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(a)Fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights—
(1)on filing each application under section 408 for registration of a copyright claim or for a supplementary registration, including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registration is made;
(2)on filing each application for registration of a claim for renewal of a subsisting copyright under section 304(a), including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registration is made;
(3)for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section 407;
(4)for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of a transfer of copyright ownership or other document;
(5)for the filing, under section 115(b),1 of a notice of intention to obtain a compulsory license;
(6)for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement revealing the identity of an author of an anonymous or pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section 302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an author;
(7)for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional certificate of registration;
(8)for the issuance of any other certification;
(9)for the making and reporting of a search as provided by section 705, and for any related services;
(10)on filing a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to section 119 or 122; and
(11)on filing a statement of account based on secondary transmissions of primary transmissions pursuant to section 111.
The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services, including the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether or not such copies are certified, based on the cost of providing the service. Fees established under paragraphs (10) and (11) shall be reasonable and may not exceed one-half of the cost necessary to cover reasonable expenses incurred by the Copyright Office for the collection and administration of the statements of account and any royalty fees deposited with such statements.
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