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Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition

• A statement that the grant is being terminated under Section 304(d).

• A statement that termination of renewal term rights under Section 304(c) has not been previously exercised.

• All of the other information specified in sections 201.10(b) (l)(ii)

through 201.10(b) (vii) of the Copyright Office's regulations. (For information concerning these regulatory requirements, see Section 2310.4(D)(1).)

2310.5(D)(2) Signature Requirements

For information concerning the signature requirements for terminating a grant under Section 304(d), see Section 2310.4(D)(2).

2310.5(D)(3) Service Requirements

For information concerning the requirements for serving a notice of termination under Section 304(d), see Section 2310.3(D)(3).

2310.6 How to Record a Notice of Termination

Any person may record a notice of termination with the U.S. Copyright Office, provided that the grant is eligible for termination under Sections 203, 304(c), or 304(d) of the Copyright Act, and provided that he or she complies with the recordation requirements set forth in Sections 2310.7. The person who submits a notice for recordation is known as the "remitter."

The remitter should submit a signed copy of the notice to the following address together with the appropriate filing fee:

U.S. Copyright Office Notices of Termination P.O. Box 71537 Washington, DC 20024-1537

For information concerning the procedure for calculating the filing fee, see Section 2310.7(D).

In the alternative, the notice and the filing fee may be delivered by hand to the Public Information Office at the address specified in Chapter 200, Section 204.1(B)(3). The Public Information Office will provide the remitter with a date-stamped receipt that lists the title of no more than one of the works listed in the notice.

Submitting the notice to any other address may result in substantial delays in the receipt and examination of the notice. If the notice does not comply with the statutory or regulatory requirements, the remitter may be required to resubmit the notice or may be required to serve another notice on the grantee. This will change the date of recordation, and in some cases, it may prevent the remitter from recording the notice in a timely manner. Because a delay in examination may have serious consequences,

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