37 C.F.R. § 201.3
Current through October 31, 2024
Table 1 to Paragraph (c)
| REGISTRATION, RECORDATION, AND RELATED SERVICES | FEES ($) |
| (1) Registration of a claim in an original work of authorship: | |
| (i) Electronic filing: | |
| (A) Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire | 45 |
| (B) All other filings | 65 |
| (ii) Paper Filing (Forms PA, SR, TX, VA, SE, SR) | 125 |
| (2) Registration of a claim in a group of contributions to periodicals | 85 |
| (3) Registration of updates or revisions to a database that predominantly consists of non-photographic works | 500 |
| (4) Registration of a claim in a group of published photographs or a claim in a group of unpublished photographs | 55 |
| (5) Registration for a database that predominantly consists of photographs and updates thereto: | |
| (i) Electronic filing | 250 |
| (ii) Paper filing | 250 |
| (6) Registration of a renewal claim (Form RE): | |
| (i) Claim without addendum | 125 |
| (ii) Addendum (in addition to the fee for the claim) | 100 |
| (7) Registration of a claim in a group of serials (per issue, minimum two issues): | |
| (i) Electronic filing | 35 |
| (ii) Paper filing | 70 |
| (8) Registration of a claim in a group of newspapers or a group of newsletters | 95 |
| (9) Registration of a group of works on an album | 65 |
| (10) Registration of a claim in a group of unpublished works | 85 |
| (11) Registration of a claim in a group of short online literary works | 65 |
| (12) Registration of a group of updates to a news website | 95 |
| (13) Registration of a claim in a restored copyright (Form GATT) | 100 |
| (14) Preregistration of certain unpublished works | 200 |
| (15) Registration of a correction or amplification to a claim: | |
| (i) Supplementary registration: | |
| (A) Electronic filing | 100 |
| (B) Paper Filing for correction or amplification of renewal registrations, GATT registrations, and group registrations for non-photographic databases (Form CA) | 150 |
| (ii) Correction of a design registration: Form DC | 100 |
| (16) Registration of a claim in a mask work (Form MW) | 150 |
| (17) Registration of a claim in a vessel design (Form D/VH) | 500 |
| (18) Provision of an additional certificate of registration | 55 |
| (19) Certification of other Copyright Office records, including search reports (per hour) | 200 |
| (20) Search report prepared from official records other than Licensing Section records (per hour, 2 hour minimum) | 200 |
| (21) Estimate of retrieval or search fee (credited to retrieval or search fee) | 200 |
| (22) Retrieval of in-process or completed Copyright Office records or other Copyright Office materials: | |
| (i) Retrieval of paper records (per hour, 1 hour minimum) | 200 |
| (ii) Retrieval of digital records (per hour, half hour minimum, quarter hour increments) | 200 |
| (23) Recordation of a document, including a notice of termination and a notice of intention to enforce a restored copyright: | |
| (i) Base fee (includes 1 work identified by 1 title and/or registration number): | |
| (A) Paper | 125 |
| (B) Electronic | 95 |
| (ii) Additional transfer (per transfer) (for documents recorded under 17 U.S.C. 205 ) | 95 |
| (iii) Additional works and alternate identifiers: | |
| (A) Paper (per group of 10 or fewer additional works and alternate identifiers) | 60 |
| (B) Electronic: | |
| (1) 1 to 50 additional works and alternate identifiers | 60 |
| (2) 51 to 500 additional works and alternate identifiers | 225 |
| (3) 501 to 1,000 additional works and alternate identifiers | 390 |
| (4) 1,001 to 10,000 additional works and alternate identifiers | 555 |
| (5) 10,001 or more additional works and alternate identifiers | 5,500 |
| (iv) Correction of online Public Catalog data due to erroneous electronic title submission (per title) | 7 |
| (24) Designation of agent under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(2) to receive notification of claimed infringement, or amendment or resubmission of designation | 6 |
| (25)(i) Schedule of pre-1972 sound recordings, or supplemental schedule of pre-1972 sound recordings (single sound recording) | 75 |
| (ii) Additional sound recordings (per group of 1 to 100 sound recordings) | 10 |
| (26) Removal of pre-1972 sound recording from Office's database of indexed schedules (single sound recording) | 75 |
| (27) Notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording | 50 |
| (28) Opt-out notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972 sound recording | 50 |
| (29) Issuance of a receipt for a section 407 deposit | 30 |
| (30) Removal of PII from Registration Records: | |
| (i) Initial request, per registration record | 100 |
| (ii) Reconsideration of denied requests, flat fee | 60 |
Table 2 to Paragraph (d)
| SPECIAL SERVICES | FEES ($) |
| (1) Service charge for deposit account overdraft | 285 |
| (2) Service charge for dishonored deposit account replenishment check | 500 |
| (3) Service charge for an uncollectible or non-negotiable payment | 115 |
| (4) Appeals: | |
| (i) First appeal (per claim) | 350 |
| (ii) Second appeal (per claim) | 700 |
| (5) Secure test examining fee (per staff member per hour) | 250 |
| (6) Copying of Copyright Office records by staff | 12 |
| (7)(i) Special handling fee for a claim | 800 |
| (ii) Handling fee for each non-special handling claim using the same deposit | 50 |
| (8) Small claims expedited registration fee per registration application request | 50 |
| (9) Special handling fee for recordation of a document | 550 |
| (10) Handling fee for extra deposit copy for certification | 50 |
| (11) Full-term retention of a published deposit: | |
| (i) Physical deposit | 540 |
| (ii) Electronic deposit | 220 |
| (12) Voluntary cancellation of registration | 150 |
| (13) Matching unidentified deposit to deposit ticket claim | 40 |
| (14) Special handling fee for records retrieval, search, and certification services (per hour, 1 hour minimum) | 500 |
| (15) Litigation statement (Form LS) | 100 |
| (16)(i) Notice to libraries and archives | 50 |
| (ii) Each additional title | 20 |
| (17) Service charge for Federal Express mailing | 45 |
| (18) Service charge for delivery of documents via facsimile (per page, 7 page maximum) | 1 |
Table 3 to Paragraph (e)
| LICENSING SECTION SERVICES | FEES ($) |
| (1)(i) Recordation of a notice of intention to make and distribute phonorecords (17 U.S.C. 115 ) | 75 |
| (ii) Additional titles (per group of 1 to 10 titles) (paper filing) | 20 |
| (iii) Additional titles (per group of 1 to 100 titles) (online filing) | 10 |
| (2) Statement of account amendment (cable television systems and satellite carriers, 17 U.S.C. 111 and 119 ; digital audio recording devices or media, 17 U.S.C. 1003 ) | 50 |
| (3) Recordation of certain contracts by cable TV systems located outside the 48 contiguous states | 50 |
| (4) Initial or amended notice of digital transmission of sound recording (17 U.S.C. 112 , 114 ) | 50 |
| (5) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 111 : | |
| (i) Form SA1 | 15 |
| (ii) Form SA2 | 20 |
| (iii) Form SA3 | 725 |
| (6) Processing of a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 119 or 122 | 725 |
| (7) Search report prepared from Licensing Section records (per hour, 2 hour minimum) | 200 |
Table 4 to Paragraph (g)
| Copyright Claims Board fees | Fees ($) |
| (1) Initiate a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board: | |
| (i) First payment | 40 |
| (ii) Second payment | 60 |
| (2) Designation of a service agent by a corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association under 17 U.S.C. 1506(g)(5)(B) , or amendment of designation | 6 |
| (3) Filing fee for review of a final CCB determination by the Register | 300 |
| (4) Filing fee for the Copyright Claims Board to retrieve, copy, and certify the official final determination or amended final determination of a proceeding (per record item) | 15 |
37 C.F.R. §201.3