to do > > so, or will choose not to preregister if it is > necessary to use Internet > > Explorer. > > > > The Office requests that responses to this > supplemental notice of inquiry > > be made part of the responders' comments on the > July 22nd Notice of > > Proposed Rulemaking. Whether or not accompanied by > comments on the proposed > > rule, the response to this notice of inquiry > should be submitted by the due > > dates for comment on the Notice of Proposed > Rulemaking, i.e., no later than > > August 22, 2005, with reply comments due no later > than September 7, 2005. > > > > > > > > Dated: August 1, 2005. > > Tanya Sandros, > > Associate General Counsel. > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > TonyN.:' > <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ' > <http://www.georgeanelson.com/> > > > > > I just wrote this letter to them. Let's see what > they have to say. > "Why do you require Internet Explorer to > preregister? === message truncated === I agree with you but in the case that they do not listen. We can 1) Try the User Agent Switcher and still use mozilla/mozilla firefox. http://useragentswitcher.mozdev.org/ 2) In the case that it does not work. Install IE on top of wine with sidenet config or WineTools. 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