Next, an examiner reviews the contents of the registration request, to determine if the applicant’s registration contains copyrightable authorship to be registered, has not been previously registered or published, or any other reasons why a registration should not be granted. If the registration is granted, the examiner dates and signs the application on the front … Read more
This area is the Correspondence Control Unit. Here, should there be a problem with your registration, your paperwork will be placed on hold until you respond the correspondence sent to you from the copyright office. Questions range from inquiries about the date listed as published, a concern about images on a CD, and so forth.(Comments … Read more
This area is the Data Processing Unit. The CO staff affix a bar-code to your registration, assigning it a number. This number is entered into the Library of Congress copyright office database, which is accessible both from the card catalog area of the Library, as well as via the Library’s online services.(Comments and links after … Read more
Nearing the end of the process, a Copyright Office staff person images (i.e. scans from analog printed sheet to a digital file) the completed form, once all the appropriate registration numbers have been applied to the form, and sends the item to be printed with the color logo of the Copyright Office.(Comments and links after … Read more
The final registration form, complete with color logo, are sent to the person who has registered their work, after final inspection by a Copyright Office staff person.(Comments and links after the Jump)A Walk Through The Copyright Office:The CO – IntroductionThe CO – Your Registration ArrivesThe CO – Come On InThe CO – Step 2The CO … Read more
Here, a Copyright Office staff person, or the general public, can look up a specific registration, and review and print an electronic version of the form, which is accessible from the card catalog area of the Copyright Office (as seen here). While you may get your form within a few months, they may not appear … Read more
There are a number of steps involved in the process of completing a copyright registration. The Copyright Office offers an expedited service, where you can have your entire registration completed within 5 to 10 days. A person is assigned to personally shepherd your registration through the many steps of the process, traveling to the many … Read more
There are a number of steps involved in the process of completing a copyright registration. Here, in the Materials Control Unit, librarians are asked to come in and review selected items presented for registration which the Library feels it would like to have both copies of the item being registered for the Library’s collection. It … Read more
This article should not have given you any instructions as to how to register, what is registerable, or the legality, or validity of any registration. To find information on how to register, head over to www.copyright.gov.What it hopefully has done, is provide you with an understanding of just how the Copyright Office has done work … Read more
It’s impossible to charge too much. Period. If you provide a client a figure for your services, and you outline all of the upcharges, add-ons, rush fees, and so forth, regardless of the price, and your client accepts the fees and expenses, then you are not charging too much, as they have agreed to pay … Read more
