Washington, DC 20559. The Public Records Reading Room is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (except on legal holidays).
2405 Limitations on U.S. Copyright Office Services and Information
2405.1 Reader Registration Cards
Members of the public must obtain a reader registration card from the Library of Congress in order to search for, view, or inspect certain records that are maintained by the U.S. Copyright Office. Reader registration cards are not required to access records that are made available through the Office's website.
Reader registration cards may be obtained by completing an application and presenting a valid driver's license, passport, or other photo identification at one of the following reader registration stations:
• Room LM-140 of the James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559. This station is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (except on legal holidays] and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
• Room LJ-100 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE, Washington, DC 20540. This station is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (except on legal holidays).
2405.2 Restricted Records
The following records will not be made available to the public, except to the extent that they are available under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"):
• Correspondence, memoranda, reports, opinions, and similar material relating to internal matters of personnel and procedures, office administration, or security matters.
• Correspondence, memoranda, reports, opinions, and similar material relating to internal consideration of policy and decisional matters, including the work product of any attorney.
Records relating to pending applications or pending documents will not be made available to the general public, although specific persons may be permitted to access these records provided that they meet the requirements set forth in the Office's regulations. For information concerning these requirements, see Sections 2407.1(B)(3), 2407.1(B)(4), and 2407.2(B)(2) below.
Direct public access will not be permitted to any financial or accounting records, including those related to deposit accounts.
For additional information concerning restricted records, see Circular IB, Limitations on the Information Furnished by the Copyright Office.
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