17 U.S.C. § 707 — Copyright Office forms and publications

Page 185 TITLE 17—COPYRIGHTS § 708 1 See References in Text note below. (b) Such records and indexes, as well as the ar- ticles deposited in connection with completed copyright registrations and retained under the control of the Copyright Office, shall be open to public inspection. (c) Upon request and payment of the fee speci- fied by section 708, the Copyright Office shall make a search of its public records, indexes, and deposits, and shall furnish a report of the infor- mation they disclose with respect to any par- ticular deposits, registrations, or recorded docu- ments. (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592; Pub. L. 106–379, § 3(a)(2), Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1445.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–379 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The Register of Copyrights shall provide and keep in the Copyright Office records of all deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title, and shall prepare indexes of all such records.’’ § 706. Copies of Copyright Office records (a) Copies may be made of any public records or indexes of the Copyright Office; additional certificates of copyright registration and copies of any public records or indexes may be fur- nished upon request and payment of the fees specified by section 708. (b) Copies or reproductions of deposited arti- cles retained under the control of the Copyright Office shall be authorized or furnished only under the conditions specified by the Copyright Office regulations. (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592.) § 707. Copyright Office forms and publications (a) CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES.—The Reg- ister of Copyrights shall compile and publish at periodic intervals catalogs of all copyright reg- istrations. These catalogs shall be divided into parts in accordance with the various classes of works, and the Register has discretion to deter- mine, on the basis of practicability and useful- ness, the form and frequency of publication of each particular part. (b) OTHER PUBLICATIONS.—The Register shall furnish, free of charge upon request, application forms for copyright registration and general in- formational material in connection with the functions of the Copyright Office. The Register also has the authority to publish compilations of information, bibliographies, and other mate- rial he or she considers to be of value to the pub- lic. (c) DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS.—All publi- cations of the Copyright Office shall be fur- nished to depository libraries as specified under section 1905 of title 44, and, aside from those fur- nished free of charge, shall be offered for sale to the public at prices based on the cost of repro- duction and distribution. (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592.) § 708. Copyright Office fees (a) FEES.—Fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights— (1) on filing each application under section 408 for registration of a copyright claim or for a supplementary registration, including the issuance of a certificate of registration if reg- istration is made; (2) on filing each application for registration of a claim for renewal of a subsisting copy- right under section 304(a), including the issuance of a certificate of registration if reg- istration is made; (3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section 407; (4) for the recordation, as provided by sec- tion 205, of a transfer of copyright ownership or other document; (5) for the filing, under section 115(b),1 of a notice of intention to obtain a compulsory li- cense; (6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement revealing the identity of an au- thor of an anonymous or pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section 302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an au- thor; (7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional certificate of registration; (8) for the issuance of any other certifi- cation; (9) for the making and reporting of a search as provided by section 705, and for any related services; (10) on filing a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary trans- missions pursuant to section 119 or 122; and (11) on filing a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary trans- missions pursuant to section 111. The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services, including the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether or not such copies are certified, based on the cost of pro- viding the service. Fees established under para- graphs (10) and (11) shall be reasonable and may not exceed one-half of the cost necessary to cover reasonable expenses incurred by the Copy- right Office for the collection and administra- tion of the statements of account and any roy- alty fees deposited with such statements. (b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—The Register of Copyrights may, by regulation, adjust the fees for the services specified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) in the following manner: (1) The Register shall conduct a study of the costs incurred by the Copyright Office for the registration of claims, the recordation of doc- uments, and the provision of services. The study shall also consider the timing of any ad- justment in fees and the authority to use such fees consistent with the budget. (2) The Register may, on the basis of the study under paragraph (1), and subject to para- graph (5), adjust fees to not more than that necessary to cover the reasonable costs in- curred by the Copyright Office for the services