nonrefundable, whether or not copyright registration is
ultimately made.
*Do not send cash*. The Copyright Office cannot assume any
responsibility for the loss of currency sent in payment of copyright
fees. For further information, request Circular 4 "Copyright Fees"
[http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ04.pdf].
*NOTE*: Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For current
fees, please check the Copyright Office Website at
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/, write the Copyright Office, or call
(202) 707-3000.
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SEARCH OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE RECORDS
The records of the Copyright Office are open for inspection and
searching by the public. Moreover, on request, the Copyright Office
will search its records for you at the statutory hourly rate of $65 for
each hour or fraction of an hour. (See NOTE above.) For information on
searching the Office records concerning the copyright status or
ownership of a work, request "How to Investigate the Copyright Status of
a Work" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ22.pdf], and "The
Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the Copyright Office"
[http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ23.pdf].
Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January
1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information
and recorded documents, are now available for searching on the Internet.
These files may be examined through LOCIS (Library of Congress
Information System). You may connect to LOCIS through the World Wide Web
at [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/rb.html]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
*Information via the Internet*: Circulars, announcements, regulations,
other related materials, and all copyright application forms are
available from the Copyright Office Website at
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/.
*Information by fax*: Circulars and other information (but not
application forms) are available from Fax-on-Demand at (202) 707-2600.
*Information by telephone*: For general information about copyright,
call the Copyright Public Information Office at (202) 707-3000. The TTY
number is (202) 707-6737. Information specialists are on duty from 8:30
a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, eastern time, except federal
holidays. Recorded information is available 24 hours a day. Or, if you
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