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The Copyright Office changed
some of its fees effective July 1, 2002. The basic registration
filing fee of $30 did not change. The Office has prepared a study that
provides an analysis of the costs it incurs in providing services, as well
as other pertinent information, including the schedule of fees. Read the Analysis
and Proposed Copyright Fee Schedule.
Basic Registrations
(Fee to accompany an application and deposit for registration
of a claim to copyright) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Form TX or Short Form TX |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Form VA or Short Form VA |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Form PA or Short Form PA |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Form SE or Short Form SE |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Form SR |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Form GATT |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Renewal Registrations
(For works published or registered before
January 1, 1978) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Form RE (Stat.) |
$ 45 |
$ 60 |
| Addendum to Form RE (Stat.) |
$ 15 |
$ 30 |
| Group Registrations
(Fee to register a group of related claims,
where appropriate) |
| |
Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Form SE/Group (serials) |
$ 10 /serial issue
$ 30 minimum |
$ 15 /serial issue
$ 45 minimum |
| Form G/DN (daily newspapers and newsletters) |
$ 55 |
$ 55 |
| Form GATT/GRP (restored works) |
$ 10 /claim
$ 30 minimum |
$ 15 /claim
$ 45 minimum |
| Supplementary Registrations
(Fee to register a correction or amplification
to a completed registration) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Form CA (Stat.) |
$ 65 |
$ 100 |
| Miscellaneous Registrations |
| |
Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Form D-VH (vessel hulls) |
$ 75 |
$ 140 |
| Form MW (mask works) |
$ 75 |
$ 75 |
| Special Services Related
to Registration
(optional services) |
Special handling for registration of qualified copyright
claims:
(Fee to expedite processing of qualified claims) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Special handling fee (per claim) |
$ 500 |
$ 580 |
| Additional fee for each (nonspecial handling) claim using
the same deposit |
$ 50 |
$ 50 |
| Other Fees Associated with Registration |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Full-term retention of published copyright deposit |
$ 365 |
$ 425 |
| Secure test processing |
$ 60 /hour |
$ 60 /hour |
| Appeal fees (for claims previously refused registration): |
| First appeal |
$ 200 |
$ 200 |
| Additional claim in related group
(each) |
$ 20 |
$ 20 |
| Second appeal |
$ 500 |
$ 500 |
| Additional claim in related group
(each) |
$ 20 |
$ 20 |
| Recordation of Documents Relating to
Copyrighted Works
(Public record of an assignment of rights
or other document) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Recordation of a document containing no more than one title (Stat.) |
$ 50 |
$ 80 |
| Additional titles (per group of
10 titles) (Stat.) |
$ 15 |
$ 20 |
| Recordation of NIE containing no more than one title |
$ 30 |
$ 30 |
| Additional titles (each) |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
| Special handling of recordation of documents |
$ 330 |
$ 330 |
| Reference and Bibliographic
Reports on Copyrighted Works
(Fee for searching copyright records and
preparing an official report) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Preparation of a report from official records (Stat.) |
$ 65 /hour |
$ 75 |
| Surcharge for Expedited Reference
and Bibliographic Reports |
$ 125 /1st hour
$ 95 /each additional hour |
$ 250 /hour |
| Preparing Copies of Copyright Office
Records
(Fees for locating, retrieving, and reproducing
Copyright Office records) |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Locating and/or retrieving Copyright Office records |
$ 65 /hour |
$ 80 /hour |
| Additional certificate of registration (Stat.) |
$ 25 |
$ 30 |
| Certifications of Copyright Office records (Stat.) |
$ 65 /hour |
$ 80 /hour |
| Inspection of Copyright Office records |
$ 65 |
no fee |
| Copying fee |
variable fee depending on format
& size
(minimum $15) |
variable
fee depending on format & size
(no minimum) |
| Locating and/or retrieving in-process materials |
$ 65 /hour |
$ 100 /hour |
| Surcharges for Expedited
Certifications and Documents Services |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Locating and/or retrieving Copyright
Office records |
$ 75 /hour |
$ 200 /hour for total time
spent fulfilling any or all of these services |
| Additional certificate of registration |
$ 75 /hour |
| Certifications |
$ 75 /hour |
| Copy of assignment or other recorded document |
$ 75 /hour |
| Copy of any other Copyright Office record |
$ 95 /1st hour
$ 75 /ea. add'l hour |
| Miscellaneous Fees |
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Old Fee |
New Fee |
| Receipt for deposit without registration (Section 407 deposit) (Stat.) |
$ 4 |
$ 10 |
| Online Service Provider designation |
$ 20 |
$ 30 |
| Notice to Libraries and Archives |
$ 50
$ 20 /ea. add'l title |
$ 50
$ 20 /ea. add'l title |
| Recordation of Notice of Intention to Make and Distribute
Phonorecords |
$ 12 |
$ 12 |
| Service charge for deposit account overdraft |
$ 70 |
$ 100 |
| Service charge for dishonored deposit account replenishment
check |
$ 35 |
$ 35 |
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