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1614
Recordation. (cont'd)
1614.04
Recordable document returned. (cont'd)
when a request to return or change the document is received from the sender, the Office may return the document to the sender, suggesting that any change be initialed by the persons who executed it. In such cases, the date the returned document is received in the Copyright Office will be the date of recordation.
Example:
Document received in the Renewals and Documents Section of the Examining Division, but not yet stamped with volume and page number, may be returned to the sender.
1614.05
Recording fees. For a document consisting of six pages or less covering no more than one title, a
basic recording fee is charged. An additional fee is charged for each page over six and each title over one. For the specific amounts, see 17 U.S.C. 708: see also 37 C.F.R. 201.4(d).1614.06
Separate transfers. A fee is required for each separate transfer or other document, even if two or more documents appear on the same page. 37 C.F.R. 201.4(d)(1).
Examples:
1)
"A" hereby transfers all right, title, and interest in a musical composition to "B," "C," and "D." This is a single transfer for the purpose of computing the recordation fee.
2)
On a single page, but in separate paragraphs: "A" hereby transfers a one-third interest in the copyright in a musical composition to "B." "A" hereby transfers a one-third interest in the copyright in the same musical composition
to "C." "All hereby transfers a one-third interest in the copyright in the same musical composition to "D." The document is signed once. This is a single transfer for the purpose of computing the recordation fee.[1984]
