USPTO & Copyright Office Seek Public Comments

The Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are seeking comments on the topic of facillitating access to copyrighted works for “blind or persons with other disabilities.”  These comments are thought to be in connection with a forthcoming meeting of the standing Standing Committee on Copyright and Related rights of the WIPO.

Those that are interested are urged to submit a comment on the topics outlined in the supplementary information section of the Federal Register notice.  Comments are due April 21, 2009, with reply comments due May 4, 2009.

In addition, there will be a public meeting on May 18, 2009, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.  The process for submitting requests to attend, or to participate in the meeting, will be published on www.copyright.gov no later than April 8.