https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/09/reminder-the-copyright-office-will-be-yanking-eligibility-for-the-dmca-online-safe-harbor-again.htm Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/09/reminder-the-copyright-office-will-be-yanking-eligibility-for-the-dmca-online-safe-harbor-again.htm#comment-2370 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:39:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=20382#comment-2370 There is some good info on the Copyright.gov FAQ page that clarifies the amendment/renewal process, and what actions reset that 3 year period of registration. Regarding the amount of Designations that lapsed on the rollout of the new system – when I worked with the old system years ago to register designations for my workplace, I noticed the way people filed was all over the place, a bit of a mess, with lots of junk in there. (The old directory is still up, filled with pdfs, many filled out by hand). I think people registered things needlessly — such as sub-domains and redirects – and were likely going with the, Let’s just register everything in sight just in case, approach. On the new system, I manage a handful of Service Providers and several hundred designations for my company and I find it pretty smooth and easy. It’s also cheaper – the old filing fees could get expensive, depending how frequently one had to submit new urls.

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