1900-2
1902
Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1902.01
Completed records. All completed records and indexes relating to a registration or a rejection or to a recorded document, and all articles deposited in connection with completed registrations or rejections and retained under the control of the Copyright Office, are open to public inspection. See 17 U.S.C. 705. Before being permitted to inspect any deposit, however, the requester must (1) show proper photo identification, including a photograph and current address, and (2) complete and sign a "Request for Inspection of Copyright Deposit" (Form C-8), indicating agreement not to copy or deface the material to be inspected. Requesters who need to make limited notes about the deposit copy during the inspection may do so only on the form provided for that purpose by the Certifications and Documents staff. The staff will review all notes before requesters leave the inspection area.
1902.02
Pending applications, documents, and open correspondence files. Access will be afforded to pending applications for registration, the deposit material accompanying them, and pending documents for recordation and to open correspondence files on such materials in the following instances:
1.
In the case of applications for registration, the deposits accompanying them and correspondence files, access will be afforded upon the request of the copyright claimant or an authorized representative. In exceptional circumstances, the Register may allow inspection of pending applications and open correspondence files by someone other than the copyright claimant or the claimant's representative upon receipt of a written request which is deemed by the Register to show good cause for such access and establishes that the person making the request is properly and directly concerned. The written request for such access should be addressed to the General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, D.C. 20024 or faxed to the General Counsel at 202-707-8366.
2.
Access to documents will be afforded upon the request of one of the persons who executed the document or an authorized representative of that person.
[1998]
