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15.3.4

Certified copies of copyright deposits. etc.(cont'd)

I.

Circumstanced under which copies of deposits may be made and certified.(cont'd)

b.

(cont'd)

2.

(cont'd)

it will write to the applicant explain the situation, and will send the request on to the Library for whatever action is possible. The request will ordinarily be routed to the Photoduplication Service.

c.

Responsibility for determining whether a deposit can be copied in a particular case is shared by the Copyright Office and the Photoduplication Service.

1.

When a request for uncertified copies goes directly to the Photoduplication Service, which in turn requests the Office to provide the deposit for copying, no question as to authority will be raised, on the assumption that the conditions have been met to the satisfaction of the Photoduplication Service.

2.

When a request for certified copies is received in the Copyright Office, the Office will evaluate the request and correspond about it if, in the Office's opinion, it does not fulfill the condi­tions specified in the Copyright Office Regulations.

(a)

Responsibility for deciding whether the conditions have been met in a particular case rests with the Chief of the Reference Division, who may consult the General Counsel concern­ing doubtful cases.