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Ch. 11
11.2.1
11.2.1
Part 11.2 TIME LIMITS FOR RENEWAL
11.2.1
Twenty-eighth year. A copyright may be renewed for a second term of twenty-eight years, provided an acceptable application, and fee are received in the Copyright Office or the Library of Congress within the twenty-eighth year of the original copyright term.
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Informal application. A letter, telephone call, or telegram may be accepted in lieu of a formal application, provided it adequately identities the work in question and the proper claimant or basis of claim, and provided there is a fee in the Office.
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Details. The physical details of renewal registration need not be completed before the original term expires, if an acceptable application and fee are received before the deadline.
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Amendment after deadline. If an unacceptable application, necessitating correspondence, is received within the proper time-limits, it may be amended and accepted after the deadline it it originally contained a correct statement of either the claimant or the basis of claim. A special effort is made, however, to obtain a fully-acceptable application before the original term expires.
11.2.2
Computing term. The renewal year comprises the year ending on the date of expiration of the original copyright term. It includes both the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth anniversaries of the date on which the copyright began.
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Application before renewal year. An application received at any time before the beginning of the renewal year must be rejected, and an entirely new application must be submitted at the proper time.
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Application after renewal year. If an application or fee is received after the renewal year has expired, the claim must be rejected.
