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Page 2 February 2019 Mark Maley, former Elkhart Truth editor, dies at 61 Copyrights may be registered any time now The United States Copy- right Office has removed a barrier for community newspapers seeking copyright protection: it has eliminated a three-month window for registering copyrights on groups of newspapers. After Monday, group copyright registrations can be sought any time. In 2018, the Copyright Office rolled out a new platform to help community newspapers register their copyrights. Previously, only daily newspapers could register in batches. Community papers had to create an entry for each filing. Now, the portal for registration allows weeklies to register as well. But a three-month window for filing meant copyright owners had to be on their toes. Registration is not necessary to indicate that content belongs to a newspaper. Under modern copyright laws, content is protected on its creation. But to sue someone for an infringe- ment, registration is necessary. Registration also helps newspapers earn possible revenues from those seeking publication licenses for content, because they can track down content owners through the registration database. As of Feb. 18, the publication date deadline for filing each batch of issues is being dropped. The Copyright Office now says, "Any group of newspaper issues may be registered together at any time, as long as the remaining eligibility requirements have been met. The Copyright Office will no longer refuse to register group newspaper claims based on the date that the claim is received." National Newspaper Association President Andrew Johnson, publisher of the Dodge County (WI) Pionier, expressed his appreciation to the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office. "Every little hurdle that gets in the way of our protecting our publications can become a big one for newspa- per executives who are always pressed for time and pulled in a thousand directions. Often we intend to take these important administrative steps on behalf of our newspapers, but the opportunity gets past us. Now, the registration opportunity is not lost forever. We are delighted that the Copyright Office has made our lives a little easier," Johnson said. The office's announcement is available at http://bit. ly/2BAOZi8. — National Newspaper Association WISCONSIN — Mark Maley was known as a tireless editor who devoted countless Diet Coke-fueled hours honing and elevating the work of local reporters over his 30-year career in journalism. He was also known as a gentle family man who was so moved by stories of foster children that he welcomed an adopted son into his family later in life. The people who worked with him simply called him "Maley" - a title that conveyed a sense of urgency in whoever was on the other end of an early-morning or late-night phone call about a story. He relished this throughout his long journalism career. On Dec. 30, Maley was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Doctors said the cancer had spread through- out his body and that he had between three to six months to live. Maley's cancer took its toll more rapidly than anyone expected. Surrounded by loved ones, Maley died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 8, just 40 days after his diagnosis. He was 61 years old. Maley was Wisconsin Patch's founding regional editor nine years ago, launching every Patch in the state. His three years at Patch were but a sliver of a career that included work at the Milwaukee Journal- Sentinel, Suburban Milwau- kee's CNI Newspapers, Suburban Chicago's Pioneer Press and the Elkhart Truth in Indiana, and finally as a spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker's Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Former Editorial Director Sherry Skalko remembers hiring Maley in 2010 to lead Wisconsin — and what made him stand out. "Mark could have worked anywhere, but he was in local journalism for so long and in the same place because that's what he was meant to do," she said. "He was tenacious, not just as a journalist but as a leader. Maley is survived by his spouse Debbie, daughter Erica and his son Kobi. Read more about Maley at http://bit.ly/2N5HHaZ. Maley The Copyright Office will no longer refuse to register group newspaper claims based on the date that the claim is received.

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