Ch. 15
15.1.2
15.1.2
15-4
15.1.1
Statutory provisions.(cont'd)
V.
"The seal used in the copyright office on July 1, 1909, shall be the seal of the copyright office, and by it all papers issued from the copyright office requiring authentication shall be authenticated." (17 U.S.C. §206)
15.1.2.
Preparation of original certificates.
I.
As a rule, the body of the certificate is prepared by the applicant himself, as a duplicate of his application. This document becomes the certificate of registration when the signature of the Register of Copyrights and the seal of the Copyright Office have been affixed.
II.
It is not essential that the applicant himself prepare the body of the certificate. As long as the necessary information has been provided, the Copyright Office may prepare the certificate in appropriate cases.
15.1.3
Mailing of original certificates.
I.
As a rule, original certificates are mailed in window envelopes, to the address the applicant has indicated in the "return address" box on the certificate itself.
a.
The date the certificate is mailed is recorded on a mailing sheet.
b.
No separate record is made or the addressee, since this information appears in the "return address" box of the application covering the same entry.
II.
It the "return address" box in the certificate to be mailed contains an insufficient address, but a complete address can be found from other sources, a special mailing envelope will be typed.
