apply to works registered or first published with notice between January 1, 1964 and December 31, 1977. (Works created or first published on or after January 1, 1978, do not have renewal terms.)
• A search may be limited to the information that appears in the Copyright Office's Public Catalog. This database will not include recent registrations or recordations issued by the Office that have not been added to the database as of the date that the search is conducted. In some cases, members of the public may inspect or obtain copies of pending records or obtain limited information concerning such records, subject to the restrictions discussed in Sections 2407.1(B)(3), 2407.1(B)(4), 2407.1(E)(1), 2407.2(B)(2), and 2407.2(E)(1) below.
• Recording a transfer of copyright ownership or other document pertaining to copyright is optional. As a result, documents concerning the ownership of a particular work may or may not be recorded with the Office as of the date that the search is conducted, or the records may be outdated or incomplete.
• The Office does not maintain lists of works that are in the public domain.
• In most cases, the Office's records do not contain a separate title for a contribution to a collective work or a contribution to a database but only the title of the collective work or database as a whole.
• The Office does not maintain records related to trademarks and patents. For information concerning these types of records, visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's website atwww.uspto.gov.
2407 Viewing, Inspecting, and Copying U.S. Copyright Office Records
The U.S. Copyright Office allows authorized parties to view, inspect, and obtain copies of the Office's public records, and it provides indexes to assist in locating and retrieving such records. Some records are available online or in the Public Records Reading Room, but not all. "Viewing" a public record may be accomplished by accessing the Office's website (www.copyright.gov) or by visiting the Office's Public Records Reading Room. "Inspecting" a public record may be accomplished only by submitting a written request to RRCS.
The specific parties who are authorized to view, inspect, and obtain copies of applications, deposits, and other registration records are discussed in Section 2407.1(A) below. The procedures for requesting an inspection or obtaining copies of these records are discussed in Sections 2407.1(C) and 2407.1(D) below.
The specific parties who are authorized to view, inspect, and obtain copies of recorded documents and other recordation records are discussed in Section 2407.2(A) below. The procedures for requesting an inspection or obtaining copies of these records are discussed in Sections 2407.2(C) and 2407.2(D) below.
For information concerning the procedures for inspecting or obtaining copies of the Office's administrative manuals, notices of intent to enforce restored copyrights, or
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