• A supplementary registration seeks to correct the statutory basis for a claim to the renewal copyright.
• A renewal claim or a supplementary registration related to a renewal registration record is based on a court order.
• When, at the discretion of the Office, a public record is needed to support a renewal registration record or a supplementary registration related to a renewal registration record.
In such cases, a reference will be added to the certificate of renewal registration and to the renewal registration record, although the recorded document will not be cross- referenced with the renewal or supplementary registration record.
2140 Cancellation of Renewal Registration Records
The U.S. Copyright Office will not cancel a renewal registration record unless it qualifies for cancellation under 37 C.F.R. § 201.7. Generally, a request to cancel a renewal registration record should come from the party who filed the renewal claim, or a successor or assignee of that party. The fact that this party did not represent one or more of the statutory renewal claimants or vested owners at the time of renewal registration may not be sufficient cause to cancel a record. Instead, the Office may require that the party correct or amplify the record by supplementary registration. For additional information concerning cancellation, see Chapter 1800, Section 1806.
2141 Referral of Renewal Registration Records
The U.S. Copyright Office will not refer a renewal registration record for correction or cancellation unless the record contains an error the Office should have recognized at the time of registration, or the Office made an error, or in some way failed to properly process the renewal claim. Administrative action will depend on the error and its effect on the renewal registration record. In certain cases the effective date of the renewal registration record may be affected and, if an applicant fails to respond to Office correspondence or remedy the deficiency, the renewal registration record may be cancelled. For additional information concerning referrals, see Chapter 1800, Section 1804.
NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to identify the proper statutory renewal claimant or vested owner. Once a renewal registration record has been entered, the Office will not refer the record or take administrative action to correct this error.
PART VII COPYRIGHT RESTORATION OF FOREIGN WORKS GOVERNED BY THE COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1 909
2142 Restored Copyrights for Works Governed by the Copyright Act of 1909
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act ("URAA"), which took effect in the United States on January 1, 1996, provides for automatic restoration of statutory protection in the United States on that date (or the date of adherence or proclamation of
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