Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Library of Congress
The United States Copyright Office is conducting the tenth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), concerning temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Having carefully considered the petitions for new and renewal exemptions and comments received in response to the June 9, 2026 Notification of Inquiry, the Office announces the Register's intention to recommend all but one of the existing exemptions for renewal, and initiates three rounds of public comment on newly proposed exemptions. Comments submitted may not exceed twenty-five pages per class, excluding documentary evidence.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Library of Congress Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2026-4] AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is conducting the tenth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), concerning temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Having carefully considered the petitions for new and renewal exemptions and comments received in response to the June 9, 2026 Notification of Inquiry, the Office announces the Register's intention to recommend all but one of the existing exemptions for renewal, and initiates three rounds of public comment on newly proposed exemptions. Comments submitted may not exceed twenty-five pages per class, excluding documentary evidence. DATES: Initial written comments, along with any documentary or multimedia evidence, from proponents and other members of the public who support the adoption of a proposed exemption, as well as those that neither support nor oppose an exemption but seek to share pertinent information, are due December 7, 2026. Written response comments, along with any documentary or multimedia evidence, from those who oppose the adoption of a proposed exemption are due February 22, 2027. Written reply comments from supporters of a proposal and parties that neither support nor oppose a proposal are due…
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Citation: 91 FR 67788
