700-8
750
Fees. (cont'd)
750.01
Applicability of fees to U.S. Government. The fees prescribed or authorized by the current Act are also applicable to the United states Government and any of its agencies, employees, or officers; however, the law specifies that the Register of Copyrights has discretion to waive this requirement in occasional or isolated cases involving relatively small amounts. See 17 U.S.C. 708(b).
750.02
Refunds. Money remitted to the Copyright Office for original, basic, supplementary, or renewal registration will not be refunded if the claim is rejected because the material deposited does not constitute copyrightable subject matter or because the claim is invalid for any other reason. Payments made by mistake or in excess of the statutory fee will be refunded, but amounts of $5 or less will not be refunded unless specifically requested, and refunds of less than $1 may be made in postage stamps. 37 C.F.R. 201.6(c).
751
Effective date of fee schedule under the current Act. Applications for copyright registration and requests for other fee services of the Copyright Office received on or after January 1, 1978, are governed by the fee schedule of the current Act. In cases where an application, deposit, and fee were received before January 1, 1978, but processing was not completed until after January 1, 1978, the fees established in accordance with title 17 as it existed on December 31, 1977, shall apply. See section 109, Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the current Act.
752
Submission of registration fees. Registration fees should be submitted in the same envelope or package with the application and deposit. With regard to fees submitted to establish or replenish Deposit Accounts, see section 754 below.
753
Form of payment. The Copyright Office urges that all remittances mailed to it be in the form of a check, money order, or bank draft, payable to REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS.
[1984]
