Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office-DOC 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington, DC 20559-6000
For information concerning the legibility, completeness, and signature requirements, see Sections 2309.8 through 2309.10 below. For information concerning the procedure for calculating the filing fee, see Section 2309.11 below. For information concerning the methods for paying the filing fee, see Chapter 1400, Sections 1403.3 through 1403.5.
When recording a transfer or other document pertaining to copyright, remitters are encouraged — but not required — to submit the document together with Form DCS. For information concerning the benefits of submitting this form, see Section 2309.12(A) below. For guidance in completing and submitting Form DCS, see Section 2309.12(C).
2309.7 Recordation Requirements for Transfers and Other Documents Pertaining to Copyright
A transfer of copyright ownership or other document pertaining to copyright may be recorded with the U.S. Copyright Office, provided that the following requirements have been met:
• The document is legible.
• The document is complete.
• The document bears the actual signature or signatures of the person or persons who executed it, or in the case of a signed document that has been scanned or photocopied, the document is accompanied by a sworn certification or an official certification confirming that the reproduction is a true copy of the original, signed document.
• The document is submitted together with the correct filing fee.
If a transfer or other document pertaining to copyright does not comply with these requirements, the recordation specialist may communicate with the remitter or may refuse to record the document.
The legibility, completeness, signature, and filing fee requirements are discussed in more detail in Sections 2309.8 through 2309.11 below.
2309.8 The Legibility Requirement
A transfer or other document pertaining to copyright may be recorded, provided that the document is legible and is capable of being imaged or otherwise reproduced in legible copies using the technology employed by the U.S. Copyright Office.
A document should be submitted in a visually perceptible form, it should be sufficiently legible for the recordation specialist to examine and index the contents of that document, and it should be sufficiently legible for the Office to scan the document into
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