{"abstract":"The United States Copyright Office (\"Copyright Office\" or \"Office\") is conducting the seventh triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\"DMCA\"), concerning possible temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In this proceeding, the Copyright Office has established a new, streamlined procedure for the renewal of exemptions that were granted during the sixth triennial rulemaking. It is also considering petitions for new exemptions to engage in activities not currently permitted by existing exemptions. On June 30, 2017, the Office published a Notice of Inquiry requesting petitions to renew existing exemptions and comments in response to those petitions, as well as petitions for new exemptions to engage in activities not currently permitted by existing exemptions. The Office has carefully considered the comments received in response to that Notice. With this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (\"NPRM\"), the Office intends to recommend each of the existing exemptions for readoption. This NPRM also initiates three rounds of public comment on the newly-proposed exemptions. Interested parties are invited to make full legal and evidentiary submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed exemptions, in accordance with the requirements set forth below.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","name":"Library of Congress","id":277,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/277","parent_id":null,"slug":"library-of-congress"},{"raw_name":"Copyright Office","name":"Copyright Office, Library of Congress","id":87,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/copyright-office-library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/87","parent_id":277,"slug":"copyright-office-library-of-congress"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2017/10/26/2017-23038.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":201,"title":37}],"citation":"82 FR 49550","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2018-03-14","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Initial written comments (including documentary evidence) and multimedia evidence from proponents and other members of the public 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, are due December 18, 2017. Written response comments (including documentary evidence) and multimedia evidence from those who oppose the adoption of a proposed exemption are due February 12, 2018. Written reply comments from supporters of particular proposals and parties that neither support nor oppose a proposal are due March 14, 2018. Commenting parties should be aware that rather than reserving time for potential extensions of time to file comments, the Office has already established what it believes to be the most generous possible deadlines consistent with the goal of concluding the triennial proceeding in a timely fashion.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 2017-10"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"COLC","documents":[{"comment_count":193,"comment_start_date":"2017-10-26","updated_at":"2023-02-28T15:18:17.213-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2017-0007-0070","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"COLC-2017-0007-0070","comment_end_date":"2018-03-15","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"COLC-2017-0007","title":"Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works"}],"document_number":"2017-23038","effective_on":null,"end_page":49563,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2017/10/26/2017-23038.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/26/2017-23038/exemptions-to-permit-circumvention-of-access-controls-on-copyrighted-works","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2017-23038?publication_date=2017-10-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2017-10-26/2017-23038/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":14,"page_views":{"count":826,"last_updated":"2026-10-22 16:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-26/pdf/2017-23038.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2017-23038.pdf?1508935525","publication_date":"2017-10-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2017/10/26/2017-23038.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":193,"agency_id":"COLC","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=COLC-2017-0007","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"COLC-2017-0007","document_id":"COLC-2017-0007-0070","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-02-28T20:18:16Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":49550,"subtype":null,"title":"Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works","toc_doc":"Exemptions to Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":82}