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15.2.3

Determination of whether a certified document can or should be furnished.(cont'd)

II.

What does the applicant want?(cont'd)

c.

(cont'd)

2.

(cont'd)

(a)

No charge is made for routine searches of this type.

(b)

If enough searching time is consumed, a search fee may be requested in appropriate cases.

3.

If the applicant's letter does not fur­nish sufficient information to permit a search, the Office should write to the applicant, requesting more information. For example, where the applicant merely requests "an additional certificate of A-74510," the Office will point out that entry numbers are repeated several times in the records, and that a title, year date, author, or other additional identi­fication is needed.

4.

The Copyright Office should not place unqualified reliance on information furnished by the applicant, since it may not always be correct. The Office should not write to the applicant indicating that it can furnish a particu­lar document until it has been determined, either by checking the record book or by searching, that the registration in question exists, and that it agrees with the facts furnished by the applicant.

III.

Is the applicant entitled to receive the document? Some certified documents can be furnished only if certain conditions or requirements have been met. (See topics 15.3.3, 15.3.4)