Ch. 11
11.2.2
11.2.2
11-10
11.2.2
Computing term.(cont'd)
II.
(cont'd)
a.
When the office records or original certificate contain an error, omission. or patent ambiguity with respect to the date of publication or registration, which may have misled the renewal applicant, registration is possible after the twenty-eigth year as a doubtful case.
b.
When the office records state a date of publication which has not been questioned or corrected, renewal registration will not be made more than twenty-eight years after that date, even when the renewal applicant asserts that the date was erroneous.
III.
Copyright Office receipt. The date of actual receipt in the Copyright Office or Library of Congress determines the acceptability of a renewal application.
a.
The date of deposit in the mails is immaterial for this purpose.
b.
Receipt of a renewal application or fee in the Library of Congress is regarded as equivalent to receipt in the Copyright Office, but misdirecting or misdelivery to another government agency will not permit registration after the deadline.
IV.
Week-end or holiday. If the original copyright expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday within the District of Columbia, renewal action may be taken on the next succeeding business day.
