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Extension of public comment period: The Commission has extended the deadline for public comments regarding its upcoming two-day Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Workshop, which will be held in Washington, DC, on December 15 and 16, 2004, to explore consumer protection and competition issues associated with the distribution and use of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. As announced in a Â鶹´«Ã½ Register notice that will be published shortly, and can be found as a link to this press release on the Commission's Web site, the end of the public comment period is now January 18, 2005. Comments and envelopes should be marked "P2P File-Sharing Workshop - Comment P034517," and sent to: FTC, Office of the Secretary, Room 159-H (Annex B), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Comments can also be submitted electronically at: . (FTC File No. P034577; the staff contact is Elizabeth Delaney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 202-326-2903; see press release dated October 15, 2004.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC's Web site at and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.