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Copyright Law of the United States of America: Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code
United States
Copyright -- United States
(a) Catalog of Copyright Entries--The Register of Copyrights shall
compile and publish at periodic intervals catalogs of all copyright
registrations. These catalogs shall be divided into parts in
accordance with the various classes of works, and the Register has
discretion to determine, on the basis of practicability and usefulness,
the form and frequency of publication of each particular part.
(b) Other Publication--The Register shall furnish, free of charge upon
request, application forms for copyright registration and general
informational material in connection with the functions of the
Copyright Office. The Register also has the authority to publish
compilations of information, bibliographies, and other material he or
she considers to be of value to the public.
(c) Distribution of Publications.--All publications of the Copyright
Office shall be furnished to depository libraries as specified under
section 1905 of title 44, and, aside from those furnished free of
charge, shall be offered for sale to the public at prices based on the
cost of reproduction and distribution.
Section 708. Copyright Office fees.
(a) The following fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights:
(1) on filing each application for registration of a copyright claim or
a supplementary registration under section 408, including the issuance
of a certificate of registration if registration is made, $10;
(2) on filing each application for registration of a claim to renewal
of a subsisting copyright in its first term under section 304(a),
including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registration
is made, $6;
(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section 407, $2;
(4) for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of a transfer of
copyright ownership or other document of six pages or less, covering no
more than one title; $10; for each page over six and each title over
one, 50 cents additional;
(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a notice of intention to
make phonorecords, $6;
(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement revealing
the identity of an author of an anonymous or pseudonymous work, or for
the recordation, under section 302(d), of a statement relating to the
death of an author, $10 for a document of six pages or less, covering
no more than one title; for each page over six and for each title over
one, $1 additional;
(7) for the issuance, under section 601, of an import statement, $3;
(8) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional certificate
of registration, $4;
(9) for the issuance of any other certification, $4; the Register of
Copyrights has discretion, on the basis of their cost, to fix the fees
for preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether they are to
be certified or not;
(10) for the making and reporting of a search as provided by section
705, and for any related services, $10 for each hour or fraction of an
hour consumed;
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