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<p class="MsoNormal">The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) provides safe harbors from copyright infringement liability for online service providers. In order to qualify for safe harbor protection, certain kinds of service providers—for example, those
that allow users to post or store material on their systems, and search engines, directories, and other information location tools— must designate an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries may want to consider registering with the Copyright Office in order to receive this protection. By registering a designated agent, you may be protected from liability if a patron posts copyrighted content on a library website
(e.g. comments on a library webpage) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On December 1, 2016 the Copyright Office’s new electronic system for copyright-agent registration went into effect and libraries that had previously registered (probably many years ago) on paper, will need to re-register before end of December
2017 (your paper registration will continue to qualify your library until this date).
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<p class="MsoNormal">To see if your library was registered previously in the “old” directory, see
<a href="https://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html">https://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is a cost but it is significantly less than the paper filings were: is now $6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also new – renewal required every 3 years<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">How to register:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Go to <a href="https://dmca.copyright.gov/login.html">
https://dmca.copyright.gov/login.html</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Register for an account<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Select “Add Service Provider” button<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Register as a Service Provider - enter the full legal name of your entity (i.e. this might by your city or county or library name). You can add alternate names on next page to cover any names the public
might use to search for you. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Add alternate organizational names that the public might use to search for you<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Designate your agent - enter the individual name or position or title of the designated agent or the individual who will receive notices of claimed copyright infringement<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Pay, Submit. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/">https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lawofthelevel.com/2016/11/articles/intellectual-property/dont-lose-dmca-safe-harbor-protection/">http://www.lawofthelevel.com/2016/11/articles/intellectual-property/dont-lose-dmca-safe-harbor-protection/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to our colleague Penny Hummel and the staff at <a href="http://califa.org/">
Califa</a> for bringing this issue to our attention!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Arlene Weible, MLS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Services Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Support and Development Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">250 Winter St NE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salem OR, 97301<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-378-5020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us">arlene.weible@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://oregon.gov/osl/ld/">http://oregon.gov/osl/ld/</a>
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