{"id":8899,"date":"2018-06-12T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2018-06-12T09:38:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T13:38:10","slug":"alert-copyright-office-proposing-significant-registration-fee-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/calls-to-action\/alert-copyright-office-proposing-significant-registration-fee-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: Copyright Office Proposing Significant Registration Fee Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Copyright Office<\/a> (@CopyrightOffice), Library of Congress, published a “Notice of proposed rule making” in the Federal Register on May 24, 2018, in which they reported the outcome of a study conducted by Booz Allen to address cost recovery goals.<\/p>\n

Importantly, the Office has never recovered its full costs from user fees. Instead, the Office has traditionally recovered approximately 60% of its costs through fees; the remainder is provided through appropriated dollars from the U.S. treasury. ~\u00a0Federal Register\/Vol. 83, No. 101, p. 24055<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

The Office cannot set fees to recover all costs associated with registration, but they aim for a\u00a0cost recovery percentage, based on a prior study, that is 71% for electronic claims and 66% for paper applications. The current cost recovery for single and standard applications stands at 51%.<\/p>\n

The Proposed Fee Structure<\/h4>\n

In proposing the new fees, the Office states they are seeking to strike a balance between user affordability and the reduction of their operating deficit, i.e., the costs of processing and administration of registrations.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Office has determined that fees should increase an average of 41% to account for inflationary increases and the expected cost of information technology modernization over the next several years. ~\u00a0Federal Register\/Vol. 83, No. 101, p. 24056<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n