[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR201.38]

[Page 413-414]
 
             TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                                CONGRESS
 
PART 201--GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 201.38  Designation of agent to receive notification of claimed infringement.

    (a) General. This section prescribes interim rules under which 
service providers may provide the Copyright Office with designations of 
agents to receive notification of claimed infringement under section 
512(c)(2) of title 17 of the United States Code, as amended. These 
interim rules shall remain in effect until more comprehensive rules

[[Page 414]]

have been promulgated following a notice of proposed rulemaking and 
receipt of public comments.
    (b) Forms. The Copyright Office does not provide printed forms for 
filing an Interim Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of 
Claimed Infringement.
    (c) Content. An ``Interim Designation of Agent to Receive 
Notification of Claimed Infringement'' shall be identified as such by 
prominent caption or heading, and shall include the following 
information with respect to a single service provider:
    (1) The full legal name and address of the service provider;
    (2) All names under which the service provider is doing business;
    (3) The name of the agent designated to receive notification of 
claimed infringement;
    (4) The full address, including a specific number and street name or 
rural route, of the agent designated to receive notification of claimed 
infringement. A post office box or similar designation will not be 
sufficient except where it is the only address that can be used in that 
geographic location;
    (5) The telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail 
address of the agent designated to receive notification of claimed 
infringement.
    (d) Signature. The Interim Designation of Agent to Receive 
Notification of Claimed Infringement shall include the signature of the 
appropriate officer or representative of the service provider 
designating the agent. The signature shall be accompanied by the printed 
or typewritten name and title of the person signing the Notice, and by 
the date of signature.
    (e) Filing. A service provider may file the Interim Designation of 
Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement with the Public 
Information Office of the Copyright Office, Room LM-401, James Madison 
Memorial Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, 
Washington, DC, during normal business hours, 9 am to 5 pm. If mailed, 
the Interim Designation should be addressed to: Copyright GC/I&R, PO Box 
70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Each designation shall 
be accompanied by a filing fee of $20.00. Designations and amendments 
will be posted online on the Copyright Office's website (http://
www.loc.gov/copyright).
    (f) Amendments. In the event of a change in the information reported 
in an Interim Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed 
Infringement, a service provider shall file with the Public Information 
Office of the Copyright Office an amended Interim Designation of Agent 
to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement, containing the current 
information required by section 201.38(c). The amended Interim 
Designation shall be signed in accordance with the requirements of 
section 201.38(d) and shall be accompanied by a fee of $20.00.
    (g) Termination and dissolution. If a service provider terminates 
its operations, the entity shall notify the Copyright Office by 
certified or registered mail.

[63 FR 59234, Nov. 3, 1998]