The effective date of registration for claims submitted by mail, by courier, or by hand will be determined based on the date that the Office receives an acceptable application, the correct filing fee, and the deposit copy(ies) together with the corresponding shipping slip. If the shipping slip is not included with each physical deposit, the deposit copy(ies) cannot be connected with the application. In such cases, the application and the deposit copy(ies) will not be examined by a member of the Registration Program unless the applicant contacts the Office and agrees to pay an additional fee to locate the deposit copy(ies). The amount of this fee is set forth in the Office's fee schedule under the heading "Retrievals and Copies of Records" [www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html). If the Office is unable to locate the deposit copy(ies), the applicant will be required to resubmit the deposit copy(ies) to the Office with the required shipping slip (in addition to the location and retrieval fee). This process will change the effective date of registration for the claim.
1508.3 Submitting the Deposit by Mail
When completing an online application and submitting a hard copy deposit by mail, the applicant should send the deposit copy(ies) and the shipping slip(s) in a single package to the address specified on the shipping slip.
When submitting a paper application, the applicant should send the completed application, proper filing fee, and the deposit copy(ies) in a single package to the address specified in space 9 of the application under the heading marked "Mail To."
1508.4 Submitting the Deposit by Courier
To submit hard copy deposits by courier, the applicant should place all the required materials in a single package (including the appropriate shipping slip(s) when submitting an online application). The package should be sent to the Congressional Courier Acceptance Site ("CCAS"), which is located at 2nd and D Streets NE, Washington, DC. This location is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, except for federal holidays. Short term parking for cars and bicycles is available.
Registration materials submitted through a courier service will not receive a dated receipt from the Office but will instead receive one dated by CCAS. The CCAS date of receipt is considered the date of receipt in the Office.
NOTE: A courier may deliver up to ten items at a time. Packages that are more than four inches by fourteen inches by eighteen inches will not be accepted. In such cases, the courier will be directed to deliver the package to an offsite mail processing center.
1508.5 Submitting the Deposit by Hand
To submit hard copy deposits in person, the applicant should place all the required materials in a single package (including the appropriate shipping slip(s) when submitting an online application). The package should be delivered by hand to the U.S. Copyright Office's Public Information Office ("PIO"). PIO is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, except for federal holidays. PIO is located at the following address:
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