Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989
PL 101-318 (H.R.1622), enacted 07/03/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-318—JULY 3, 1990 
104 STAT. 287 
Public Law 101-318 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to change the fee schedule of the Copyright 
Office, and to make certain technical amendments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Copyright Fees and Technical 
Amendments Act of 1989". 
SEC. 2. FEES OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE. 
(a) FEE SCHEDULE.—Section 708(a) of title 17, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) The following fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights: 
"(1) on filing each application under section 408 for registra- Claims, 
tion of a copyright claim or for a supplementary registration, 
including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registra-
tion is made, $20; 
"(2) on filing each application for registration of a claim for 
renewal of a subsisting copyright in its first term under section 
304(a), including the issuance of a certificate of registration if 
registration is made, $12; 
"(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section 
407, $4; 
"(4) for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of a 
transfer of copyright ownership or other document covering not 
more than one title, $20; for additional titles, $10 for each group 
of not more than 10 titles; 
"(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a notice of intention 
to obtain a compulsory license, $12; 
"(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement 
revealing the identity of an author of an anonymous or 
pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section 
302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an author, $20 for 
a document covering not more than one title; for each addi-
tional title, $2; 
"(7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional 
certificate of registration, $8; 
"(8) for the issuance of any other certification, $20 for each 
hour or fraction of an hour consumed with respect thereto; 
"(9) for the making and reporting of a search as provided by 
section 705, and for any related services, $20 for each hour or 
fraction of an hour consumed with respect thereto; and 
"(10) for any other special services requiring a substantial 
amount of time or expense, such fees as the Register of Copy-
rights may fix on the basis of the cost of providing the service. 
The Register of Copyrights is authorized to fix the fees for preparing 
copies of Copyright Office records, whether or not such copies are 
certified, on the basis of the cost of such preparation.". 
July 3, 1990 
[H.R. 1622] 
Copyright Fees 
and Technical 
Amendments 
Act of 1989. 
17 u s e 101 note. 
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17 u s e 708 note. 
Claims. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—Section 708 of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections Qo) and (c) as subsections (c) 
and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
"(b) In calendar year 1995 and in each subsequent fifth calendar 
year, the Register of Copyrights, by regulation, may increase the 
fees specified in subsection (a) by the percent change in the annual 
average, for the preceding calendar year, of the Consumer Price 
Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the annual 
average of the Consumer Price Index for the fifth calendar year 
preceding the calendar year in which such increase is authorized.". 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704(e) of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "708(aXll)" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "708(a)(10)". 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section shall 
take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply to— 
(A) claims to original, supplementary, and renewal copy-
right received for registration, and to items received for 
recordation in the Copyright Office, on or after such effec-
tive date, and 
(B) other requests for services received on or after such 
effective date, or received before such effective date for 
services not yet rendered as of such date. 
(2) PRIOR CLAIMS.—Claims to original, supplementary, and 
renewal copyright received for registration and items received 
for recordation in acceptable form in the Copyright Office 
before the effective date set forth in paragraph (1), and requests 
for services which are rendered before such effective date shall 
be governed by section 708 of title 17, United States Code, as in 
effect before such effective date. 
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 111.—Section 111 of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking out "recorded the notice 
specified by subsection (d) and"; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking out "paragraph (1)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "clause (1)"; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking out "clause (5)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "clause (4)"; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking out "clause (2)(A)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "clause (1)(A)". 
(b) SECTION 801.—Section 801(b)(2)(D) of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "111(d)(2) (C) and (D)" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "111(d)(1) (C) and (D)". 
(c) SECTION 804.—Section 804(a)(2)(C)(i) of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "115" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"116". 
(d) SECTION 106.—Section 106 of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "118" and inserting in lieu thereof "119". 
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104 STAT. 289 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The amendments made by subsections (a) 17 USC ill note, 
and (b) shall be effective as of August 27,1986. 
(2) The amendment made by subsection (c) shall be effective as of 17 USC 804 note. 
October 31,1988. 
(3) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall be effective as of 17 USC 106 note. 
November 16,1988. 
Approved July 3, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1622 (S. 1271): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-279 (Coram, on the Judiciary). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-267 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 135 (1989): Oct. 16, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 136 (1990): June 13, S. 1271 and H.R. 1622 considered and passed Senate.