Chapter 3

Form RE [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/formrei.pdf]

for claims to renew copyright in works copyrighted under the law in effect through December 31, 1977 (1909 Copyright Act) and registered during the initial 28-year copyright term

Form RE Addendum [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/formrea.pdf]

accompanies Form RE for claims to renew copyright in works copyrighted under the 1909 Copyright Act but never registered during their initial 28-year copyright term

*** For Corrections and Amplifications

Form CA [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/formca.pdf]

for supplementary registration to correct or amplify information given in the Copyright Office record of an earlier registration

*** For a Group of Contributions to Periodicals

Form GR/CP [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/formgrcp.pdf]

an adjunct application to be used for registration of a group of contributions to periodicals in addition to an application Form TX, PA, or VA

*** How to Obtain Application Forms

See "For Further Information" below.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader (R) [http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html] installed on your computer to view and print the forms accessed on the Internet. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free from Adobe Systems Incorporated through links from the same Internet site from which the forms are available.

Print forms head to head (top of page 2 is directly behind the top of page 1) on a single piece of good quality, 8-1/2-inch by 11-inch white paper. To achieve the best quality copies of the application forms, use a laser printer.

*** FILL-IN FORMS AVAILABLE

All Copyright Office forms are available on the Copyright Office Website in fill-in version. Go to http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/ and follow the instructions. The fill-in forms allow you to enter information while the form is displayed on the screen by an Adobe Acrobat Reader product. You may then print the completed form and mail it to the Copyright Office. Fill-in forms provide a clean, sharp printout for your records and for filing with the Copyright Office.

FEES

All remittances should be in the form of drafts, that is, checks, money orders, or bank drafts, payable to: Register of Copyrights. Do not send cash. Drafts must be redeemable without service or exchange fee through a U. S. institution, must be payable in U. S. dollars, and must be imprinted with American Banking Association routing numbers. International Money Orders and Postal Money Orders that are negotiable only at a post office are not acceptable.

If a check received in payment of the filing fee is returned to the Copyright Office as uncollectible, the Copyright Office will cancel the registration and will notify the remitter.

The filing fee for processing an original, supplementary, or renewal claim is nonrefundable, whether or not copyright registration is ultimately made.

*Do not send cash*. The Copyright Office cannot assume any responsibility for the loss of currency sent in payment of copyright fees. For further information, request Circular 4 "Copyright Fees" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ04.pdf].

*NOTE*: Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For current fees, please check the Copyright Office Website at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/, write the Copyright Office, or call (202) 707-3000.

SEARCH OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE RECORDS

The records of the Copyright Office are open for inspection and searching by the public. Moreover, on request, the Copyright Office will search its records for you at the statutory hourly rate of $65 for each hour or fraction of an hour. (See NOTE above.) For information on searching the Office records concerning the copyright status or ownership of a work, request "How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ22.pdf], and "The Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the Copyright Office" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ23.pdf].

Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information and recorded documents, are now available for searching on the Internet. These files may be examined through LOCIS (Library of Congress Information System). You may connect to LOCIS through the World Wide Web at [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/rb.html]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

*Information via the Internet*: Circulars, announcements, regulations, other related materials, and all copyright application forms are available from the Copyright Office Website at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/.

*Information by fax*: Circulars and other information (but not application forms) are available from Fax-on-Demand at (202) 707-2600.

*Information by telephone*: For general information about copyright, call the Copyright Public Information Office at (202) 707-3000. The TTY number is (202) 707-6737. Information specialists are on duty from 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, eastern time, except federal holidays. Recorded information is available 24 hours a day. Or, if you know which application forms and circulars you want, request them from the Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100 24 hours a day. Leave a recorded message.

*Information by regular mail*: Write to:

Library of Congress Copyright Office Publications Section, LM-455 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000

For a list of other material published by the Copyright Office, request Circular 2 "Publications on Copyright" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ02.pdf].

The Copyright Office provides a free electronic mailing list, *NewsNet,* that issues periodic email messages on the subject of copyright. The messages alert subscribers to hearings, deadlines for comments, new and proposed regulations, new publications, and other copyright-related subjects of interest. NewsNet is not an interactive discussion group. To subscribe, send a message to [email protected]. In the body of the message say: SUBSCRIBE USCOPYRIGHT. You will receive a standard welcoming message indicating that your subscription to *NewsNet* has been accepted.

The Copyright Public Information Office is open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, eastern time, except federal holidays. The office is located in the Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, Room 401, at 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C., near the Capitol South Metro stop. Information specialists are available to answer questions, provide circulars, and accept applications for registration. Access for disabled individuals is at the front door on Independence Avenue, S.E.

The Copyright Office is not permitted to give legal advice. If information or guidance is needed on matters such as disputes over the ownership of a copyright, suits against possible infringers, the procedure for getting a work published, or the method of obtaining royalty payments, it may be necessary to consult an attorney

Library of Congress Copyright Office 101 Independence Avenue, S. E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000

http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

Rev: December 2000

*Format Note*:

This electronic version has been altered slightly from the original printed text for presentation on the World Wide Web. For a copy of the original circular, consult the Circular 1 pdf version [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ01.pdf], or write to Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. 20559-6000.