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17 U.S.C. § 410 — Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
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**(a)** When, after examination, the Register of Copyrights determines that, in accordance with the provisions of this title, the material deposited constitutes copyrightable subject matter and that the other legal and formal requirements of this title have been met, the Register shall register the claim and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration under the seal of the Copyright Office. The certificate shall contain the information given in the application, together with the number and effective date of the registration.
**(b)** In any case in which the Register of Copyrights determines that, in accordance with the provisions of this title, the material deposited does not constitute copyrightable subject matter or that the claim is invalid for any other reason, the Register shall refuse registration and shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such refusal.
**(c)** In any judicial proceedings the certificate of a registration made before or within five years after first publication of the work shall constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the certificate. The evidentiary weight to be accorded the certificate of a registration made thereafter shall be within the discretion of the court.
**(d)** The effective date of a copyright registration is the day on which an application, deposit, and fee, which are later determined by the Register of Copyrights or by a court of competent jurisdiction to be acceptable for registration, have all been received in the Copyright Office.
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**(a)** When, after examination, the Register of Copyrights determines that, in accordance with the provisions of this title, the material deposited constitutes copyrightable subject matter and that the other legal and formal requirements of this title have been met, the Register shall register the claim and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration under the seal of the Copyright Office. The certificate shall contain the information given in the application, together with the number and effective date of the registration.
**(b)** In any case in which the Register of Copyrights determines that, in accordance with the provisions of this title, the material deposited does not constitute copyrightable subject matter or that the claim is invalid for any other reason, the Register shall refuse registration and shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such refusal.
**(c)** In any judicial proceedings the certificate of a registration made before or within five years after first publication of the work shall constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the certificate. The evidentiary weight to be accorded the certificate of a registration made thereafter shall be within the discretion of the court.
**(d)** The effective date of a copyright registration is the day on which an application, deposit, and fee, which are later determined by the Register of Copyrights or by a court of competent jurisdiction to be acceptable for registration, have all been received in the Copyright Office.
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**(a) Conditions for Recordation.—** Any transfer of copyright ownership or other document pertaining to a copyright may be recorded in the Copyright Office if the document filed for recordation bears the actual signature of the person who executed it, or if it is accompanied by a sworn or official certification that it is a true copy of the original, signed document. A sworn or official certification may be submitted to the Copyright Office electronically, pursuant to regulations established by the Register of Copyrights.
**(b) Certificate of Recordation.—** The Register of Copyrights shall, upon receipt of a document as provided by subsection (a) and of the fee provided by section 708, record the document and return it with a certificate of recordation.
**(c) Recordation as Constructive Notice.—** Recordation of a document in the Copyright Office gives all persons constructive notice of the facts stated in the recorded document, but only if—
(1) the document, or material attached to it, specifically identifies the work to which it pertains so that, after the document is indexed by the Register of Copyrights, it would be revealed by a reasonable search under the title or registration number of the work; and
(2) registration has been made for the work.
**(d) Priority Between Conflicting Transfers.—** As between two conflicting transfers, the one executed first prevails if it is recorded, in the manner required to give constructive notice under subsection (c), within one month after its execution in the United States or within two months after its execution outside the United States, or at any time before recordation in such manner of the later transfer. Otherwise the later transfer prevails if recorded first in such manner, and if taken in good faith, for valuable
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TITLE 17—COPYRIGHTS
§ 410
(1) the name and address of the copyright
claimant;
(2) in the case of a work other than an anon-
ymous or pseudonymous work, the name and
nationality or domicile of the author or au-
thors, and, if one or more of the authors is
dead, the dates of their deaths;
(3) if the work is anonymous or pseudony-
mous, the nationality or domicile of the au-
thor or authors;
(4) in the case of a work made for hire, a
statement to this effect;
(5) if the copyright claimant is not the au-
thor, a brief statement of how the claimant
obtained ownership of the copyright;
(6) the title of the work, together with any
previous or alternative titles under which the
work can be identified;
(7) the year in which creation of the work
was completed;
(8) if the work has been published, the date
and nation of its first publication;
(9) in the case of a compilation or derivative
work, an identification of any preexisting
work or works that it is based on or incor-
porates, and a brief, general statement of the
additional material covered by the copyright
claim being registered; and
(10) any other information regarded by the
Register of Copyrights as bearing upon the
preparation or identification of the work or
the existence, ownership, or duration of the
copyright.
If an application is submitted for the renewed
and extended term provided for in section
304(a)(3)(A) and an original term registration
has not been made, the Register may request in-
formation with respect to the existence, owner-
ship, or duration of the copyright for the origi-
nal term.
(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat.
2582; Pub. L. 102–307, title I, § 102(b)(1), June 26,
1992, 106 Stat. 266; Pub. L. 111–295, § 4(b)(2), Dec.
9, 2010, 124 Stat
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