37 C.F.R. § 201.2(b)(6), (c)(3).
2405.3 Limitations on Services
The U.S. Copyright Office generally does not provide the following services:
• Certifying records maintained by any person or organization other than the U.S. Copyright Office (including works held in the collections of the Library of Congress).
• Providing legal advice.
• Furnishing the names of copyright attorneys, publishers, agents, or other similar information.
• Assisting with the publication, performance, or production of a work.
• Comparing deposits submitted for registration to determine whether a work contains infringing material or is substantially similar to another work.
• Granting permission to use a copyrighted work.
• Conducting copyright enforcement.
• Issuing ISBN, ISSN, or ISRC numbers. See 37 C.F.R. § 201.2(a).
2405.4 Delays for Requests Submitted by Mail
Members of the public who request services from RRCS via U.S. mail should be aware that all mail sent to the U.S. Copyright Office will be screened offsite before it is delivered. This will delay the delivery of any communication sent to the Office by U.S. mail.
For more information on mail delay, see Delivery of Mail to the US. Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov /mail.html) .
2406 Searches of U.S. Copyright Office Records
2406.1 Searches Conducted by Members of the Public
Any member of the public may search the U.S. Copyright Office's public records using the Copyright Office's Public Catalog. This database is available through the Office's website (www.copyright.gov/records/). It contains records concerning registrations issued by the Office and documents recorded with the Office since January 1, 1978. It also contains records concerning preregistrations issued since November 15, 2005, registrations for vessel designs issued by the Office since July 29, 1999, and registrations for mask works issued since January 7, 1985.
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