Fees
Shown below are fees for copyright registration, recordation, and other services. Note that there is now a lower filing fee for online registration of basic claims through the electronic Copyright Office.
Fees in effect as of May 1, 2014.
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Basic Registrations
| Registrations online Single Application (single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire) Standard Application (all other filings) |
$35 $55 |
| Registrations on paper Paper filing on Form TX, Form VA, Form PA, Form SE, and Form SR |
$85 |
Renewal Registrations
| For works published or registered before January 1, 1978 Form RE |
$100 |
| Addendum to Form RE (in addition to fee for claim) | $100 |
Group Registrations
| Form SE/Group (serials) (per issue, with minimum 2 issues) | $25 |
| Form G/DN (daily newspapers and qualified newsletters) | $80 |
| Form GR/PPh/CON (published photographs) (up to 750 published photographs can be identified on form GR/PPh/CON with a single filing fee) | $65 |
| Group automated database updates (paper application only) | $85 |
| Online registration of groups of published photographs (pilot program, see sl-39) | $55 |
| Form GR/CP (contributions to periodicals) | $85 |
Supplementary Registrations
| Form CA (to correct or amplify a completed registration) | $130 |
| Form DC (to correct a design registration) | $100 |
Preregistration
| Preregistration of certain unpublished works | $140 |
Other Registrations
| Form D-VH (vessel hull designs) | $400 |
| Form GATT | $85 |
| Form MW (mask works) | $120 |
Special Handling for Registration of Qualified Copyright Claims
| To expedite processing of qualified claims Special handling fee (per claim) Additional fee for each (non-special-handling) claim using the same deposit |
$800 $50 |
| Other fees associated with registration Full-term retention of published copyright deposit Secure test processing (per staff member per hour) Handling extra copy for certification |
$540 $250 $50 |
Requests for Reconsideration (Appeals)
| For claims previously refused registration First request |
$250 |
| Second request | $500 |
Recordation of Documents
| Recordation of document, including notice of intention to enforce (containing no more than 1 title) | $105 |
| Additional titles (per group of 10 or fewer titles) | $35 |
| Additional transfers (each) | $105 |
| Special handling of recordation of documents | $550 |
Searches of Records
| Estimate of search fee (credited to search fee) | $200 |
| Search report (per hour, 2 hour minimum) | $200 |
| Expedited report (surcharge per hour for first two hours plus $200 per hour base fee) | $300 |
| Each additional hour in addition to the charge for the first two hours (three-hour search is $200 + $200 + $300 + $300 + $500) | $500 |
| Certification of search report (per hour) | $200 |
Retrievals and Copies of Records
| Retrieval of paper records (per hour, 1 hour minimum) | $200 |
| Retrieval of digital records (per hour, half hour minimum, quarter hour increments) | $200 |
| Additional certificate of registration | $40 |
| Certification of records, including search reports (per hour) | $200 |
| Surcharge for expedited retrievals, certification, and copying ($/hr) | $305 |
| Photocopy (black & white, 8 1/2 x 11) (per page, minimum: $12) | $.50 |
| Photocopy (black & white, 11 x 17) (per page, minimum: $12) | $1 |
| Photocopy (color, 8 1/2 x 11) (per page, minimum: $12) | $2 |
| Photocopy (color, 11 x 17) (per page, minimum: $12) | $4 |
| Audiocassette (first 30 minutes) Additional 15-minute increments |
$75 $20 |
| Videocassette (first 30 minutes) Additional 15-minute increments |
$75 $20 |
| CD or DVD | $30 |
| Flash drive | $30 |
| Unsupported formats and other copying of materials by outside providers, at cost of provider | Variable |
Miscellaneous Fees
| Receipt for deposit without registration (section 407 deposit) | $30 |
| Online service provider designation (recordation of an interim designation of agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under section 512(c)(2) | $105 |
| Alternative names, including websites (per group of 10 or fewer) | $35 |
| Notice to libraries and archives (each additional title $ 20) | $50 |
| Service charge for Federal Express mailing | $45 |
| Service charge for delivery of documents via fax (per page, 7 pages maximum) | $1 |
Payment Processing Service Charges
| Overdraft of deposit account | $250 |
| Dishonored replenishment check for deposit account | $100 |
| Uncollectible or nonnegotiable check | $30 |