1900-6
1902
Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1902.08
Materials not open for public inspection. As a general rule and subject to requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, the Office will not permit public inspection of notes, internal memoranda, information relating to facts concerning personal privacy or financial information, trade secrets, or internal matters of a relatively trivial nature. Similarly, material relating to internal matters of personnel and procedures, Office administration, security matters or internal considerations of policy, including the work product of an attorney, are not open to public inspection.
1903
Copying Copyright Office records, indexes, correspondence, and deposits in general. Copies may be made of any public records or indexes of the Copyright Office, including the Office's file of litigation statements and other documents, known as (the "authorization file"). See section 1904.01(2); see 17 U.S.C. 706(a). Copies of applications may be made by the requester or may be furnished by the Copyright Office upon payment of the duplication fees. Copies may be made of official correspondence, including preliminary applications between copyright claimants or their agents and the Office, and directly relating to a completed registration, a recorded document, a rejected application for registration, or a document for which recordation was refused. Requests for copies of correspondence should include the information specified in the Copyright Office regulations. See 37 C.F.R. 201.2(c) and (d). See also section 1903.02 below for requirements. Copies or reproductions of materials deposited for registration and retained under the control of the Copyright Office will be furnished under the conditions specified below. The copyright owner or anyone providing a litigation statement may use a camera or other small copying device to copy a deposit if the copy is made in the Certifications and Documents Section under the supervision of Copyright Office personnel and if no electrical power, special lights, or other equipment is required. However, only copies made by the Copyright Office will be certified by the Office. See 17 U.S.C. 706(b) and 37 C.F.R. 201.2(d). See also sections 1904 and 1906 below.
1903.01
Making copies. If the requested copies can be made routinely on the photocopying equipment available in the Certifications and Documents Section, the copies will be prepared by Copyright Office staff. If the amount of material to be
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