Monday, October 30, 2017

U.S. Copyright Office Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Seventh Triennial Rulemaking Proceeding Under Section 1201

"The Copyright Office has published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the seventh triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 1201. Section 1201 provides that the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, may exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.


"As set forth in its prior notice of inquiry, the Office established a new, streamlined procedure for the renewal of exemptions that were granted during the sixth triennial rulemaking. The Office has now reviewed all comments regarding current exemptions received in response to that notice. With this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Office concludes that it has received a sufficient petition to renew each existing exemption, and it does not find any meaningful opposition to renewal. Accordingly, the Office intends to recommend readoption of all existing exemptions.


"In addition, the notice outlines proposed classes for exemptions for which the Office now initiates three rounds of public comment. In the first round of comments, which are due December 18, 2017, the Office seeks legal and evidentiary submissions from parties who support the adoption of a proposed exemption as well as parties that neither support nor oppose an exemption but seek to share pertinent information about a proposal. Responsive legal and evidentiary submissions from those who oppose the adoption of a proposed exemption are due February 12, 2018. Written reply comments from supporters of a proposed exemption and parties that neither support nor oppose a proposed exemption are due March 14, 2018.


"Participants in the proceeding are encouraged to familiarize themselves with section 1201(a)(1) and the rulemaking requirements so they can maximize the effectiveness of their submissions. For more information, commenters should carefully review the notice of proposed rulemaking and submission instructions available at https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2018/. Additional background information about section 1201 is available at https://www.copyright.gov/1201/, which contains helpful resources, such as video tutorials, the Office's recent policy study on section 1201, and links to prior rulemaking proceedings. 

Friday, October 20, 2017

Truth and Misinformation :: Content Providers and Intl Transport :: Geoff Huston :: CFP Internet Law Works in Progress Conf



The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online Pew http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/10/19/the-future-of-truth-and-misinformation-online/


NANOG Vid: Telegeography, Optical Illusions: Content Providers and the Impending Transformation of International Transport https://youtu.be/0_6zk87pxRQ


NANOG Vid: Geoff Huston, Let's Encrypt with Dane https://youtu.be/09fNjMur1Gs


Call for Projects/Papers/Participation for 8th Annual Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference, NYLS, March 24, 2018

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2017/10/call-for-projectspapersparticipation-for-8th-annual-internet-law-works-in-progress-conference-nyls-march-24-2018.htm


Thursday, October 19, 2017

BEREC NN Report :: House Tech Hrg Cybersecurity Kaspersky Labs :: FCC FACA Broadband Deployment :: NTIA IOT Mtg ::

BEREC publishes study on Net Neutrality regulation in Chile, India and USA http://berec.europa.eu//eng/news_and_publications/whats_new/4539-berec-publishes-study-on-net-neutrality-regulation-in-chile-india-and-usa

House Tech Com Hrg: Bolstering Govt's Cybersecurity: Assessing Risk of Kaspersky Lab Products to Federal Government https://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/bolstering-government-s-cybersecurity-assessing-risk-kaspersky-lab-products


Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, Public Law 115-22, a resolution of disapproval of the rule that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted pursuant to such Act relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services." By operation of the Congressional Review Act, the rule submitted by the FCC shall be treated as if it had never taken effect. However, because the Congressional Review Act does not direct the Office of the Federal Register to remove the voided regulatory text and reissue the pre-existing regulatory text, the FCC issues this document to effect the removal of any amendments, deletions, or other modifications made by the nullified rule, and the reversion to the text of the regulations in effect immediately prior to the effect date of the Report and Order relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services."

Notice of 11/08/2017 Virtual Meeting of Multistakeholder Process on Internet of Things Security Upgradability and Patching


Date: 
October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 

NTIA will convene a virtual meeting of a multistakeholder process on Internet of Things Security Upgradability and Patching on November 8, 2017. The virtual meeting will be held on November 8, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. 

For further information contact Allan Friedman, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4281; email: afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs: (202) 482-7002; email: press@ntia.doc.gov.



Report on Responses to NTIA's Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats


Date: 
September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 
170602536-7536-01

This report identifies the common themes found in the responses to NTIA's "Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats." It is not a comprehensive discussion of all comments, nor does it reflect a government decision. The full text of all comments is available here.