• All of the issues must bear issue dates within the same calendar month and the same calendar year, and the group must contain all of the issues published within that month.
• The U.S. Copyright Office must receive a completed application, the correct filing fee, and the correct deposit copies within three months after the date of publication for the last issue that is included in the group.
See 37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b) (7) (i).
Newspapers that do not satisfy these requirements cannot be registered using this group registration option.
If the applicant is unable to register a particular issue using the group registration option for daily newspapers, the applicant may submit a separate application for that issue using the online application or a paper application submitted on Form SE. For information concerning the procedures for registering a single issue of a serial publication, see Chapter 700, Section 712.
1110.3 Application Requirements
Currently, an application to register a group of daily newsletters must be submitted on Form G/DN. 37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(7)(i)(B). For guidance on completing Form G/DN, see Section 1112.
1110.4 Filing Fee Requirements
The applicant must submit the correct filing fee for this group registration option. 37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(7)(i)(E). The current fee is set forth in the U.S. Copyright Office's fee schedule under the heading "Form G/DN (daily newspapers and qualified newsletters)" (www.copyright.gov /docs/ fees.html) .
For information concerning the methods for paying the filing fee, see Chapter 1400, Sections 1403.4 and 1403.5.
1110.5 Deposit Requirements
This Section discusses the deposit requirements for registering a group of daily newspapers.
1110.5(A) Newspapers Subject to the Microfilm Deposit Requirement
The deposit requirement for this group registration option varies depending on whether the Library of Congress has selected the newspaper for its collections.
If the newspaper has been selected by the Library, the applicant must submit one complete copy of the final edition of each issue that was published in the month specified in the application on 35mm silver halide microfilm containing a positive print of each issue [i.e., black text printed on a white background). See 37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(7)(i)(D); see also 37 C.F.R. pt. 202, app. B, If X.A.1.
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