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. 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.
International Money Orders and Postal Money Orders that are negotiable only at
a post office are not acceptable.
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 remitter.
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.
Certain Fees and Services May Be Charged to a Credit Card
Some fees may be charged by telephone and in person in the office.
Others may only be charged in person in the office. Credit card payments
are generally authorized only for services that do not require filing
of applications or other materials. An exception is made for fees related to
items that are hand-carried into the Public Information Office.
Certifications and Documents Section:
These fees may be charged in person in the office or by phone: additional
certificates; copies of documents and deposits; searching, locating and
retrieving deposits; certifications; and expedited processing.
Public Information Office: These fees may only be charged in person in
the office, not by phone: standard registration
request forms; special handling requests for all standard registration
requests; requests for services provided by the Certifications and Documents
Section when the request is accompanied by a request for special handling;
search requests for which a fee estimate has been provided; additional fee for
each claim using the same deposit; full term retention fees; appeal fees;
Secure Test processing fee; short fee payments when accompanied by a Remittance
Due Notice; in-process retrieval fees; and online service providers
fees.
Reference and Bibliography Section: Requests
for searches on a regular or expedited basis can be charged to a credit card by
phone.
Records Maintenance Unit: Computer time on
COINS, printing from the Optical Disk, and photocopying can be charged in
person in the office.
Fiscal Control Section: Deposit Accounts
maintained by the Fiscal Control Section may be replenished by credit card.
NIE recordations and claims filed on Forms GATT and
GATT/GRP may be paid by credit card if the card number is included in a
separate letter that accompanies the form.
NOTE: Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For current fees, please contact
the Copyright Office at (202) 707-3000.
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