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1 AMessagefromtheRegister
5 CopyrightinthePublicEye
6 CopyrightLawAdministration
Tmeliness o Services 6
Registration 8
Recordation 11
Online Service Provider Designations o Agent 12
Mandatory Deposit 12
Statutory Licenses and Obligations and the CARP System 12
19 RegulatoryActivities,PolicyAssistance,&Litigation
Copyright Oce Regulations 19
Reports and Legislation 23
International Activities 30
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mpli giig, d um imp mil w d
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Orphan Works
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United States Code) w d u pigd w, m
w, d vl ull dig. Cpig O guli ulig m pig
lw dmiii i p 37 Code o Federal Regulations.
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l 2006, vg pig im w 87 d p pig
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Copyright lawadministration
Copyright specialists test routine
selection processes traditionally
performed by selection ofcers in
Library Services.
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Reg i strat ion
Copyrighted Works
Duig l 2006, Cpig O ivd 594,125 lim pig vig
m milli w d gid 520,906 lim. T O xmi
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Rgi Cpig d v i iigm pi mmil
diiui. Uli gii, pgii qui l pplii wi
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pvidig imi u i Ami ivi. T
Clgig Divii d d 493,903 gii i l 2006, iludig
20,434 gii umid ug u li m, CORDS.
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pig gii d iu pigl uj m
lim i ivlid . I u , Rgi u gii d
i ppli i wiig () u ul. Appli wlim gii jd idi u dii i w-
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Cpig O Rviw Bd. T Rgi Cpig, Gl Cul, d
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m Li Ami lli d v pim d
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Vessel Hull Designs
Cp 13 il 17 USC g w igil vl ull dig i
xluiv ig, pvidd pplii gii dig wi
Cpig O i md wii w dig ig md puli. T O
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Onl ine Serv ice Prov ider Des ignat ions of Agents
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m d ijuiv li pig iigm. T dvg i
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CAD md dmd 6,090 il d mmdi CADlii d Li Cg mmdig , d m Cgil
qu. CAD ivd 5,887 il m puli i p dmd.
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Obl igat ions
Statutory Licenses
These licenses deal with secondary
transmissions of radio and
television programs by cable
television systems; the making
of ephemeral recordings; the
noninteractive digital transmission
of performances of sound
recordings; the making and
distributing of phonorecords of
nondramatic musical works; the
use of published nondramatic
musical, pictorial, graphic, and
sculptural works and nondramaticliterary works in connection with
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w; dig vlu liig gm w pig w dpid u i w; d xmiig liig dum umid
u li dmi w m quim lw d
O guli.
Rl , m d dii u li, d diiui
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di im: , Cpig Rl Tiul, 19781993, idpd
g uid Li Cg; d, Cpig Aii Rl
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I l 2006, O diiud li lig m $191 milli i llwig diiui:
O O 6, 2005: diiui lig $110,213,284.82, mpiig 50%
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m l l. Cld 2005 il m
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Rate Adjustments; Distribution Proceedings;
Claims Filed for Royalty Fees
Pl dii d ul p Cpig Rl Bd, wi
w juidii v djum d m li, diiui
pdig, d lim ld l .
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Lii ll d diiu l pm md ud 114(d)(2)
pig lw, ld wi Cpig O lv i i udi
ligil uipi d w uipi vi digill mi uddig ud u li 2002, 2003, d 2004: Bvill
Iil Cpi; Suqu Rdi Cp.; RlNw, I.; Cl
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Y! I. Puu Cpig O guli 37 CFR262.6(), O i
quid puli i Federal Registerwii i d ip i
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Regulatoryactivities,
policyassistance,
andlitigation
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Copyr ight Off i ce Regulat ions
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ivii diud lw i i p, guli iud duig l 2006
iludd llwig:
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O Jul 22, 2005, puu Ai Rig d T Pvi A 2005
( ART A), Til I Fmil Eim d Cpig A 2005,
Cpig O ppd guli pgii i l
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Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright
Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
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dmi w, i , xpi il 17 piii iumvi
l ul wd. T O ivd v-u wi
mm d i-v pl mm puu i Ni Iqui, dud
u d puli ig i Wig, DC, d Pl Al, Clii, puu
i Ni Puli Hig, d uld wi Nil Tlmmuii
d Imi Admiii. T O will m i mmdi
Lii Cg l i l 2007.
Fees
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pill umd i 708()(1)(9) (u ), O umid
ud d ppd dul Cg M 1, 2006. T pig
lw pvid u m 120 d umii, ul
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Notices of Termination
T Cpig O iud il mdm liig dmii
d wi i mii i dmd vd. Cpig O
guli (37 CFR201.10) li pdu gvig m, d
m vi i mii d li ud i
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guli uiz u l mil. I d d i
mii, guli u qui p umid di
d i w vd. Wil pp dig guli
w d vi wi p -l mil i d i
mii w dpid wi Uid S Pl Svi, w ui
i m wi ld miguu m gdig d vi. Til mdm ddd lii pp d vi w d
i w dpid wi U. S. Pl Svi.
Electronic Payment of Royalties
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dmi w i i md i guli d l Sm Au m. T O i ig mm vl iu id wi
d mii digil lvii d igl l p
ud 111 pig lw d pppi mdlg pig
ig p igl. Amg iu d ddd
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d digil m. T Ni l mm l p mig
d l pi d quipm iu id wi mii digil
d igl dmi w ill im uld
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Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates
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ud u li i 111 pig lw. Rl i li
m djud v v . R djum pdig iiid up
ip pii m p wi igi i i l . I 2005,
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ip, vi i, ui, dd li d l mmuii m u l wi O. T Ni l ug mm
pil vii m u m wuld i
O dpd w l pig pi quim.
Correction of Certain Errors in Certicates of Registration of VesselHull Designs
T Cpig O iud iim ul liig pdu ig
i i i gii vl ull dig. Puu w
ul, i O div i md lil pgpil i
gii, i will iu d i. I imil i i idivd w gid dig, w m umi pplii
i i gii.
[Docket numbers and dates o Federal Register documents issued during fscal 2006 are
listed in an appendix o this Report.]
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Rmdi mll pig lim M 29, 2006 Mui liig m M 16, 2006
Fi dig pi Jul 27, 2006
Beore the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property o the Senate Committee on
the Judiciary
Op w Apil 6, 2006
Orphan Works
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ld. T Ai Rgi Pli d Iil Ai id i w
ig gdig Cpig O Report on Orphan Works, pulid iJu 2006. T O ppd p qu S Oi H,
Cim, d Pi L, ig mm S Cmmi
Judii. I 2005, O d ivd m 850 wi mm m
puli d ld w udl diui d dz iml mig wi
id pi. T O umid i p d mmdi
p w Cg i Ju 2006.
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T O ludd p w plm i l, u i luiv qui d di mpivl; m p w iui
ddd xiig pig lw; d lgili i pvid
migul lui plm. T Rp mmdd p w
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mi mp: ld quim l dilig
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ppl w idud Op W A 2006 (H.R. 5439) wi ddiil
mdii. T Op W A w uqul ipd i ppd Cpig Mdizi A 2006 (H.R. 6052) ( O Lgili
d Sudi lw).
Remedies for Small Copyright Claims
T O iud M 29, 2006, ig mdi mll pig
lim ppig wi im Hu Summi Cu,
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ppd Si 115 Rm A 2006 (SIRA), H.R. 5553. T Cpig Opidill piipd i iuig gii w qud, d
pvidd i mm SIRA Hu Summi Cu, I,
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mm ud uppig SIRA l liig pp, digi
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uqul ipd i i Cpig Mdizi A 2006 (H.R.
6052), wi Cg did p. I i lil diui gdig SIRA,
m vii , will iu i x Cg.
Fashion Design Protection
T O umid wi im Jul 27, 2006, ig Hu
Summi Cu, I, d Illul Pp gdig pi
i dig ppd i H.R. 5055. Cg lg idd ig
ui gi pi dig uul il, d m l ig
u lgili p Cpig A 1976. I 1998, p Digil
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muil w d u w w pig w ld l dilig , i ppd lidd lgili ddd
iu imi i pig gii up gi ili
ig pig iigm i i Fdl u, luli u
dmg vill mpili d diviv w, d impvd ivigiv
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A wuld igl p ig d m l pm
digil uipi mii ud dig md ud u
li, qui Cpig Rl Bd p i
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wi dii Lii Cg Rgi Cpig mg pd Cpig Rl Judg mu id. T O id i
dig mdm.
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act 110 Report
T Slli Hm Viw Exi d Ruizi A 2004, Pu. L. N.
108-447, i ddii xdig ddiil v u li
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pig lw, qui Cpig O du w udi gdig
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Section 108 Study Group
T Li Cg Nil Digil Imi Iuu d Pvi
Pgm (NDIIPP), i pi wi Cpig O, i pig i
gup, wi g i w i mid-2005. T Si 108 Sud Gup i l
mmi puli- d piv- pig xp gd wi mig
mmdi upd pig lw digil wld l
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iv.
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Internat ional Act iv i t i e s
T Cpig O iil ivii dv mi l
Uid S pmig d pig lw d i u
pi d mpi Ami d pig w,
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iil m, piull wi Uid S Td Rpiv(USTR), P d Tdm O (USPTO), d Dpm S d
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gii d U. S. dlgi mig iil gizi i
l 2006. Ti iludd vig d U. S. dlgi 14 d
15 i Wld Illul Pp Ogizi (WIPO) Sdig
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Cpig O w iuml i dig d giig
illul pp pvii ill F Td Agm (FTA) w
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gup Ad ui, d wd wi FTA p, u Auli,
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gvm il Sui d Ppi Pip, pip d
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Rig, Cmpii, d Tx Lw dii U. S. pig lw d pli;
m wi pid Gm P O d d vig
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pli udl ild Idiig Pii Iu, Tl, d Pli Cllg:
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pig pli muli Fii Pid Eup Ui
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i T vl pgm dlig wi pig m i Cd d
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T O w p i vl d pdd Dpm
Jui qu i lig pig liigi.
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX)
v. Intercontinentalexchange, Inc. (ICE)
A pd i Aul Rp l 2005, Uid S Dii Cu
Su Dii Nw Y uld idividul lm pi uu
, u lid plii mmdii xg,
pigl. I ulig, u dpd pii Cpig
O i Sm I, d ul gd umm judgm
dd mpi w uilizd u lm pi wiu plii uizi.
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Appl Sd Ciui. T Slii Gl qud viu gi
viw, iludig Cpig O, pil amicus piipi i p-
pl, d uliml uizd piipi. T Cpig O pvidd ul
Uid S A O i dig Uid S amicus curiae i.
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puu iuil xi Cg pw ud Cmm Clu,
gdl Cpig Clu il d pvid Cg
u iuil ui lgil liv pm.
Golan v. Gonzales
A pd i Aul Rp l 2004 d 2005, i
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mig A Gl d Rgi Cpig dd. T
plii ppld dii Uid S Cu Appl T
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gum pl i Ju 2006 d d l , Cu
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Aharonian v. Gonzales
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Macrovision Corp. v. Sima Products Corp.
I p O ugig d wi i i, Dpm Jui
ld amicus curiae i i i li lui Rgi
Cpig d Lii Cg i ulmig pdig dud i
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Cu Appl Fdl Ciui.
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Dm 7, 2005, u gd Rgi mi d did plii
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guig Rgi dii gi w uj viw
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Management
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Organization
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Public Records of the Future
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e-Deposit for e-Journals Project
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mji O ivii. T Liig udg ivii ($3,826,350) d
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Appendices& tables
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Testimony to Congress
BeforetheSubcommitteeontheLegislativeBranch,SenateCommitteeon
AppropriationsontheFY2007budgetrequest(March,2006)
BeforetheSubcommitteeonCourts,theInternet,andIntellectualProperty,House
CommitteeontheJudiciaryontheCopyrightOfcesreportonorphanworks
(March8,2006)
BeforetheHouseCommitteeonAppropriationsontheFY2007budgetrequest
(March0,2006)
BeforetheSubcommitteeonCourts,theInternet,andIntellectualProperty,House
CommitteeontheJudiciaryonremediesforsmallcopyrightclaims(March2,2006)
BeforetheSubcommitteeonIntellectualProperty,SenateCommitteeonthe
Judiciaryonproposalsforlegislativesolutionstotheproblemoforphanworks(April
6,2006)
BeforetheSubcommitteeonCourts,theInternet,andIntellectualProperty,House
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CostofLivingAdjustmentforPerformanceofMusicalCompositionsbyColleges
andUniversities:Finalrule[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,LibraryofCongress.]
(70fr72077,December,200)
DigitalPerformanceRightinSoundRecordingsandEphemeralRecordingsfora
NewSubscriptionService:Noticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwith
requestforPetitionstoParticipate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,Libraryof
Congress.](70fr727,December,200)
NoticeofIntenttoAudit:Publicnotice(7fr62,January,2006)
DeterminationofReasonableRatesandTermsforNoncommercialBroadcasting:
NoticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwithrequestforPetitionsto
Participate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,LibraryofCongress.](7 fr,
January,2006)
AdjustmentorDeterminationofCompulsoryLicenseRatesforMakingand
DistributingPhonorecords:Noticeannouncingcommencementofproceedingwith
requestforPetitionstoParticipate[IssuedbyCopyrightRoyaltyBoard,Libraryof
Congress.](7fr,January,2006)
AdjustmentofRatesandTermsforPreexistingSubscriptionandSatelliteDigital
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CableCompulsoryLicenseReportingPractices:Noticeofinquiry(7fr7,August
0,2006)
CorrectionofErrorsinCerticatesofRegistrationofVesselHullDesigns:Interimrule
(7fr602,August,2006)
RetransmissionofDigitalBroadcastSignalsPursuanttotheCableStatutoryLicense:
NoticeofInquiry(7fr8,September20,2006)
[AlltestimonyandFederal Registeritemsareavailableatwww.copyright.gov.]
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Registrations,17902006
17901869 150,000B
1870 5,600
1871 12,688
1872 14,164
1873 15,352 1874 16,283
1875 16,194
1876 15,392
1877 16,082
1878 16,290
1879 18,528
1880 20,993
1881 21,256
1882 23,141
1883 25,892
1884 27,727
1885 28,748
1886 31,638
1887 35,467
1888 38,907
1889 41,297
1904 104,431
1905 114,747
1906 118,799
1907 124,814
1908 120,657 1909 121,141
1910 109,309
1911 115,955
1912 121,824
1913 120,413
1914 124,213
1915 116,276
1916 117,202
1917 112,561
1918 107,436
1919 113,771
1920 127,342
1921 136,765
1922 140,734
1923 151,087
1924 164,710
1939 175,450
1940 179,467
1941 180,647
1942 182,232
1943 160,789 1944 169,269
1945 178,848
1946 202,144
1947 230,215
1948 238,121
1949 201,190
1950 210,564
1951 200,354
1952 203,705
1953 218,506
1954 222,665
1955 224,732
1956 224,908
1957 225,807
1958 238,935
1959 241,735
1974 372,832
1975 401,274
1976 410,969
1976 108,762C
1977 452,702 1978 331,942
1979 429,004
1980 464,743
1981 471,178
1982 468,149
1983 488,256
1984 502,628
1985 540,081D 1986 561,208D
1987 582,239D
1988 565,801
1989 619,543E
1990 643,602
1991 663,684
1992 606,253
1993 604,894
Date Total Date Total Date Total Date Total
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NumberofRegistrationsbySubjectMatter,FiscalYear2006
Category of Material Published Unpublished Total
Nondramaticliteraryworks:
Monographs and computer-related works 122,396 60,324 182,720
Serials:
Serials(non-group) 45,960 45,960
GroupDailyNewspapers 2,567 2,567
GroupSerials 12,531 12,531
Subtotal:Nondramaticliteraryworks 183,454 60,324 243,778
Worksoftheperformingarts,includingmusicalworks,
dramaticworks,choreographyandpantomimes,and
motionpicturesandlmstrips 39,094 85,316 124,410
Worksofthevisualarts,includingtwo-dimensionalworks
ofneandgraphicart,sculpturalworks,technical
drawingsandmodels,photographs,cartographicworks
commercialprintsandlabels,andworksofappliedarts 49,152 41,597 90,749
Soundrecordings 16,344 34,465 50,809
Total: Basic registrations 288,044 221,702 509,746
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FeeReceiptsandInterest,FiscalYear2006
Fees Receipts recorded B
Copyrightregistrations $19,195,568
Maskworksregistrations $24,815
Vesselhulldesignregistrations $9,920
Renewalregistrations $544,700
Subtotal $19,775,003
Recordationofdocuments $1,765,715
Certications $241,040
Searches $111,972
Expeditedservices $1,913,905
Preregistrations $33,200
Otherservices
Subtotal $4,065,832
Totalreceiptsrecorded $23,840,835
FeereceiptsappliedtotheAppropriation $24,126,884
Interestearnedondepositaccounts $186,062
FeereceiptsandinterestappliedtotheAppropriationC $24,312,946
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EstimatedValueofMaterialsTransferredtotheLibraryofCongress,FiscalYear2006
Registered
works
transferred to
other Library
departments
BooksB 126,091 91,991 218,082 $11,057,159Inkprint 107,399 45,336 152,735 $68.20 $10,416,527
Electronicworks(ProQuest) 16,801 45,477 62,278 $4.18 $260,322
Microlm 1,891 1,178 3,069 $123.92 $380,310
SerialsC 253,366 553,269 806,635 $17,553,243
Periodicals 226,729 521,700 748,429 $37.71 $16,933,955
Inkprintnewspapers 24,070 29,400 53,470 $1.01 $32,403Microlmnewspapers 2,567 2,169 4,736 $123.92 $586,885
Computer-related works 4,362 2,034 6,396 $2,138,274
Software 1,527 60 1,587 $29.35 $46,578
CD-ROMs 872 1,974 2,846 $734.96 $2,091,696
Printouts 1,963 0 1,963 indeterminatevalue
Non-
registration
works
transferred to
other Library
departments
Total works
transferred to
other Library
departments
Average
unit price
Total value
of works
transferred to
other Library
departments
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Non-FeeInformationServicestoPublic,FiscalYear2006
Information and Reference Division direct reference services
Inperson 21,479
Bycorrespondence 74,627
Byemail 45,763
Bytelephone 167,193
Total 309,062
Ofce of the General Counsel direct reference services
Bycorrespondence 956
Bytelephone 1,900
Total 2,856
Receiving and Processing Division servicesBycorrespondence 3,969
Bytelephoneoremail 14,638
Total 18,607
Licensing Division direct reference servicesB
Inperson 483
Bycorrespondence 742By telephone 7 081
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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforCompulsoryLicensesforSecondaryTransmissionbyCableSystemsforCalendarYear2005
Royaltyfeesdeposited $135,862,161.99
Interestincome $2,526,596.26
Gainonmaturedsecurities $1,460,702.37
Transfersin $20,110.96
Total $139,869,571.58
Less:
Licensingoperatingcosts $3,433,982.14
Refundsissued $214,367.14
Costofinvestments $136,161,391.06
Costofinitialinvestments ($410,084.57)
CARPoperatingcosts $220,421.54
CRJoperatingcosts $163,281.74
Transfersout $81,074.07
Total $139,864,433.12
BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $5,138.46
Plus: Faceamountofsecuritiesdue $136,785,087.41
Less:Pendingrefunds $55,105.39
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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforStatutoryObligationsforDistributionofDigitalAudioRecordingEquipmentandMediaforCalendarYear2005
Royaltyfeesdeposited $2,420,155.01
Interestincome $13,237.50
Gainonmaturedsecurities $65,115.54
Transfersin $127,211.51
Total $2,625,719.56
Less:
Licensingoperatingcosts $69,922.71
Refunds
Costofinvestments $2,362,598.82
Costofinitialinvestments ($8,692.58)
CARPoperatingcosts $79,086.24
CRJoperatingcosts $58,584.74
Distributionoffees $64,182.63
Transfersout
Total $2,625,682.56
BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $37.00
Plus: Faceamountofsecuritiesdue $2,373,420.95
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FinancialStatementofRoyaltyFeesforStatutoryLicensesforSecondaryTransmissionbySatelliteCarriersforCalendarYear2005
Royaltyfeesdeposited $78,309,387.37
Interestincome $2,100,491.25
Gainonmaturedsecurities $914,656.32
Total $81,324,534.94
Less:
Licensingoperatingcosts $76,367.20
Costofinvestments $81,101,169.35
Costofinitialinvestments ($2,844.67)
CARPoperatingcosts $85,959.12
CARPoperatingcosts $63,675.97
Total $81,324,326.97
BalanceasofSeptember0,2006 $207.97
Plus: Faceamountofsecuritiesdue $81,544,499.88
Satellitecarrierroyaltyfeesforcalendaryear2005available
fordistributionbytheLibraryofCongress $81,544,707.85
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C o p y r i g h t O f f i ce C o n ta c t I n f o r m at i o n
U. S. Coyright Oce
Librry o Congress
101 Indeendence Avenue SE
Wshington, DC 20559-6000
Website www.copyright.gov
Public Information Ofce (202) 707-3000
Stf ebers re on duty to nswer questions by hone ro 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ,
estern tie, Mondy through Fridy, excet ederl holidys. Recorded inortion
is lso vilble 24 hours dy.
Forms and Publications Hotline (202) 707-9100
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I n t e r n at i o n a l C o p y r i g h t Tr e a t i e sa n d C o n v e n t i o n s
Protection against unauthorized use o a copyrighted work in a country depends
primarily on the national laws o that country. Most countries ofer protection to
oreign works under the aegis o international copyright treaties and conventions.
Treaties and Conventions
Berne Convention the leading international agreement that sets standards or
protecting literary and artistic works
Bilateral a unique agreement on copyright protection between the United States
and another country
Geneva Phonograms Convention known as the Geneva Convention, sets
standards or protection o sound recordings against piracy
Universal Copyright Convention(UCC) an international agreement that sets
standards or protecting literary and artistic works largely superseded by Berne
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n Berne Convention
u Bilateral
X Geneva Phonograms Convention
s Universal Copyright Convention (UCC)
l
Unclearv WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
F WIPO Performancesand Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)
t WTO
w None
Thismap doesnot indicatemembershipinthe UCCorbilateraltreatyrelationsfor anycountrythat iseither partytotheBerneConventionora memberoftheWTO.
International Copyright Treaties and Conventionsrelations as of september 2006
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Organization of the U. S. Copyright Ofceseptember 30, 2006
associate register for policy
and international affairsJule Sigall
general counselDavid O. Carson
office of the
chief of operationsJulia Huff
associate gen. counselTanya Sandros
technology officeMichael Burke, Chief
administrative services
office Vacant
business process
reengineering managerJeffrey Cole
cataloging division
Joanna Roussis, Chief
examining divisionJames Vassar, Chief
Linda Gill,Assistant Chief
information & reference div.
James P. Cole, Chief
licensing divisionJames Enzinna, Chief
Mark DiNapoli,Assistant Chief
receiving & processing div.Melissa Dadant, Chief
Victor Holmes,Assistant Chief
Arts Section
Documents RecordationSection
Literary Section
Serials Section
Literary Section
Performing Arts Section
Renewals Section
Visual Arts Section
CorrespondenceUnit
Certications &Documents Section
Information Section
Publications Section
Records ManagementSection
Reference &Bibliography Section
Clerical SupportUnit
Examining Section
Fiscal Section
Licensing InformationSection
Fiscal Control Section
Receipt & CorrrespondenceControl Section
Materials Control Section
copyright acquisitions div.
Jewel A. Player, Chief
Technical ProcessingSection
Compliance Records Unit
Deposit CopiesStorage Unit
Records MaintenanceUnit
Accounting Unit
Data Preparation &Recording Unit
CorrespondenceControl Unit
Receipt Analysis &Control Units I, II, & III
MaterialsExpediting Units I & II
register of copyrightsMarybeth Peters
special legal advisor
for reengineeringNanette Petruzzelli