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At its meeting on February 25, 2021, the Council approved a revised draft of §§ 2.05 (Exclusion of Facts from Scope of Copyright Protection) and 6.02(b) (The Copyright Owner’s Exclusive Right of Reproduction (Fixation)).

At its meeting on January 21 and 22, 2021, the Council approved the following material in Council Draft No. 5: §§ 20 and 3.08-3.11 of Chapter 3 (Initial Ownership, Transfers, Voluntary Licenses, Termination of Grants, and Abandonment), with the understanding that §§ 20 and 3.11(a) and (b) will be moved to Chapter 5; §§ 5.02, 5.03, and 5.05 of Chapter 5 (Duration of Copyright); and §§ 6.02 (excluding § 6.02(b)), 6.04, and 6.06 of Chapter 6 (Copyright Rights and Limitations). 

This project was on the 2020 Annual Meeting agenda. Although the 2020 Annual Meeting was cancelled, project drafts were produced and posted online. Each was a Tentative Draft, but no motions were made and no voting occurred. The drafts may be revised or supplemented before submission at the next Annual Meeting.

At its meeting in Philadelphia on January 16 and 17, 2020, the Council approved §§ 3.02-3.07 of Chapter 3 on Initial Ownership, Transfers, Licenses, Termination of Grants, and Abandonment in Council Draft No. 4. Section 3.01 was included in the draft only for discussion.

The Council discussed § 2.05 on Exclusion of Facts from Scope of Copyright Protection but no vote was taken. The Reporters will revise the Section in accordance with the discussion and include it in a future Council Draft.

At its meeting in New York City on October 17 and 18, 2019, the Council approved §§ 1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.08, 1.09, and 1.11 from Chapter 1 on Subject Matter and Standards and §§ 2.03 and 2.08 from Chapter 2 on Subject Matter of Copyright: Scope of Protection. The Reporters will revise §§ 2.04-2.07 and submit those Sections at a future meeting.

All draft approvals are subject to the discussion at the meeting and usual editorial prerogative.