[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR133.34]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 133--TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND COPYRIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart D--Recordation of Copyrights
 
Sec. 133.34  Effective date, term, and cancellation of recordation.

    (a) Effective date. Recordation of copyright and protection 
thereunder shall be effective on the date an application for recordation 
is approved, as shown on the recordation notice issued by the United 
States Customs Service instructing Customs officers as to the terms and 
conditions of import protection appropriate.
    (b) Term. The recordation of copyright shall remain in effect for 20 
years unless the copyright ownership of the recordant expires before 
that time. If the ownership expires in less than 20 years, recordation 
shall remain in effect until the ownership expires. If the ownership has 
not expired after 20 years, recordation may be renewed as provided in 
Sec. 133.37.
    (c) Cancellation. Recordation of a copyright with the United States 
Customs Service shall be canceled upon request of the recordant, or if 
the registration in the U.S. Copyright Office is finally canceled or 
revoked.

[T.D. 72-266, 37 FR 20678, Oct. 3, 1972, as amended by T.D. 87-40, 52 FR 
9475, Mar. 25, 1987]