Copyright Office Fees 8
Other Copyright Service Fees
Recordation of Documents
To make public record of assignment of rights or other
document relating to disposition of copyrighted work
$ 125 Recordation of document, including notice
of intention to enforce (base fee includes 1
work identified by 1 title and/or registration
number) (paper filing)
$ 95 Recordation of document, including notice
of intention to enforce (base fee includes 1
work identified by 1 title and/or registration
number) (electronic filing)
$ 95 Additional transfer (per transfer) (for
documents recorded under 17 U.S.C. 205)
$ 60 Additional works and alternate identifiers
(per group of 10 or fewer additional works
and alternate identifiers)
When document is accompanied by electronic title list:
$60 1 to 50 additional works and alternate
identifiers
$225 51 to 500 additional works and alternate
identifiers
$390 501 to 1,000 additional works and alternate
identifiers
$555 1,001 to 10,000 additional works and
alternate identifiers
$5,550 10,001 or more additional works and
alternate identifiers
$7 Correction of online public catalog data
due to erroneous electronic title submission
(per title)
Other fees associated with recordation:
$550 Special handling fee for recordation of a
document
$75 Schedule of pre-1972 sound recordings, or
supplemental schedule of pre-1972 sound
recordings (single sound recording)
$10 Additional sound recordings (per group of
1 to 100 sound recordings)
$75 Removal of pre-1972 sound recording from
Office’s database of indexed schedules
(single sound recording)
$50 Notice of noncommercial use of pre-1972
sound recording
$50 Opt-out notice of noncommercial use of
pre-1972 sound recording
Searches of Records
For searching copyright records and preparing official
report
$ 200 Estimate of search fee (credited to search fee)
$200 Search report (per hour, 2 hour minimum)
$500 Expedited report (per hour, 1 hour
minimum)
$200 Certification of search report (per hour)
Retrievals and Copies of Records
Retrieval of in-process or completed Copyright Office
records
$200 Estimate of retrieval fee (credited to
retrieval fee)
$200 Retrieval of paper records (per hour,
1 hour minimum)
$200 Retrieval of digital records (per hour, half
hour minimum, quarter-hour increments)
$ 55 Additional certificate of registration
$ 200 Certification of records, including search
reports (per hour)
$ 500 Surcharge for expedited retrievals,
certification, and copying (per hour, 1 hour
minimum)
$ 100 Litigation statement (Form LS)
$ 12 Copying of Copyright Office records by
staff (all media)
Removal of Personally Identiable Information (PII)
$ 100 Initial request (per registration record)
$ 60 Reconsideration of denied request (flat fee)
Miscellaneous Fees
$ 30 Receipt for deposit without registration
(section 407 deposit)
$ 6 Designation of agent under section
512(c)(2) to receive notification of
claimed infringement or amendment or
resubmission of agent
$ 50 Notice to libraries and archives
(each additional title $ 20)
$45 Service charge for Federal Express mailing
$1 Service charge for delivery of documents via
fax (per page, seven pages maximum)