Circular 76 Copyright Office Licensing Section Service Fees

CIRCULAR

The Licensing Section in the Copyright Office administers

the compulsory and statutory licenses in the Copyright Act

(Title 17 of the United States Code). Copyright Office Licens-

ing Section service fees are subject to change. For current

fees, check the Copyright Office website at

www.copyright.gov,

email the Licensing Section at

licensing@copyright.gov, or call

(202) 707 8150.

Licensing Service Fees, eective March 20, 2020

$50 Statement of account amendment (cable television

systems, satellite carriers and digital audio recording

devices or media, 17 USC 111, 119, and 1003)

$75 Recordation of a notice of intention to make and

distribute phonorecords (17 USC 115) for first title.

Paper filing: $20 for additional titles (per group of 10).

Online filing: $10 for additional titles (per group of 100)

$50 Recordation of certain contracts by cable television

systems located outside the forty-eight contiguous

states

$50 Notice of use of sound recordings under statutory

license (17 USC 112 and 114)

$50 Amendment of 17 USC 112 and 114 notice

$0.50 Photocopy made by staff (black and white) (per page,

minimum $12)

$200 Search report, per hour

$200 Certification of search report

Licensing Filing Fees, eective March 20, 2020

$15 Cable statement of account SA1 form

$20 Cable statement of account SA2 form

$725 Cable statement of account SA3 form

$725 Satellite statement of account

This circular outlines the Copyright

Oce Licensing Section service fees.

Licensing Section

Service Fees

U. S. Copyright Office · Library of Congress · 101 Independence Avenue SE · Washington, DC 20559 · copyright.gov

CIRCULAR 76 REVISED: 09 /2022 PRINT: 00 /0000 — 0,000

NOTE

: Pursuant to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), which granted

authority to the Copyright Oce to establish fees for the ling of statements of account under the

sections 111, 119, and 122 statutory licenses, eective January 1, 2014, the Oce will assess a ling

fee for all statements of account led for current, past, and future accounting periods. For more

information, see the Federal Register, November 29, 2013 (78 FR 71498).

NOTE

1. This circular is intended as an overview of copyright oce Licensing Section service fees. The

authoritative source for U.S. copyright law is the Copyright Act, codied in Title 17 of the United States

Code. Copyright regulations are codied in Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Copyright Oce

practices and procedures are summarized in the third edition of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright

Oce Practices, cited as the Compendium. The copyright law, regulations, and the Compendium are

available on the Copyright Oce website at www.copyright.gov.

For Further Information

By Internet

The copyright law, the Compendium, electronic registration, application forms, and related materials

are available from the Copyright Office website at

www.copyright.gov.

By Email

To send a licensing related inquiry, e-mail licensing@copyright.gov. To send a general email inquiry,

click the Contact Us link on the Copyright Office website.

By Telephone

For licensing related information, call the Licensing Section at (202) 707-8150. For general

information about copyright, call the Copyright Public Information Office at (202) 707-3000

or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free). Staff members are on duty from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, eastern time,

Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. To request paper application forms or circulars

by postal mail, call (202) 707-9100 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free) and leave a recorded message.

By Regular Mail

Write to

Library of Congress

101 Independence Avenue SE

Washington, DC 20557-6400