1900-9
1903
Copying of Copyright Office records, indexes, correspondence, and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1903.06
Administrative staff manuals. (cont'd)
work hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. A fee will be charged for this service.
1904
Copies of deposits. Requests for copies or phonorecords of deposited articles retained under the continuous control of the Copyright Office should be made to the Certifications and Documents Section. Requests for copies of deposits that have been transferred to the Library of Congress should be made to the Photoduplication Service or to the custodial division of the Library that has the copy in its collection.
1904.01
Authorization to make copies of deposits. Reproductions of the copies, phonorecords, or identifying material deposited in connection with a copyright or mask work registration or a refusal to register a published or unpublished work, and held in the custody of the Copyright Office will be provided only when one of the following three conditions have been met:
1)
The Copyright Office receives written authorization from the copyright or mask work claimant of record or his or her designated agent, or from the owner of any of the exclusive rights in the copyright or mask work whose ownership is demonstrated by written documentation of the transfer of ownership. If the requester appears in person and alleges to be entitled to a reproduction of the deposit material on one of the foregoing bases, identification consisting of a photo I.D. and a current address is required along with the above mentioned written authorization. A copy of the photo identification will be retained in the authorization file. If the request is made by telephone, the Office will ask for a written request.
2)
The Copyright Office receives a completed Copyright Office litigation statement form from an attorney on behalf of either the plaintiff or defendant in connection with litigation, actual or prospective, involving the copyrighted work or mask work. The following information must be included on the completed form: (i) the names of all the
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