RENEWAL FEE

The filing fee for a renewal application is $45*.  If several applications are submitted at the same time, a remittance for the total amount should accompany them.

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NOTE:  Fees are effective through June 30, 2002.  After that date, check
the Copyright Office Website at http://www.loc.gov/copyright or call
(202) 707-3000 for current fee information.
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All remittances should be in the form of drafts (that is, checks, money orders, or bank drafts) payable to:  Register of Copyrights.  Do not send cash.  The Copyright Office cannot assume any responsibility for the loss of currency sent in payment of copyright fees.

Drafts must be redeemable without service or exchange fee through a U.S. institution, must be payable in U.S. dollars, and must be imprinted with American Banking Association routing numbers.

If a check received in payment of the filing fee is returned to the Copyright Office as uncollectible, the Copyright Office will cancel the registration and will notify the applicant.  The fee for processing a renewal claim is nonrefundable, whether or not renewal registration is ultimately made.

ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL REGISTRATION DURING THE 28TH YEAR

An original registration can be made only during the first 28-year term of copyright protection.  However, it is possible to make both an original registration and a renewal registration during the 28th year of the copyright term.  This requires filing the appropriate basic application form, accompanied by deposit copies and a $30* filing fee, and a Form RE and a $45* filing fee.

RENEWAL REGISTRATION WITHOUT ORIGINAL REGISTRATION

A renewal registration may be made without making an original registration during the 28th year of the original term.  A renewal application Form RE must be filed, accompanied by the Form RE Addendum, a copy of the work as first published or appropriate identifying material in accordance with the requirements of 37 CFR 202.20 and 202.21, and the filing fee. (Request Circular 96 202.17 for further information.)

The information in the Form RE Addendum is necessary to establish that copyright subsists in the original term which is capable of renewal.  The deposit copy facilitates the examination of the claim to copyright which is submitted for renewal, and it is available for accession by the Library of Congress to its collections for the benefit of the nation.

A single $60* fee will be required for a renewal registration using Form RE and Form RE Addendum.  Please contact the Renewals Section in the Copyright Office for more information.  Phone the Renewals Section at (202) 707-8180 or fax at (202) 707-3849 or write to the Copyright Office at: