[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR251.22]

[Page 618]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                                CONGRESS
 
PART 251_COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Public Access to and Inspection of Records
 
Sec. 251.22  Public access.

    (a) Location of records. All of the following records relating to 
rate adjustment and distribution proceedings under this subchapter shall 
be maintained at the Copyright Office:
    (1) Records required to be filed with the Copyright Office; or
    (2) Records submitted to or produced by the Copyright Office or 
Library of Congress under 17 U.S.C. 801 and 802, or
    (3) Records submitted to or produced by a Copyright Arbitration 
Royalty Panel during the course of a concluded proceeding. In the case 
of records submitted to or produced by a CARP that is currently 
conducting a proceeding, such records shall be maintained by the 
chairperson of that panel at the location of the hearing or at a 
location specified by the panel. Upon conclusion of the proceeding, all 
records shall be delivered by the chairperson to the Copyright Office.
    (b) Requesting information. Requests for information or access to 
records described in Sec. 251.21 shall be directed to the Copyright 
Office at the appropriate address listed in Sec. 251.1. No requests 
shall be directed to or accepted by a Copyright Arbitration Royalty 
Panel. In the case of records in the possession of a CARP, the Copyright 
Office shall make arrangements with the panel for access and copying by 
the person making the request.
    (c) Fees. Fees for photocopies of CARP or Copyright Office records 
are the applicable Office charge. Fees for searching for records, 
certification of documents, and other costs incurred are as provided in 
17 U.S.C. 705, 708.

[59 FR 23981, May 9, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 63040, Dec. 7, 1994; 70 
FR 38022, July 1, 2005]