CO Extends Deadline for Additional Comments on DMCA Section 512 Study

The Copyright Office extended to Feb. 21 the deadline for submitting comments on its second round of questions on the office's study of Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 512's notice-and-takedown process and the section's safe harbors. Stakeholders can submit empirical studies related to Section 512 through March 22, the CO said in Friday's Federal Register. The second round of questions is on balance in the internet ecosystem and how lawmakers should factor diverging views of the efficacy of Section 512's safe harbors. The CO also sought comment on recommendations for modifying Section 512 to reflect changes to copyright case law (see 1611080021).