Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/709

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PUBLIC LAW 106-379 —OCT. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 1445 SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 7. — Chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 710, and the item relating to that section in the table of contents for chapter 7, are repealed. (2) Section 705(a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that records of Records, deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title are maintained, and that indexes of such records are prepared.". (3)(A) Section 708(a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) FEES.— Fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights— "(1) on filing each application under section 408 for registration of a copyright claim or for a supplementary registration, including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registration is made; "(2) on filing each application for registration of a claim for renewal of a subsisting copyright under section 304(a), including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registration is made; "(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section 407; "(4) for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of a transfer of copjndght ownership or other document; "(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a notice of intention to obtain a compulsory license; "(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement revealing the identity of an author of an anonymous or pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section 302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an author; "(7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional certificate of registration; "(8) for the issuance of any other certification; and "(9) for the making and reporting of a search as provided by section 705, and for any related services. The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services, including the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether or not such copies are certified, based on the cost of providing the service.". (B) Section 708(b) is amended— (i) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES. — The Register of Copyrights may, by regulation, adjust the fees for the services specified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) in the following manner:"; (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking "increase" and inserting "adjustment"; (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking "increase" the first place it appears and inserting "adjust"; and (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking "increased" and inserting "adjusted". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 121(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking "sections 106 and 710" and inserting "section 106". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— I7 USC 708 note. (1) IN GENERAL.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.