Basic registrations that are expired: The Office will not issue a supplementary registration for a basic registration that has expired, such as a registration issued on or before December 31, 1977 that covered the first twenty-eight years of the copyright term.
Basic registrations that have been cancelled or abandoned: The Office will not issue a supplementary registration for a basic registration that has been cancelled or abandoned.
Previous supplementary registrations: A supplementary registration cannot be used to correct or amplify the information in another supplementary registration. If the information in the basic registration is correct and if the Office previously issued a supplementary registration to address a purported error in that registration, the author, the claimant, or any of the other parties listed in Section 1802.1 may prepare a declaration or affidavit stating that the information set forth in the basic registration is correct and stating that the information set forth in the supplementary registration is incorrect. The statement may be recorded with the Office using the procedures described in Chapter 2300, Section 2309.
Preregistrations: The Office will not issue a supplementary registration for a preregistration made under Section 408(f) of the Copyright Act. If there is an error or omission in a preregistration, the author, the claimant, or any of the other parties listed in Section 1802.1 may submit a new application for a new preregistration that contains the correct or missing information. If the work has been completed, the applicant may submit an application for a basic registration that contains the correct or missing information. For a detailed discussion of preregistration, see Chapter 1600.
Certificates of registration for mask works: A supplementary registration cannot be used to correct or amplify the information in a registration for a mask work. See 37 C.F.R. § 211.4(f). However, if the Office made an error or omission in preparing the certificate, the Office will correct the mistake and will issue a new certificate to the correspondent named in the certificate. For additional information concerning this procedure, see Chapter 1200, Section 1216.
Certificates of registration for vessel designs: A supplementary registration cannot be used to correct or amplify the information in a registration for a vessel design. If the Office made a clerical or typographical error in preparing the certificate of registration for a vessel design, the owner of the vessel design should contact the Office in writing (www.copyright.gov/help/general-form.html). If appropriate, the Office will correct the error and will issue a new certificate to the correspondent named in the certificate. If the applicant made a clerical or typographical error in the application for registration, the owner of the registered design or its duly authorized agent may submit an application for a certificate of correction using Form DC. See 37 C.F.R. § 212.8(a)(3), (c)(2). The procedure for correcting errors in a registration for a vessel design is similar to the procedure for supplementary registration, except that the Office will issue a certificate of correction only in cases involving clerical or typographical errors. See Correction of Errors in Certificates of Registration of Vessel Hull Designs, 71 Fed. Reg. 46,402, 46,402 (Aug. 14, 2006). For additional information concerning this procedure, see Chapter 1300, Section 1317.
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