Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
| 623.6 | Special Handling Fee | 232 |
| 623.7 | Special Handling for Multiple Applications That Share the Same Deposit Copy | 233 |
| 624 | Certification | 234 |
| 624.1 | The Significance of the Certification | 234 |
| 624.2 | Who May Certify the Application? | 234 |
| 624.2(A) | Application Certified by the Author or the Author’s Duly Authorized Agent | 234 |
| 624.2(B) | Application Certified by a Party That Owns All the Rights under Copyright That Initially Belonged to the Author or That Party’s Duly Authorized Agent | 235 |
| 624.2(C) | Application Certified by an Owner of One or More – but Less than All – of the Exclusive Rights or That Party’s Duly Authorized Agent | 235 |
| 624.3 | Completing the Application: Certification | 235 |
| 624.3(A) | Online Applications | 235 |
| 624.3(B) | Paper Applications | 236 |
| 624.4 | Examination Guidelines: Certification | 237 |
| 624.4(A) | Signature Requirements | 237 |
| 624.4(B) | Date of Certification in a Paper Application | 238 |
| 625 | Effective Date of Registration | 239 |
| 625.1 | Minimum Requirements for an Acceptable Application | 239 |
| 625.2 | Minimum Requirements for Acceptable Deposit Copy(ies) | 240 |
| 625.2(A) | Acceptable File Formats for the Deposit Copy(ies) Accompanying an Online Application | 241 |
| 625.2(B) | Unacceptable File Formats for the Deposit Copy(ies) Accompanying an Online Application | 241 |
| 625.2(C) | Corrupted Deposit Copy(ies) Files Accompanying an Online Application | 241 |
| 625.2(D) | Shipping Slips for Mailing Physical Deposit Copy(ies) to Accompany an Online Application | 242 |
| 625.3 | Minimum Requirements for an Acceptable Filing Fee | 242 |
| 625.3(A) | Forms of Payments | 242 |
| 625.3(B) | Insufficient Funds | 243 |
| 625.3(C) | Special Handling Fee | 243 |
| 625.4 | Minimum Requirements for Establishing an Effective Date of Registration Distinguished from the Requirements for Issuing a Certificate of Registration | 244 |
| 625.5 | Differences Between an Application and a Certificate of Registration | 244 |
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