The filing fee for processing an original, supplementary, or renewal claim is 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 know which application forms and circulars you want, request them from the Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100 24 hours a day.  Leave a recorded message.

Information by regular mail:  Write to: