CO Releases Modified IT Modernization Plan Requested by House Appropriations Panel

The Copyright Office released a modified, provisional IT modernization plan requested by the House Appropriations Committee in May, the office said in a news release Wednesday. The CO said the 2016 plan was modified to include ways to share efficiencies and cost-savings. It said the plan maintains its focus on creating a "robust and flexible" IT system that's "future-proofed, able to accommodate any future legal or regulatory responsibilities or structural changes for the Office that Congress deems necessary." The modified plan also includes new funding strategies "such as subscription fees, differential fees, or additional fees for high-volume access to improved and modernized data."