[Privacy Act Issuances (2003)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                           Prefatory Statement

       The Copyright Office serves primarily as an office of public 
   record. Section 705 of title 17 of the United States Code requires 
   the Register of Copyrights to provide and keep in the Copyright 
   Office records of all deposits, registrations, recordations, and 
   other actions taken under title 17, and to prepare indexes of all 
   such records. It also provides that such records and indexes, as well 
   as the articles deposited in connection with completed copyright 
   registrations and retained under the control of the Copyright Office, 
   shall be open to public inspection. Therefore, information from these 
   records and indexes is routinely disclosed to the public. Further, in 
   accordance with 17 U.S.C. 706(a), copies may be made of the public 
   records and indexes of the Copyright Office. In accordance with 
   section 908(b) of title 17, the provisions of chapter 7 relating to 
   the records and publications of the Copyright Office apply to records 
   pertaining to mask works under chapter 9 of title 17 U.S.C.
       The source for Copyright Office systems of records are, wherever 
   possible, the individuals to whom the records pertain or their 
   authorized agents. Copyright Office personnel frequently make 
   additions or notations on Office records in the performance of their 
   official duties. To the extent they add information on individuals to 
   Office files, they should be considered sources of records. However, 
   because of the volume of such additions and notations, Copyright 
   Office personnel have not been cited specifically under the heading 
   ``source categories'' in this Systems' Notice.

   Table of Contents

       CO-1--Copyright In-Process System (COINS)
       CO-2--Copyright Claims Registration Files
       CO-3--Miscellaneous Correspondence Files
       CO-4--Recorded Document Files
       CO-5--Motion Picture Agreement Files
       CO-6--Deposit Recordation File
       CO-7--Compliance Activity File
       CO-8--Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests and 
   Disclosures File
       CO-9--Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports
       CO-10--Address File
       CO-11--Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems: Statements of 
   Account
       CO-12--Secondary Transmissions by Satellite Carriers for Private 
   Home Viewing: Statements of Account
       CO-13--Licensing Division Correspondence Files
       CO-14--Secondary Transmission by Cable Systems: Correspondence 
   Files
       CO-15--Cable System Videotape Transfer Contracts File
       CO-16--Network Name and Address File for Satellite Carrier 
   Statutory License
       CO-17--Voluntary Licensing Agreements File
       CO-18--Satellite Carrier Licensing Agreements File
       CO-19--Notice of Intention to Obtain Compulsory License for 
   Making and Distributing Phonorecords Embodying Nondramatic Musical 
   Works File
       CO-20--Annual List of Claimants to the Satellite Carrier License 
   Royalties
       CO-21--Annual List of Claimants to the Cable Compulsory License 
   Royalties
       CO-22--Annual List of Claimants to the Digital Audio Recording 
   Technology Royalties
       CO-23--Records of Proceedings to Distribute Royalty Fees or 
   Adjust Royalty Rates
       CO-24--Licensing Division File of Specialty Station Claimants
       CO-25--Mask Work Registration Files
       CO-26--Mask Work Recorded Documents File
       CO-27--Notices of Intent to Enforce Copyrights Restored Under the 
   Uruguay Round Agreements Act
       CO-28--Initial Notice of Digital Transmission of Sound Recordings 
   Under Statutory License
       CO-29--Notice of Designation as Collective Under Statutory 
   License Notices
       CO-30--Online Service Provider Designation of Agents File
       CO-31--Litigation Statement Authorization File
       CO-32--Copyright Office Appeal Decisions

   CO-1

   System name: 

       Copyright In-Process System (COINS).
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who make fee service requests to the Office, 
   including individuals who maintain deposit accounts.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       If remittance received: Name of remitter, appropriate cross-
   references, title of work, amount received, amount used, class of 
   application or fee service code, number of copies, nature of deposit 
   code.
       If deposit account: Name of deposit account holder, title of 
   work, debit, credit notation, old balance, new balance, class of 
   application or fee service code, number of copies, nature of deposit 
   code.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 705, 708.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Record copyright fee 
   charges, reconcile deposits of fees and generate accounting reports; 
   (2) create a record of receipt of all fee service requests; (3) 
   determine the status of recently submitted requests, including the 
   registration number assigned; (4) send periodic statements to deposit 
   account holders of their transactions with the Office; and (5) notify 
   deposit account holders that their accounts have become depleted.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Records kept from November 1, 1977. Records are on computer discs 
   and tapes.
     Retrievability: 
       By name of remitter, title, deposit account holder, deposit 
   account number, and transaction identification number.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are stored in a room which is restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours. Computer access is by 
   functional passwords which are restricted to personnel who require 
   access to these records in the performance of their official duties.
     Retention and disposal: 
       The computerized system is used to store transactions for at 
   least six months, at which time the record is transferred to 
   microfilm for permanent retention.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Fiscal Control Section, Receiving and Processing 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about a record should be in writing addressed to the 
   Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures:
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals who request fee services.

   CO-2

   System name: 

       Copyright Claims Registration Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000; 
   Landover Center Annex, 1701 Brightseat Road, Landover, MD 20785; 
   Washington National Records Center, Washington, DC 20409.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Authors and other copyright owners, copyright claimants, 
   applicants for registration or copyright renewal, or the authorized 
   agents of such individuals.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Names and addresses of copyright claimants; certified statements 
   pertaining to authorship, creation, publication, and other 
   registration related information; general correspondence pertaining 
   to registration of claims to copyright.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 705, 708.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports at 
   the request of a member of the public; (2) respond to requests by the 
   public for information; (3) correspond with applicants or otherwise 
   process applications and related materials; (4) monitor and control 
   the flow of work in the Office; and (5) establish and maintain a 
   public record. It is the general policy of the Copyright Office to 
   deny direct public inspection of in-process application forms and 
   correspondence, and any related material forming part of a pending 
   application, except upon the request of the copyright claimant or his 
   or her authorized representative. Once registration of a copyright 
   claim has been completed or refused at the final agency level, the 
   registration and correspondence records pertaining to that claim are 
   open for public inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 
   Friday, except legal holidays.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Envelopes in file cabinets and on shelves, index cards in file 
   cabinets, bound volumes and microfilm computer types and disks; 
   Copyright Office Electronic Registration, Recordation and Deposit 
   Systems (CORDS) records are stored on-line.
     Retrievability: 
       Registration number, cross-referenced by name of author, name of 
   claimant, and title of work in the Copyright Card Catalog and post-
   1977 automated catalog files; alphabetically by author's pseudonym 
   (prior to 1938) in Pseudonym Card File; on computer terminals by 
   correspondence control number, remitter's name and any entered cross-
   references, in process number, registration number; in the case of 
   physical files, by correspondence control number on a bar code label 
   attached to each file, and in the case of on-line files, by accessing 
   LOCIS (Library of Congress Information System) to examine the COHM, 
   COHD, and COHS files. This can be done by connecting to LOCIS through 
   the Library of Congress' internet gopher at marvel.loc.gov.
     Safeguards: 
       With the exception of the Copyright Card Catalog and post-1977 
   automated catalog files, these records are maintained in areas that 
   are restricted to authorized personnel. All records in this system 
   are maintained in areas that are locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Renewals Section, Examining Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000; Section Head, 
   Mail and Correspondence Control Section, Receiving and Processing 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000; Head, Records Management Section, and Head, Reference and 
   Bibliography Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000; Section Head, 
   Technical Support Section, Cataloging Division, Copyright Office, 
   Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Remitters or their authorized agents.

   CO-3

   System name: 

       Miscellaneous Correspondence Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who have: (1) Written to the Copyright Office for 
   information about copyright or (2) requested fee services such as 
   search reports, copies of records or additional certificates of 
   copyright registration.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       General correspondence, including, where appropriate, the 
   requester's name and action taken by the Office.\1\
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     \1\Most general or routine requests for information made by letter, 
   telephone or e-mail are answered but not permanently retained. The 
   Licensing Division of the Copyright Office maintains a separate set 
   of correspondence files regarding administration of the compulsory 
   licenses in title 17, United States Code. These records are described 
   below.
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     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 407-410, 705, 706, 708.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Maintain a record of 
   correspondence with individuals who address inquiries to the Office 
   and with individuals who request fee services; (2) record the removal 
   and return of documents in a file by Office personnel; and (3) 
   control and monitor the processing of requests.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Envelopes in file cabinets and on shelves; on occasion, 3  x  5 
   paper slips in a file cabinet; personal computer hard drives or 
   diskettes.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by correspondent's name.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in areas that are restricted to 
   authorized personnel and are locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Some files are retained indefinitely, while others are retained 
   for only three years.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Certification and Documents Section, Information 
   and Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000; Section Head, Mail and Correspondence 
   Control Section, Receiving and Processing Division, Copyright Office, 
   Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures:
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains, or his or her authorized 
   agent.

   CO-4

   System name: 

       Recorded Document Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who are parties to, or have submitted for 
   recordation, assignments, licenses, notices of termination of 
   transfer, and other documents pertaining to a copyright; notices of 
   error in the name in a copyright notice; authors of anonymous and 
   pseudonymous works in instances where any person having an interest 
   in the copyright in such a work submits a statement identifying one 
   or more authors of the work; authors of works in instances where any 
   person having an interest in the copyright in a particular work 
   submits a statement of the death of the author or a statement that 
   the author is still living on a particular date; those who have filed 
   notices of intent to enforce copyright (NIEs) under the Uruguay Round 
   Agreements Act (URAA).
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Assignments, licenses, notices of termination of transfer, wills, 
   statements of abandonment of copyright, affidavits (such as a 
   statement with respect to the authorship of a work), agreements or 
   contracts, and other documents pertaining to copyright ownership, 
   statements of identity of an anonymous or pseudonymous author, 
   statements of the date of death of an author or that the author is 
   still living on a particular date, notices of error in the name in a 
   copyright notice, and notices of intent to enforce copyright under 
   the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 104A, 203(a)(4), 205, 302, 304(c), 406(a)(2), 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records of recorded documents are open to public inspection from 
   8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. 
   The Office uses these documents to compile an index to filings 
   received for recordation. The index to documents received and 
   recorded through 1977 is located in the Copyright Card Catalog. Since 
   January 1, 1978, access to assignment documents recorded after 1977 
   is available in the automated document catalog file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Prior to recordation, records are maintained in envelopes in file 
   cabinets. Once recorded, original documents are microfilmed and 
   returned to the remitter. Copies of copyright assignments and related 
   documents received prior to 1954 are in bound volumes as well as on 
   microfilm.
     Retrievability: 
       By the date the Office received the document and cross-referenced 
   it in the Copyright Card Catalog or automated document catalog file 
   by individual names and titles of works, by volume and page number or 
   microfilm, by document number and Copyright imaging system.
     Safeguards: 
       Prior to recordation, documents and related materials are 
   maintained in a room which is restricted to authorized personnel. All 
   records are maintained in areas that are locked during nonworking 
   hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Head, Documents Recordation Section, Cataloging Division, 
   Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000; and 
   Section Head, Reference and Bibliography Section, Information and 
   Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains, such individual's 
   authorized agent, and other parties to the document recorded, or such 
   parties' authorized agents, as well as individuals having an interest 
   in the copyright in a work which is the subject of the document 
   submitted for recordation.

   CO-5

   System name: 

       Motion Picture Agreement Files.
     System location: 
       Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, 
   Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright depositors who have agreed to return to the Library one 
   archival quality copy of any motion picture returned to the 
   depositor, if the Library of Congress requests such return within two 
   years of the date of deposit.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Records contain the name and address of the depositor and the 
   date on which the Motion Picture Agreement was executed by the 
   Librarian of Congress.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 407, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Library of Congress uses these records to determine if it has 
   a Motion Picture Agreement with the depositor of a motion picture. If 
   the Library has such an agreement, the copy of the motion picture 
   submitted will be returned to the remitter if a written request has 
   been made. In the absence of such an agreement, the Motion Picture, 
   Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress 
   will retain the copy.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       The Agreement are retained and are publicly available in the 
   Motion Picture Reading Room, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and 
   Recorded Sound Division, Room LM 338, James Madison Building, Library 
   of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4690.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by depositor's name.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Reference Assistant, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded 
   Sound Division, Room LM 338, James Madison Building, Library of 
   Congress, Washington, DC 20540-6600.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Depositors or their authorized agents.

   CO-6

   System name: 

       Deposit Recordation File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who, without simultaneously applying for copyright 
   registration, have submitted deposit copies in accordance with the 
   provisions of 17 U.S.C. 407.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Title of work, edition statement, imprint, collation, in notice 
   statement, depositor, depositor's address, number of copies received, 
   date received, and disposition.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 407, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Keep a record of compliance 
   with 17 U.S.C. 407; (2) locate and correspond with those who have 
   published works but who have not deposited the required copies; (3) 
   prepare weekly statistics on the number and nature of deposits 
   received; and (4) prepare search reports at the request of a member 
   of the public.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       4  x  6 inch index cards in a cabinet and visible file; records 
   from April 5, 1993, kept on computer disk.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by depositor's name, author's name, and title of 
   work.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Copyright Cataloging Division, Copyright Office, Library 
   of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Deposit copies submitted.

   CO-7

   System name: 

       Compliance Activity File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals from whom the Office has demanded, in accordance with 
   17 U.S.C. 407, copies of works published in the United States. It 
   also includes individuals whose works were found to be deposited in 
   accordance with 17 U.S.C. 407 prior to a demand.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Author's name, title of work, publisher, copyright claimant, 
   dates of initial and follow-up action.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 407, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to avoid sending out duplicate 
   correspondence.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       4 x 6 inch index cards in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by title and claimant's name.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Copyright Acquisitions Division, Copyright Office, Library 
   of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6600.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the
     Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, Information Section, 
   Information and Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of 
   Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Printed bibliographies, publishers' catalogs, citations provided 
   by the Library of Congress, published citations of the work, and 
   Office personnel who have personally observed the item cited.

   CO-8

   System name: 

       Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests and 
   Disclosures File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who have submitted Freedom of Information Act and/or 
   Privacy Act requests in accordance with 37 CFR parts 203 and 204.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act and/or 
   Privacy Act; requests submitted under the Privacy Act for correction 
   or amendment of Office records, and copies of the Office's responses 
   to these requests.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701; 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Maintain an accounting of 
   Freedom of Information Act and/or Privacy Act requests and Office 
   responses to these requests; (2) maintain an accounting of requests 
   submitted under the Privacy Act to correct or amend a record 
   pertaining to an individual and the Office responses to these 
   requests; (3) compile the annual report required by the Freedom of 
   Information Act; and (4) review and compile the records report 
   required by the Privacy Act.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet, information on PC databases.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by requester's name.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Information Section, Information and Reference 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the record pertains, and Copyright Office 
   records.

   CO-9

   System name: 

       Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Reports compiled by the Supervisory Copyright Information 
   Specialist and submitted to Congress and/or the U.S. Attorney General 
   summarizing the number of requests made to the Copyright Office under 
   the Freedom of Information and the nature of the responses to these 
   requests.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701; 5 U.S.C. 552.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Reports submitted annually to Congress and/or the U.S. Attorney 
   General summarizing the number of requests made to the Copyright 
   Office under the Freedom of Information and the nature of the 
   responses to these requests.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Chronologically, by year.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Information Section, Information and Reference 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the record pertains, and Copyright Office 
   records.

   CO-10

   System name: 

       Address File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright claimants of record whose address has been requested by 
   a member of the public.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Name and address of claimant of record, year date of address.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 407, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to facilitate searching for 
   addresses of copyright claimants when such addresses are requested by 
   a member of the public.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       3  x  5 inch index cards in file drawer.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by claimant of record's name.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and is locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely; however, obsolete addresses are disposed 
   of as more current addresses are obtained.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Reference and Bibliography Section, Information and 
   Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Copyright claimants, their authorized agents, telephone books, 
   and city directories.

   CO-11

   System name: 

       Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems: Statements of Account.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Owners of cable systems who file semi-annual statements of 
   account required by 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2).
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal names and addresses of owners of cable systems, call signs 
   and locations of primary transmitters and related correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; and (2) establish 
   and maintain a public record.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and, after three years, microfilm.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by legal name of the owner of the cable system, 
   grouped according to accounting period and year.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-12

   System name: 

       Secondary Transmissions by Satellite Carriers for Private Home 
   Viewing: Statements of Account.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20059-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Owners of satellite carriers who file semi-annual statements of 
   account required by 17 U.S.C. 119(b)(1).
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal names and addresses of owners of satellite systems that 
   retransmit superstations and network television signals to 
   subscribers for private home viewing together with the number of 
   subscribers that received such transmissions, and related 
   correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 119(b)(2).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; (2) establish and 
   maintain a public record; and (3) prepare internal statistical and 
   accounting reports.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and, after three years, microfilm.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by legal name of the owner of the satellite 
   carrier, grouped according to accounting period and year.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-13

   System name: 

       Licensing Division Correspondence File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who send letters of transmittal and other incidental 
   Licensing Division correspondence.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       General correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111, 115, 116, 118, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to maintain a record of incidental 
   correspondence with the Licensing Division.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by correspondent's name.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Records are kept in the open file until a reply is received or 
   until the case is closed. Records in the closed file are retained 
   indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-14

   System name: 

       Secondary Transmissions by Cable Systems: Correspondence Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Cable systems owners and other individuals who correspond with 
   the Licensing Division, the Copyright Office General Counsel, or the 
   Register of Copyrights concerning the administration of the cable 
   compulsory licensing system in section 111 of title 17 U.S.C.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Correspondence, including advisory letters regarding inquiries 
   into administration of compulsory licenses.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office maintains these records to facilitate public access to 
   correspondence of the Licensing Division, Copyright Office General 
   Counsel and the Register of Copyrights on the administration of the 
   section 111 compulsory licensing system.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and binders.
     Retrievability: 
       Correspondence usually accessible by date letter sent to member 
   of public.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Records are retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Licensing Division personnel, the Copyright Office General 
   Counsel, and the Register of Copyrights.

   CO-15

   System name: 

       Cable System Videotape Transfer Contracts File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals to whom a cable system has transferred a videotape of 
   a program nonsimultaneously transmitted by it pursuant to a written, 
   nonprofit contract providing for the equitable sharing of costs of 
   such videotape and its transfer.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Transferor, transferee, title, date contract effective, date of 
   recordation, location of cable system, notation of
     acknowledgement of receipt by the Copyright Office, related 
   correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111(e)(2)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; and (2) establish 
   and maintain a public record.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in file cabinet and on microfilm.
     Safeguards: 
       Records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Parties to the transfer contracts or such parties' authorized 
   agents.

   CO-16

   System name: 

       Network Name and Address File for Satellite Carrier Statutory 
   License.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Television networks and individuals to whom a satellite carrier 
   files a list identifying all subscribers to which the satellite 
   carrier makes secondary transmissions of that network's primary 
   transmission.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Name of the television network, the contact person, a full 
   mailing address, telephone number and related information required by 
   17 U.S.C. 119(a)(2)(C).
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 119(a)(2)(C).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; and (2) establish 
   and maintain a public record.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by legal name of the network owner.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Any individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-17

   System name: 

       Voluntary Licensing Agreements File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who submit for recordation voluntary licensing 
   agreements between: (1) Copyright owners of published nondramatic 
   musical works and published pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works 
   and public broadcasting entities; and (2) copyright owners of 
   nondramatic literary works and public broadcasting entities.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Copies of actual agreements submitted for recordation, copies of 
   registration certificates of record, and related correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 118(b)(2), 118(e)(1).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; (2) prepare 
   internal statistical reports; and (3) establish and maintain a public 
   record.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and on microfilm.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by names of copyright owners and public 
   broadcasting entities.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Parties to voluntary licensing agreements or such parties' 
   authorized agents.

   CO-18

   System name: 

       Satellite Carrier Voluntary Agreements File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Satellite carriers, distributors, and copyright owners.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Copies of actual agreements submitted and related correspondence.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 119(c)(2)(C).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   complied at the request of a member of the public; and (2) establish 
   and maintain a public record.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by legal name of the owner of the satellite 
   carrier, distributor, and copyright owner.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Any individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-19

   System name: 

       Notice of Intention to Obtain Compulsory License for Making and 
   Distributing Phonorecords Embodying Nondramatic Musical Works File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who file a notice of their intention to obtain a 
   compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords embodying 
   nondramatic musical works.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Individual's name, name of copyright owner, titles, date of 
   recordation of notice, internal notation of date upon which the 
   Office informally acknowledged receipt of the notice.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 115(b)(1).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports 
   compiled at the request of a member of the public; (2) establish and 
   maintain a public record; and (3) prepare internal statistical 
   reports.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Alphabetically by name of remitter and name of copyright owner.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-20

   System name: 

       Annual list of claimants to the satellite carrier statutory 
   license royalties.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright owners who claim to be entitled to statutory license 
   fees for secondary transmissions by satellite carriers for private 
   home viewing.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal name and address of claimant, example of a secondary 
   transmission forming the basis of the claim, and related information 
   required under 37 CFR part 257.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 119(b)(4)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Identify the claimants who 
   assert a claim in a particular calendar year to the royalty fees 
   collected under the satellite carrier compulsory license, (2) review 
   compliance with the filing regulations, 37 CFR part 257, and (3) 
   establish and maintain a public file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Listed by claimant name in order of receipt.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright/GC/CARP, PO Box 70997, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification procedures.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-21

   System name: 

       Annual list of claimants to the cable compulsory license 
   royalties.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Copyright owners who claim to be entitled to statutory license 
   fees for secondary transmissions of broadcast signals by a cable 
   system.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal name and address of claimant, example of a secondary 
   transmission forming the basis of the claim, and related information 
   required under 37 CFR part 253.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 111(d)(4)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Identify the claimants who 
   assert a claim in a particular calendar year to the royalty fees 
   collected under the cable compulsory license; (2) review compliance 
   with the filing regulations, 37 CFR part 257, and (3) establish and 
   maintain a public file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Listed by claimant name in order of receipt.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright/GC/CARP, PO Box 70997, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-22

   System name: 

       Annual list of claimants to the digital audio recording 
   technology (DART) royalties.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Interested copyright parties who claim to be entitled to 
   statutory license fees because their musical works or sound 
   recordings have been embodied in digital or analog musical recordings 
   and distributed to the public in transmissions.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Legal name and address of claimant, example of a sound recording 
   forming the basis of the claim, and related information required 
   under 37 CFR part 259.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 1007(a)(1).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Identify the claimants who 
   asserted claims in a particular calendar year to the royalty fees 
   collected under the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992; (2) review 
   compliance with the filing regulations; and (3) establish and 
   maintain a public file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Listed by claimant name according to fund and subfund in order of 
   receipt.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright Office/GC/CARP, PO Box 
   70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Any individual to whom the record pertains or such individual's 
   authorized agent.

   CO-23

   System name: 

       Records of proceedings to distribute royalty fees or adjust 
   royalty rates.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright owners who are entitled to receive statutory license 
   fees and entities which pay the statutory fees.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Petitions to initiate proceeding, legal filings, orders, 
   transcripts, report of arbitration panel, and all other documents 
   related to a distribution or rate adjustment proceeding.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 802(c).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Document distribution and 
   rate adjustment proceedings; (2) create a written record for review 
   by the U.S. Court of Appeals; and (3) establish and maintain a public 
   file.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       Docket number, date of filing, party name, and type of filing.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Copyright General Counsel, Library of Congress, Washington DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Parties who participate in the distribution or rate adjustment 
   proceeding.

   CO-24

   System name: 

       Licensing Division File of Specialty Station Claimants
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Copyright owners who claim specialty station status for purposes 
   of administration of 17 U.S.C. 111.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Affidavits from broadcast television stations that claim 
   specialty station status due to carriage of former Federal 
   Communications Commission rules at 47 CFR 76.5(kk)(1981).
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Administer the provisions 
   of the cable compulsory license, 17 USC 111; and (2) establish and 
   maintain a public file available for review to verify facts in 
   filings.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet.
     Retrievability: 
       By station call letters.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room restricted to authorized 
   personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief of Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of 
   Congress, Washington DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure:
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the CARP Specialist, Copyright GC/CARP, PO Box 70977, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Broadcast television stations that claim specialty station status 
   and file affidavits to that effect with the Copyright Office.

   CO-25

   System name: 

       Mask Work Registration Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20557.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Mask work owners, applicants for mask work registration, or the 
   authorized agents of such individuals.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Names and addresses of mask work owners; certified statements 
   pertaining to creation, commercial exploitation, ownership, and other 
   registration-related information; general correspondence pertaining 
   to registration of mask work claims.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 908(b), 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to: (1) Prepare search reports at 
   the request of a member of the public; (2) respond to requests by the 
   public for information; (3) correspond with applicants or otherwise 
   process applications and related materials; (4) monitor and control 
   the flow of work in the Office; and (5) establish and maintain a 
   public record. It is the general policy of the
     Copyright Office to deny direct public inspection of in-process 
   application forms and correspondence, and any related material 
   forming part of a pending application, except upon the request of the 
   mask work owner or his/her authorized representative. Once 
   registration of a claim to mask work protection has been completed or 
   refused at the final agency level, the registration and 
   correspondence records pertaining to that claim are open for public 
   inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
   legal holidays.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Envelopes in file cabinets and on shelves; computer tapes and 
   discs; and microform.
     Retrievability: 
       By registration number, cross-referenced by name of owner and 
   title of work in the automated or microform catalog files; by 
   correspondence control number, applicant's name, title of work, and 
   any entered cross-references in the automated correspondence 
   management system; by fee service number, applicant's name, title of 
   work, and any entered cross-references in the automated receipts in-
   process system; in the case of physical files, by correspondence 
   control number on a bar code label attached to each file, for in-
   process files, and by applicant's name for closed correspondence 
   files.
     Safeguards: 
       Automated records are available at computer terminals located 
   throughout the Library of Congress. Physical records are maintained 
   in areas that are restricted to authorized personnel. All records in 
   this system are maintained in areas that are locked during nonworking 
   hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Visual Arts Section, Examining Division, Department 
   MW, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Applicants or their authorized agents.

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   System name: 

       Mask Work Recorded Documents Files.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who are parties to, or have submitted for 
   recordation, assignments, licenses, and other documents pertaining to 
   a mask work.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Assignments, licenses, wills, agreements or contracts, and other 
   documents pertaining to mask works.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 908(b), 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records of recorded documents are open to public inspection from 
   8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. In 
   addition, the Office uses these records to compile an index to 
   recorded documents, which is interfiled in the automated catalog 
   files.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Prior to recordation, records are maintained in manila envelopes 
   in file cabinets. Once recorded, original documents are microfilmed 
   and returned to the applicant. Mask work documents appear on 
   microfilm. Mask work documents recorded prior to 1990 appear on 
   separate reel(s) of microfilm; they are not interspersed with 
   copyright related documents.
     Retrievability: 
       Before recordation, by date the Office received the document; 
   after recordation, cross-referenced in the automated catalog files by 
   names of parties and titles of works.
     Safeguards: 
       Prior to recordation, documents and related materials are 
   maintained in a room which is restricted to authorized personnel. 
   Automated records are available at computer terminals located 
   throughout the Library of Congress. All records are maintained in 
   areas that are locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Head, Documents Recordation Section, Cataloging Division, 
   Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains, such individual's 
   authorized agent, and other parties named in the document recorded, 
   or such parties' authorized agents, as well as individuals having an 
   interest in the mask work which is the subject of the document 
   submitted for recordation.

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   System name: 

       Notices of Intent to Enforce Restored Copyrights under the 
   Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA).
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who have filed notices of intent to enforce 
   copyrights restored under the URAA.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Notices of intent to enforce restored copyrights that have been 
   filed with the Copyright Office.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 104(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records of notices of intent to enforce (NIEs) are useful to 
   persons seeking to identify copyright owners and restored works whose 
   owners have filed NIEs with the U.S. Copyright Office.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, and disposing of 
   records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Prior to recordations, records are maintained in file cabinets. 
   Once recorded, original documents are recorded on optical disc.
     Retrievability: 
       Catalog records of NIEs are retrievable online by title, author, 
   and copyright owner. Records also retrievable online by volume and 
   page number where the document is recorded. Full NIEs are retrievable 
   on optical disc by volume and page number.
     Safeguards: 
       Prior to recordation, documents and related material are 
   maintained in a room which is restricted to authorized personnel. All 
   records are maintained in areas that are locked during nonworking 
   hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained permanently.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Head, Documents Recordation Unit, Cataloging Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000; and Chief, 
   Cataloging Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about an individual's record should be made in writing, 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
   Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
   Office, Library of Congress, Washington DC 20559-6000.
     Record access procedures: 
       Request from individuals should be made in writing, addressed to 
   the official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains, such individual's 
   authorized agent, and other parties to the documents recorded, or 
   such parties' authorized agents, as well as individual having an 
   interest in the copyright in a work which is the subject of the 
   document submitted for recordation.

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   System name: 

       Initial Notice of Digital Transmission of Sound Recordings under 
   Statutory License.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Entities engaged in the digital transmission of sound recordings 
   pursuant to statutory license.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Name of service, address of the service, telephone number, 
   facsimile number, website address of service, name and title of an 
   authorized representative of the service, signature of the authorized 
   representative, and date of signature.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 114(f)(4)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records of notices of digital transmissions of sound recordings 
   are useful to copyright owners of sound recordings who wish to 
   monitor the use of their works by digital transmission services.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and binders. Information available 
   through Copyright Office homepage.
     Retrievability: 
       Initial notices are indexed by service name.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about a Service's record should be in writing addressed 
   to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/I&R, PO Box 
   70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing and addressed to 
   the official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Authorized agent of service to which record pertains.

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   System name: 

       Notice of Designation as Collective under Statutory License.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Collectives designated under a statutory license to collect and 
   distribute royalty funds.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Name of collective, address of the collective, telephone number, 
   facsimile number, website address of collective, and statement of 
   authorization.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 114(f)(4)(A).
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       Records of notice of designation as collective are useful to the 
   services which make digital transmissions of the sound recordings.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Folders in a file cabinet and binders. Information available 
   through Copyright Office homepage.
     Retrievability: 
       Initial notices are indexed by name of collective.
     Safeguards: 
       The records are maintained in a room which is restricted to 
   authorized personnel and locked during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Chief, Licensing Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20557-6400.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about a Service's record should be in writing addressed 
   to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/I&R, PO Box 
   70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing and addressed to 
   the official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Authorized agent of service to which record pertains.

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   System name: 

       OnLine Service Provider Designation of Agent File.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Designated agents of online service providers that receive 
   notification of infringement by service providers.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Included in this file are documents that include: (1) The name, 
   address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of a service 
   provider's agent; and (2) other contact information the Register of 
   Copyrights deems appropriate.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701, 702, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to maintain a record of agents of 
   online service providers who should receive any notification of a 
   claimed infringement which may afford a service provider limited 
   liability under the copyright law.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage:
       Binders in the Public Information Office in the Information and 
   Reference Division in the Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Also 
   available online on the Copyright Office's web page.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained by the Public Information Office, in 
   a secure room monitored by authorized personnel and locked during 
   nonworking hours. Hours of operation of the Public Information Office 
   are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
     Retention and disposal: 
       Records are retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Information Section, Information and Reference 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about the decisions in this file should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/
   I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the party pertains.

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   System name: 

       Litigation Statement Authorization File
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Individuals who in the course of actual or pending litigation 
   request copies of registration records or deposits that were 
   submitted by a claimant as part of his or her registration 
   application.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       The litigation statement which was filed by an appropriate party 
   to request copies of such registration materials to be used in actual 
   or pending litigation.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 705, 708.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to allow individuals involved in 
   active or pending litigation on copyright matters to obtain copies of 
   records that were submitted to the Office as part of the application 
   and registration process.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       Records are stored in file cabinets in the Certifications and 
   Documents area of the Copyright Office in the James Madison Building 
   of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Retrievability: 
       By registraton number.
     Safeguards: 
       These areas are restricted to authorized personnel and locked 
   during nonworking hours.
     Retention and disposal: 
       Retained for 10 years.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Certification and Documents Section, Information 
   and Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 
   Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about a record should be in writing addressed to the 
   Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/I&R, PO Box 70400, 
   Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedure:
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individual to whom the record pertains, or his or her authorized 
   agent.

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   System name: 

       Copyright Office Appeal Decisions.
     System location: 
       Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559-6000.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       Applicants or their representatives who have appealed the 
   Office's decision not to register claims submitted for copyright 
   registration.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       Included in this file are: (1) Copies of letters written by 
   designated Examining Division personnel who review decisions to 
   refuse to register a claim after the applicant or his or her 
   representative has filed a petition for reconsideration of the 
   Examining Division's initial denial of registration; and (2) copies 
   of the final decisions issued by the Copyright Office Appeals Board 
   after reexamination of an applicant's file upon a second request for 
   reconsideration of the Office's refusal to register a claim.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       17 U.S.C. 701, 705.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses: 
       The Office uses these records to maintain a record of decisions 
   made by the Examining Division and the Copyright Office Appeals Board 
   when an applicant seeks reconsideration of the Office's refusal to 
   register his or her claims to copyright.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage:
       Binders in the Public Information Office in the Information and 
   Reference Division in the Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
     Retrievability: 
       Documents are maintained in two categories, the first being 
   Examining Division responses to initial requests for reconsideration 
   of a refusal to register a claim, and the second being the Appeals 
   Board's final decisions upon a second request for reconsideration of 
   a claim. Each set of documents is retained in chronological order by 
   the date of the correspondence in which the Office sends responses to 
   the applicant or his or her agent.
     Safeguards: 
       These records are maintained in the Public Information Office, a 
   room monitored by authorized personnel and locked during nonworking 
   hours. Hours of operation of the Public Information Office are 8:30 
   a.m.-5p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
     Retention and disposal: 
       Records are retained indefinitely.
     System manager(s) and address: 
       Section Head, Information Section, Information and Reference 
   Division, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 
   20559-6000.
     Notification procedure: 
       Inquiries about the decisions in this file should be in writing 
   addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, GC/
   I&R, PO Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024.
     Record access procedures: 
       Requests from individuals should be in writing addressed to the 
   official designated under ``Notification Procedure.''
     Contesting record procedures: 
       See rules published in 37 CFR part 204.
     Record source categories: 
       Individuals to whom the record pertains, and Copyright Office 
   records.

   COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Title 37-Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Chapter II-Copyright Office, Library of Congress

PART 204--PRIVACY ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 Sec.

204.1  Purposes and scope.
204.2  Definitions.
204.3  General policy.
204.4  Procedures for notification of the existence of records 
    pertaining to individuals.
204.5  Procedures for requesting access to records.
204.6  Fees.
204.7  Requests for correction or amendment of a record.
204.8  Appeal of refusal to correct or amend an individual's record.
204.9  Judicial review.

  Authority: Copyright Act, Pub. L. 94-553; 90 Stat. 2541-2602 (17 
U.S.C. 101-710).

  Source: 43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

   Sec. 204.1  Purposes and scope.

  The purposes of these regulations are:
  (a) The establishment of procedures by which an individual can 
determine if the Copyright Office maintains a system of records in which 
there is a record pertaining to the individual; and
  (b) The establishment of procedures by which an individual may gain 
access to a record or information maintained on that individual and have 
such record or information disclosed for the purpose of review, copying, 
correction, or amendment.

   Sec. 204.2  Definitions.

  For purposes of this part:
  (a) The term ``individual'' means a citizen of the United States or an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
  (b) The term ``maintain'' includes maintain, collect, use, or 
disseminate;
  (c) The term ``record'' means any item, collection, or grouping of 
information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, 
including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, 
medical history, and criminal or employment history, and that contains 
his or her name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying 
particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print 
or a photograph;
  (d) The term ``system of records'' means a group of any records under 
the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the 
name of the individual; and
  (e) The term ``routine use'' means, with respect to the disclosure of 
a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with 
the purpose for which it was collected.

   Sec. 204.3  General policy.

  The Copyright Office serves primarily as an office of public record. 
Section 705 of Title 17, United States Code, requires the Copyright 
Office to open for public inspection all records of copyright deposits, 
registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under Title 
17.Therefore, a routine use of all Copyright Office systems of records 
created under section 705 of Title 17 is dlisclosure to the public. All 
Copyright Office systems of records created under section 705 of Title 
17 are also available for public copying as required by section 706(a), 
with the exception of copyright deposits, whose reproduction is governed 
by section 706(b) and the regulations issued under that section. In 
addition to the records mandated by section 705 of Title 17, the 
Copyright Office maintains other systems of records which are necessary 
for the Office effectively to carry out its mission. These systems of 
records are routinely consulted and otherwise used by Copyright Office 
employees in the performance of their duties. The Copyright Office will 
not sell, rent, or otherwise make publicly available any mailing list 
prepared by the Office.

[47 FR 36821, Aug. 24, 1982]

   Sec. 204.4  Procedure for notification of the existence of records 
   pertaining to individuals.

  (a) The Copyright Office will publish in the Federal Register, upon 
the establishment or revision of the system of records, notices of all 
Copyright Office systems of records subject to the Privacy Act, as 
provided by 5 U.S.C., section 552a(e)(4). Individuals desiring to know 
if a Copyright Office system of records contains a record pertaining to 
them should submit a written request to that effect either by mail to 
the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, Information Section, 
Information and Reference Division, Copyright Office, Library of 
Congress, Washington, DC 20559, or in person between the hours of 9 a.m. 
and 4 p.m. on any working day except legal holidays at Room LM-401, The 
James Madison Memorial Building, 1st and Independence Avenue, SE, 
Washington, DC.
  (b) The written request should identify clearly the system of records 
which is the subject of inquiry, by reference, whenever possible, to the 
system number and title as given in the notices of systems of records in 
the Federal Register. Both the written request and the envelope carrying 
it should be plainly marked `Privacy Act Request`. Failure to so mark 
the request may delay the Office response.
  (c) The Office will acknowledge all properly marked requests within 
ten working days of receipt and will notify the requester within 30 
working days of receipt of the existence of non-existence of records 
pertaining to the requester.
  (d) Since all Copyright Office Records created under section 705 of 
Title 17 are open to public inspection, no identity verification is 
necessary for individuals who wish to know whether a system of records 
created under section 705 pertains to them.

[43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 36821, Aug.24, 1982; 50 FR 
32697, Aug. 14, 1985; 60 FR 34169, June 30. 1995]

   Sec. 204.5  Procedures for requesting access to records.

  (a) Individuals desiring to obtain access to Copyright Office 
information pertaining to them in a system of records other than those 
created under section 705 of Title 17 should make a written request, 
signed by themselves or their duly authorized agent, to that effect 
either by mail to the Supervisory Copyright Information Specialist, 
Information Section, Information and Reference Division, Copyright 
Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559, or in person between 
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any working day except legal 
holidays at Room LM--401, The James Madison Memorial Building, lst and 
Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC.
  (b) The written request should identify clearly the system of records 
which is the subject of inquiry, by reference, whenever possible, to the 
system number and title as given in the notices of systems of records in 
the Federal Register. Both the written request and the envelope carrying 
it should be plainly marked ``Privacy Act Request.'' Failure to so mark 
the request may delay the Office response.
  (c) The Office will acknowledge all properly marked requests within 
ten working days of receipt; and will notify the requester within 30 
working days of receipt when and where access to the record will be 
granted. If the individual requested a copy of the record, the copy will 
accompany such notification.

[43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 36821, Aug. 24, 1982; 60 
FR 34169, June 30, 1995]

   Sec. 204.6  Fees.

  (a) The Copyright Office will provide, free of charge, one copy to an 
individual of any record pertaining to that individual contained in a 
Copyright Office system of records, except where the request is for a 
copy of a record for which a specific fee is required and identified in 
section 201.3 of this chapter, in which case that fee shall be charged. 
For additional copies of records not covered by section 708 the fee will 
be a minimum of $15.00 for up to 15 pages and $.50 per page over 15. The 
Office will require prepayment of fees estimated to exceed $25.00 and 
will remit any excess paid or bill an additional amount according to the 
differences between the final fee charged and the amount prepaid. When 
prepayment is required, a request is not deemed `received` until 
prepayment has been made.
  (b) The Copyright Office may waive the fee requirement whenever it 
determines that such waiver would be in the public interest.

[43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 36821, Aug. 24, 1982; 56 
FR 59886, Nov. 26, 1991; 63 FR 29139, May 28, 1998; 64 FR 29522, June 1, 
1999]

   Sec. 204.7  Request for correction or amendment of records.

  (a) Any individual may request the correction or amendment of a record 
pertaining to her or him. With respect to an error in a copyright 
registration, the procedure for correction and fee chargeable is 
governed by section 408(d) of Title 17 of the United States Code, and 
the regulations issued as authorized by that section. With respect to an 
error in any other record, the request shall be in writing and delivered 
either by mail addressed to the Supervisory Copyright Information 
Specialist, Information Section, Information and Reference Division, 
Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559, or in 
person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any working day 
except legal holidays, at Room LM--401, The James Madison Memorial 
Building, lst and Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. The request 
shall explain why the individual believes the record to be incomplete, 
inaccurate, irrelevant, or untimely.
  (b) With respect to an error in a copyright registration, the time 
limit for Office response to requests for correction is governed by 
section 408(d) of Pub. L. 94-553, and the regulations issued as 
authorized by that section. With respect to other requests for 
correction or amendment of records, the Office will respond within 10 
working days indicating to the requester that the requested correction 
or amendment has been made or that it has been refused. If the requested 
correction or amendment is refused, the Office response will indicate 
the reason for the refusal and the procedure available to the individual 
to appeal the refusal.

[43 FR 776, Jan. 4, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 36821, Aug. 24, 1982; 62 
FR 34169, June 30, 1995]

   Sec. 204.8  Appeal of refusal to correct or amend an individual's 
   record.

  (a) An individual has 90 calendar days from receipt of the Copyright 
Office's response to appeal the refusal to correct or amend a record 
pertaining to the individual. The individual should submit a written 
appeal to the Register of Copyright, Copyright Office, Library of 
Congress, Washington, DC 20559 for the final administrative 
determination. Appeals, and the envelopes carrying them, should be 
plainly marked ``Privacy Act Appeal''. Failure to so mark the appeal may 
delay the Register's response. An appeal should contain a copy of the 
request for amendment or correction and a copy of the record alleged to 
be untimely, inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant.
  (b) The Register will issue a written decision granting or denying the 
appeal within 30 working days after receipt of the appeal unless, after 
showing good cause, the Register extends the 30 day period. If the 
appeal is granted, the requested amendment or correction will be made 
promptly. If the appeal is denied, in whole or part, the Register's 
decision will set forth reasons for the denial. Additionally, the 
decision will advise the requester that he or she has the right to file 
with the Copyright Office a concise statement of his or her reasons for 
disagreeing with the refusal to amend the record and that such statement 
will be attached to the requester's record and included in any future 
disclosure of such record.

   Sec. 204.9  Judicial Review.

  Within two years of the receipt of a final adverse administrative 
determination, an individual may seek judicial review of that 
determination as provided in 5 U.S.C. 552a(g)(1).