[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR133.34]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; 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]