[Federal Register: June 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 125)]

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS



Copyright Office



37 CFR Parts 201 and 202



[Docket No. RM 2000-5]



 

Copyright Rules and Regulations: Copyright, Registration of 

Claims to Copyright



AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.



ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.



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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office has reviewed its regulations and found 

non-substantive errors in its general copyright provisions and its 

rules governing registration of claims to copyright. This document 

contains technical amendments to correct these errors.



EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 2000.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Assistant 

General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest Station, 

Washington DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707-8380. Fax: (202) 707-8366.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Office recently conducted an 

extensive review of Parts 201 and 202 of its regulations. This document 

is published to update and correct minor errors in the text to these 

parts as published in the Code of Federal Regulations.



List of Subjects



37 CFR Part 201



    Copyright.



37 CFR Part 202



    Claims, Copyright.



Final Rule



    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR Chapter II is 

amended by making the following corrections and amendments:



PART 201--GENERAL PROVISIONS



    1. The authority citation for Part 201 continues to read as 

follows:



    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702.





Sec. 201.1  [Amended]



    2. In Sec. 201.1, paragraph (a) remove the ``.'' (period) after 

``SE''.

    3. In Sec. 201.1, paragraphs (c) and (d) are revised to read as 

follows:





Sec. 201.1  Communications with the Copyright Office.



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    (c) Copies of records or deposits. Requests for copies of records 

or deposits should be addressed to the Library of Congress, Copyright 

Office, Certifications and Documents Section, LM-402, 101 Independence 

Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20559-6000.

    (d) Search of records. Requests for searches of registrations and 

recordations in the completed catalogs, indexes, and other records of 

the Copyright Office should be addressed to the Library of Congress, 

Copyright Office, Reference and Bibliography Section, LM-450, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20559-6000.





Sec. 201.3  [Amended]



    4. In Sec. 201.3(d)(11)(v), remove the ``.'' (period) after the 

``:'' (colon).

    5. In the heading to the table in Sec. 201.3(e), remove 

``division'' and add ``Division'' in its place.





Sec. 201.4  [Amended]



    6. In Sec. 201.4(a)(1)(iv), revise ``17 U.S.C'' to read ``17 

U.S.C.''.

    7. In Sec. 201.4(c)(2)(ii), add ``title'' after ``recordable under 

this''.

    8. In Sec. 201.4(a)(1), (2) and (3)(i), remove ``Title'' and add 

``title'' in its place.

    9. In Sec. 201.4, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:





Sec. 201.4  Recordation of transfers and certain other documents.



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    (d) Fees. The fees for recordation of a document are prescribed in 

Sec. 201.3(c).

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Sec. 201.5  [Amended]



    10.-11. In Sec. 201.5(c)(1)(viii)(C), add a ``,'' (comma) after 

``other copyright claimant.''

    12. In Sec. 201.5(c)(2), remove ``.'' (period) after ``SE''.





Sec. 201.7  [Amended]



    13. In Sec. 201.7(c)(4)(iii), remove the excess space after 

``(iii)''.

    14. In Sec. 201.7(c)(4)(ix), add a ``,'' (comma) after ``January 1, 

1978''.

    15. In Sec. 201.7(d), add a ``,'' (comma) after ``information or 

deposit copy''.





Sec. 201.25  [Amended]



    16. In Sec. 201.25(d), remove ``statement'' after ``Visual Arts 

Registry'' and add ``Statement'' in its place.

    17. In Sec. 201.25(f), add the heading ``Effect of recordation.''





Sec. 201.26  [Amended]



    18. In Sec. 201.26(g)(3), add ``-4260'' after ``20540''.





Sec. 201.35  [Amended]



    19. In Sec. 201.35(f), remove the period ``.'' after ``SE''.





Sec. 201.36  [Amended]



    20. In Sec. 201.36(c), last sentence, (f) and (g) introductory 

text, remove ``use'' after ``Reports of'' and add ``Use'' in its place.





Sec. 201.37  [Amended]



    21. In the heading to Sec. 201.37(b), add an ``s'' to the word 

``Definition''.



PART 202--REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO COPYRIGHT



    22. The authority citation for Part 202 continues to read as 

follows:



    Authority: 17 U.S.C. 408, 702.





Sec. 202.3  [Amended]



    23. In Sec. 202.3(b)(3)(i)(A), remove ``A'' and add ``a'' after 

``published works:''.





Sec. 202.17  [Amended]



    24. In Sec. 202.17(g)(2)(i), remove ``duty'' and add ``duly'' in 

its place.





Sec. 202.23  [Amended]



    25. In Sec. 202.23(d), add ``or'' after ``deposit made on''; add a 

``,'' (comma) after ``1978''.



    Dated: June 20, 2000.

Marilyn J. Kretsinger,

Assistant General Counsel.

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