Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 175

[REDACTED] JOINT EVIDENTIARY APPENDIX IN SUPPORT OF NOTICE OF MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION AND MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT re APPLICATION for Leave to File Under Seal #158 CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8 filed by Plaintiffs Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Majar Productions LLC, Rupa Marya, Robert Siegel. (Attachments: #1 Appendix CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8, #2 Appendix CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8, #3 Appendix CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8, #4 Appendix CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8, #5 Appendix CORRECTED VOLUME 5 OF 8)(Manifold, Betsy)

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EXHIBIT 96

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1 FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)
[e-mail]
2 BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450)
[e-mail]
3 RACHELE R. RICKERT (190634)
[e-mail]
4 MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247)
livesay'[e-mail]
5 WOL.F HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
6 750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
7 Telephone: [phone]
8 FacsImile: 619/234-4599

9 Interim Lead Counsel/or Plaintiffs and the [Proposed] Class
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA -

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WESTERN DIVISION

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GOOD MORNING TO YOU
PRODUCTIONS CORP., et aI.,

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v.
WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC,
INC., et al.

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Defendant.

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Plaintiffs,

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PLAINTIFF GOOD MORNING TO
YOU PRODUCTIONS CORP.'S
INTERROGATORIES TO
DEFENDANTS - SET NO. ONE

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23 PROPOUNDING PARTY:

PLAINTIFF GOOD MORNING TO YOU

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PRODUCTIONS CORP.

25 RESPONDING PARTIES:

DEFENDANTS W ARNERICHAPPELL MUSIC,

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INC. AND SUMMY-BIRCHARD, INC.

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ONE

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Pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff GOOD

2 MORNING TO YOU PRODUCTIONS CORP. ("Plaintiff'), by and through its
3 undersigned counsel, hereby propounds the following interrogatories upon
4 defendants WARNER/CHAPPEL MUSIC, INC. and SUMMY-BIRCHARD, INC.
5 ("Defendants"), to be answered, under oath, within 30 days or such other time as the
6 parties may agree or the Court may order.
DEFINITIONS

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"Defendants" means Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., and Summy-

9 Birchard, Inc. (or each individually, as context requires).
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"Warner/Chappel," means Warner/Chappel Music, Inc., its subsidiaries

and predecessors in interest, including without limitation Summy-Birchard, Inc.

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"Summy-Birchard" means Summy-Birchard, Inc., its subsidiaries and

13 predecessors in interest, including without limitation Summy-Birchard, Inc.
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"CFSC" refers to the Clayton F. Summy Co. identified as copyright

15 owner in the applications for Copyright E51988 and Copyright E51990.
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"ASCAP" refers to the American Society of Composers, Authors and

17 Publishers.
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"You" or "Your" refers to each Defendant served with these requests.

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"Happy Birthday to You" means the song Happy Birthday to You.

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"Copyright Office" refers to the United States Copyright Office.

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"Copyright" means statutory copyright.

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"Right" means an interest, including license and Copyright, in or to a

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"Copyright E51988" means the Copyright recorded with the Copyright

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25 Office under the registration number E51988.
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"Copyright E51990" means the Copyright recorded with the Copyright

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is claimed in the application for Copyright.

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"New Matter" means the work, or subset of work, in which Copyright

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"Deposit Copy" means the work deposited with the Copyright Office as

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"Including" and "includes" shall be construed to mean "including

such.
without limitation."
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The use of the singular form of any word includes the plural and

VIce versa.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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The term "document," as used here, includes each "item" set forth in

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Rule 34(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation,

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electronically stored information, electronic or computerized data compilations, and

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e-mail.

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mean the business entity, its affiliated companies, partnerships, divisions,

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subdivisions, units, businesses, ventures, directors, officers, employees, imprints,

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agents or other representatives or affiliated third parties.

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Whenever reference to a business entity appears, the reference shall

Your answers shall include all available information, including hearsay,

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in Your possession, custody or control, or in the possession, custody or control of

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Your agents or attorneys.

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unless it is objected to, in which event all reasons for the objection shall be stated in

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lieu of an answer.

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remaining part or parts completely.

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You shall answer each interrogatory fully, in writing and under oath,

If You object to any part of an interrogatory, please respond to the

All documents produced as an alternative to answering an interrogatory

shall be produced as they are kept in the usual course of Your business or shall be
organized and labeled in a manner responsive to the interrogatory.

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If the person who verifies the answers to the interrogatories does not

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have personal knowledge of the information contained in each answer, that person

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shall identify such information and its source.

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Where identification of a Copyright is required, the following shall be

separately stated as to each Copyright:

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a. the title, description, and author( s) of the work as stated on the

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application for Copyright;

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b. the title, description, and author(s) of the New Matter, if different from

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(a.) in any respect;

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c. the title, description, deposit date, and author(s) of the Deposit Copy, if

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different from (a.) or (b.) in any respect;

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d. the Registration Number and registration date;

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e. the Copyright owner;

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Where identification of a meeting is required, state the meeting date,

location and attendees, and the substance of the subjects discussed.
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Where identification of a telephone conversation is required, state the

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date of the conversation, the location and identity of the call originator(s),

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recipient(s) and all other participants, and the substance of the subjects discussed.

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Where identification of a document is required, separately state as to

each document:
a. its date, its exact title, and the substance of the document with sufficient

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particularity to enable it to be identified and located within any

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document production;

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b. the identification and location of the files where the original and each
copy is normally or presently kept;
c. the name, business affiliation, and last known address of each author,
intended recipient, and person currently in possession of the original or
a copy of the document; and,

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d. if such document is no longer in existence, state the circumstances

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surrounding its elimination, the date and reasons for such elimination,

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and, the identity of the person(s) who ordered and/or supervised the

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elimination.

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Where information concerning licensing activity is requested, provide

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the requested information by license type, such that information about the public

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performance licenses, mechanical licenses, synchronization licenses and all other

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types of licenses of the Song You have authorized or granted are separately provided.

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Where identification of a person is required, the following shall be

separately stated as to each person:

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a. the name and last known business address or location and phone number

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b. if such person is an individual, additionally state each business position

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held by that individual at the time or times for which such identification

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is requested; and

of each such person; and

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c. if such a person is not an individual, identify each individual employed

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by or representing such person who has knowledge of the matter at

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Issue.

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If You refuse to respond to any of these interrogatories based on a claim

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of privilege or confidentiality, Your statement of the claim shall include all facts

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relied upon in support thereof.

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If You claim attorney work-product privilege,

identify the litigation for which the work-product was prepared.
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If You answer any interrogatory by reference to business records

pursuant to Rule 33(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, identify the business
records and provide the name(s) of your employee(s) certifying the documents as
business records for purposes of answering the interrogatory.
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These interrogatories are continuing requests and you are obligated to

28 notify Plaintiff's counsel right away and amend or supplement your responses as

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soon as reasonably possible if you determine that an answer You provided was false,

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or if You subsequently obtain information which leads You to believe that Your

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response was incomplete or incorrect when made, or that Your response, although

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correct and complete when made, is no longer correct and complete.

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RELEV ANT TIME PERIOD

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Unless otherwise specified, the relevant time period for these interrogatories is
June 18,2009 to the present date (the "Relevant Time Period").

INTERROGATORIES

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INTERROGATORY NO.1:

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Identify and describe in detail each Right that You claim to Happy Birthday to

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You.

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INTERROGATORY NO.2:

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Describe the New Matter for which Copyright was claimed on the application

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for Copyright E51988.

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INTERROGATORY NO.3:

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for Copyright E51990.

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INTERROGATORY NO.4:

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written by that person(s)?

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Describe the New Matter for which Copyright was claimed on the application

Who wrote the familiar lyrics to Happy Birthday to You and when were they

INTERROGATORY NO.5:
If different than the person You identified in response to Interrogatory No.4,

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who wrote the lyrics to the work in which CFSC claimed Copyright in its application

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for Copyright No. E51988, what lyrics did that person(s) write, and when were they

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INTERROGATORY NO.6:

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written by that person(s)?
If different than the person You identified in response to Interrogatory No.4,
who wrote the lyrics to the work in which CFSC claimed Copyright in its application

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INTERROGATORY NO. 14:
Describe Your system of monitoring use of Happy Birthday to You, including
monitoring by a performance or reproduction rights organization or other agent(s).

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Dated: February 12, 2014

WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
By:~~~~~~~~~~_____

BETSY/ . MANIFO~
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
[e-mail]
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
[e-mail]
RACHELE R. RICKERT
[e-mail]
MARIS A C. LIVESAY
[e-mail]
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619/234-4599

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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
MARK C. RIFKIN (pro hac vice)
rifkin @whath.com
JANINE POLLACK (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
BETH A. LANDES (pro hac vice)
landes @whafh.com
GITI BAGHBAN (284037)
baghban @whafh.com
270 Madison A venue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-545-4753

Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs

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EXHIBIT 97

Ex. 97
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1 GLENN D. POMERANTZ (State Bar No. 112503)
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2 KELLY M. KLAUS (State Bar No. 161091)
[e-mail]
3 ADAM I. KAPLAN (State Bar No. 26$ 182)
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4 MUNGR, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
5 Thirty-Fifih Floor
Los Angeles, California 9007 1-1560
6 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants
$ Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and
Sumrny-Birchard, Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT Of CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION

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13 GOOD MORNING TO YOU
PRODUCTIONS CORP.; et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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WARNERJCHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.,
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Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK
(MRWx)
DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTIONS AND
RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’
FIRST SET OF
INTERROGATORIES

Defendants.

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DEFS’ OBJECTIONS & RESPONSES TO 1st SET

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OF INTERROGATORIES
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33, Defendants

2 Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Summy-Birchard, Inc. (jointly
3 “Wamer/Chappell”) hereby submit the following objections and responses to
4 Plaintiffs’ First Set of Interrogatories (“Interrogatories”).
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

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These responses are made solely for purposes of this action. Any

7 information provided in response to any particular Interrogatory is subject to and
$ without waiver of all objections as to competence, relevance, materiality, propriety,
9 admissibility, and all other objections on grounds that would per-mit or require the
10 exclusion of the infonriation, if such information were offered in evidence, all of
11 which objections and grounds are hereby expressly reserved and may be interposed
12 at the time of trial or in response to any motion or application that may be made by
13 Plaintiffs.
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Discovery in this action is ongoing. Additional information may be

15 discovered in the future that conceivably could be responsive to one or more of the
16 Interrogatories propounded by Plaintiffs. In accordance with the provisions of
17 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(e), Warner/Chappell reserves its right to
1$ supplement its responses to the Interrogatories to the extent that additional
19 responsive and/or corrective information becomes available, though
20 Wamer/Chappell does not thereby assume any obligation to supplement its
21 responses to these Interrogatories, other than as required under the Federal Rules of
22 Civil Procedure. Warner/Chappell reserves all rights to rely at trial or for any
23 purpose in connection with this action upon any and all such information, whether
24 or not provided in response to any particular Interrogatory. Nothing stated herein
25 shall constitute or be construed as a waiver of Warner/Chappell’s right to prove its
26 contentions through information, documents and/or other materials that currently are
27 not in its possession, custody, or control.

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No incidental or implied admissions are intended by these responses.

2 The fact that Wamer/Chappell has agreed to provide information in response to any
3 particular Interrogatory is not intended, and shall not be construed, as waiver by
4 Warner/Chappell of any part of any objection to any such Interrogatory, or any part
5 of any General Objection.

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GENERAL OBJECTIONS

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The following General Objections are incorporated by reference into

8 each response to each specific Interrogatory, whether or not such General
9 Objections are expressly incorporated by reference in such response.
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Warner/Chappell objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they

11 purport to impose on Warner/Chappell any obligation that is different from or
12 greater than any imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules
13 of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, or any other
14 applicable law, rule or order.
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2.

Warner/Chappell objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they

16 request information that is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege,
17 the attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privilege or protection
18 from disclosure, including without limitation any joint privilege relating to the same.
19 Warner/Chappell claims such privileges and protections to the extent implicated by
20 each Interrogatory, and excludes privileged and protected information from its
21 responses to the Interrogatories. Any disclosure of such protected or privileged
22 information is inadvertent, and is not intended to waive those privileges or
23 protections.
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3.

Warner/Chappell obj ects to the IntelTogatories to the extent they seek

25 information that is not within Warner/Chappell’s possession, custody, or control;
26 that is equally available to Plaintiffs and Warner/Chappell; or that could be derived
27 or ascertained by Plaintiffs with substantially the same effort that would be required

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4.

Warner/Chappell objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek

2 information that is confidential, proprietary, trade secret information, and/or
3 competitively sensitive. Subject to and without waiver of any and all other
4 objections to the production of such information, Warner/Chappell will produce
5 such information only upon the entry of, and in accordance with the terms of, an
6 appropriate protective order.
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Wamer/Chappell obj ects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek

$ information created after, or related to events after, the filing of the Complaint in
9 this action, on the grounds that such information is neither relevant nor reasonably
10 calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
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Wamer/Chappell objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek

12 information outside of any applicable limitations period, whether arising by statute,
13 contract or otherwise. In particular, Warner/Chappell objects to the statement of the
14 “relevant time period” as being from June 18, 2009 to the present date, insofar as the
15 limitations period under 17 U.S.C.

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507(b) extends back only three years before the

16 filing of the first complaint consolidated in this action.
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Warner/Chappell objects to any Interrogatory to the extent it calls for a

18 legal conclusion. Any response by Warner/Chappell shall not be construed as
19 providing a legal conclusion regarding the meaning or application of any terms or
20 phrases used in the Interrogatories.
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Wamer/Chappell obj ects to any Interrogatory containing the defined

22 term “Happy Birthday to You” as vague and ambiguous to the extent Plaintiffs have
23 not defined what is meant by “the song Happy Birthday to You.” Warner/Chappell’s
24 responses construe “Happy Birthday to You” to mean the lyrics, “Happy Birthday to
25 you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear

Happy Birthday to

26 you!,” as well as the arrangement of those lyrics with the underlying musical
27 melody.

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Warner/Chappell objects to any Interrogatory containing the defined

2 terms “Copyright” and/or “Right” as vague, ambiguous, overbroad and unduly
3 burdensome to the extent either of those terms includes any copyrights other than
4 United States copyrights. Wamer/Chappell’s responses are limited to U.S.
5 Copyrights.
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Warner/Chappell objects to any Interrogatory containing the defined

7 terms “You,” “Your,” “Defendants,” “Warner/Chappel” [sic], and/or “Summy
8 Birchard” as vague, ambiguous, overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent
9 any of these terms include any entity other than the responding Defendant(s).
10 Warner/Chappell further objects to Instruction Paragraph 2 as vague, ambiguous,
11 overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it includes any entity or person
12 other than the responding Defendant(s). Warner/Chappell’s objections herein are
13 made only on behalf of the responding defendants.
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Warner/Chappell objects to any Interrogatory containing the defined

15 term “New Matter” as vague and ambiguous, and potentially calling for a legal
16 conclusion, insofar as it refers to “the work, or subset of work, in which Copyright is
17 claimed in the application for Copyright.” To the extent an Interrogatory uses the
18 term “New Matter,” Warner/Chappell construes the Interrogatory to request that
19 Warner/Chappell identify what, if anything, is stated on an application for copyright
20 following the question, “State exactly on what new matter copyright is claimed (see
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Sec. 6 of Act of 1909).”

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Wamer/Chappell objects to any Interrogatory containing the defined

23 term “Deposit Copy” as vague and ambiguous insofar as it refers to “the work
24 deposited with the Copyright Office.” “The work” is not deposited with the
25 Copyright Office; rather, copies of a work are deposited with the Copyright Office
26 at the time of an application for registration. To the extent an Interrogatory uses the
27 term “Deposit Copy,” Warner/Chappell construes the Interrogatory to refer to the
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1 copies of the work deposited with the Copyright Office at the time of the application
2 for registration.
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Warner/Chappell objects to Plaintiffs use of the terms “documents” as

4 vague, ambiguous, overly broad and unduly burdensome to the extent any of those
5 terms has a meaning or scope that is different than that required by Rule 34 of the

6 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation, to the extent the
7 terms require Warner/Chappell to search for and provide electronic documents and
$ information that are not reasonably accessible.
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Warner/Chappell obj ects to Instruction Paragraph 7 on the ground that

10 it purports to impose obligations on Warner/Chappell beyond those required by the
11 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States District Court
12 for the Central District of California, or any other applicable law, rule or order.
13 Warner/Chappell will respond to the Interrogatories in accordance with the
14 applicable Rules and Orders of the Court, and not Plaintiffs’ Instructions beyond the
15 same.
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Wamer/Chappell objects to Instruction Paragraph 8, and any

17 Interrogatory that includes the defined term “Copyright,” to the extent that the
1$ application of Instruction Paragraph 8 has the effect of increasing the number of
19 interrogatories served, including discrete subparts, to a number greater than the 25
20 written inteirogatories permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33.
21 Application of Instruction Paragraph 8 has the effect of asking as many as 13
22 separate interrogatories. Any response by Warner/Chappell to an Interrogatory
23 requesting the identification of a “Copyright” will include the number of the original
24 registration only. Plaintiffs are able to read the documentation associated with any
25 registered copyright.
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Wamer/Chappell objects to Instruction Paragraph 11, and any

27 Interrogatory for which identification of a document is required, to the extent that

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1 of interrogatories served, including discrete subparts, to a number greater than the
2 25 written interrogatories permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33.
3 Application of Instruction Paragraph 11 has the effect of asking as many as 13 (or
4 more) unique interrogatories. Any response by Warner/Chappell to an Interrogatory
5 requesting the identification of a document will include information sufficient to
6 describe the document with reasonable particularity. Plaintiffs are able to read such
7 documents.
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Warner/Chappell objects to Instruction Paragraph 12, and any

9 Interrogatory for which “information concerning licensing activity is requested,” to
10 the extent that the application of Instruction Paragraph 12 has the effect of
11 increasing the number of interrogatories served, including discrete subparts, to a
12 number greater than the 25 written interrogatories permitted under federal Rule of
13 Civil Procedure 33. Application of Instruction Paragraph 12 has the effect of asking
14 numerous separate interrogatories. Further, any Interrogatory intended to request
15 “information concerning licensing activity” is irrelevant to the issues in the first
16 phase of this litigation.
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Warner/Chappell objects to Instruction Paragraph 13, and any

18 Interrogatory for which identification of a person is required, to the extent that the
19 application of Instruction Paragraph 13 has the effect of increasing the number of
20 interrogatories served, including discrete subparts, to a number greater than the 25
21 written interrogatories permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33.
22 Application of Instruction Paragraph 13 has the effect of asking as many as 4 (or
23 more) unique interrogatories. Any response by Warner/Chappell to an Interrogatory
24 requesting the identification of a document will include the person’s name.
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Warner/Chappell objects to Instruction Paragraph 16 to the extent it

26 purports to impose upon Warner/Chappell any obligation in excess of those required
27 under the supplementation rules of the federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Except as
28 expressly provided in the Rules, Warner/Chappell specifically disclaims any
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CASE NO. CV 13-04460-GHK(MRWx)

1 obligation to supplement its responses or production in response to Plaintiffs
2 Interrogatories.
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20.

These General Objections are incorporated into each individual

4 response and supplement response below without further reference.
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Warner/Chappell reserves the right to supplement or modify its

6 responses and objections to the Requests.
7 INTERROGATORY NO.1:
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Identify and describe in detail each Right that You claim to Happy

9 Birthday to You.
10 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.1:
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Warner/Chappell incorporates its General Objections.

12 Warner/Chappell specifically objects to this Interrogatory as vague and ambiguous.
13 Warner/Chappell further obj ects to this Interrogatory as overly broad, unduly
14 burdensome, not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
15 evidence, and/or lacking in the reasonable particularity required by law,
16 including insofar as the Interrogatory seeks information relating to any “Right”
17 other than Copyright, which is the only right in issue in the case. Warner/Chappell
1$ further objects to this Request to the extent it calls for information protected by the
19 attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine.
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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections,

21 Warner/Chappell responds as follows: Warner/Chappell owns the copyrights (with
22 all rights under copyright, as set forth in 17 U.S.C.

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106) to Happy Birthday to You

23 as defined in General Objection 8, above, as evidenced and presumed valid by and
24 through (1) copyright registration certificate E51990, which includes the lyrics to
25 Happy Birthday to You as defined in General Objection 8, above, and (2) copyright
26 registration certificate E5 1988, which includes those same lyrics as well as a second
27 verse of lyrics, “May your birthday be bright, full of cheer and delight, Happy
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FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
CASE NO. cv 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)

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1 birthday dear

Happy birthday to you,” as well as the renewals of both

2 copyrights.
3 INTERROGATORY NO.2:
4

Describe the New Matter for which Copyright was claimed on the

5 application for Copyright E51988.
6 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.2:
7

Warner/Chappell incorporates its General Objections.

8 Warner/Chappell specifically objects to this Interrogatory as vague and ambiguous,
9 and calling for legal conclusions, in its use of the defined term “New Matter.”
10 Warner/Chappell further obj ects to this request on the ground that it contains
11 express or implied assumptions of fact and/or law with respect to matters at issue in
12 this case. Warner/Chappell further objects to this Request to the extent it calls for
13 information protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine.
14

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections,

15 Wamer/Chappell responds as follows: The copyright application submitted in
16 connection with the registration that resulted in the issuance of copyright
17 registration E5 1988 states, following the question, “State exactly on what new
18 matter copyright is claimed (see Sec. 6 of Act of 1909)”: “Arrangement for Unison
19 Chorus and revised text.”
20 INTERROGATORY NO.3:
21

Describe the New Matter for which Copyright was claimed on the

22 application for Copyright E5 1990.
23 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.3:
24

Warner/Chappell incorporates its General Objections.

25 Warner/Chappell specifically objects to this Interrogatory as vague and ambiguous,
26 and calling for legal conclusions, in its use of the defined term “New Matter.”
27 Warner/Chappell further objects to this request on the ground that it contains

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DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’
FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
CASE NO. CV I 3-04460-GHK (MRWx)

1 DATED: April 11, 2014

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
By:

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KELLY M. KLAUS

Attorneys for Defendants Warner/chappell
Music, Inc. and Suinmy3irchard, Inc.

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DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’
FIRST SET Of INTERROGATORIES
CASE NO. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)

1

VERIFICATION

2

1, Nathaniel A. Osher, am Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs
3 of Warner/Chappefl Music, Inc., and I have been authorized to make this

4 verification on behalf of Warner/Chappell and Summy-Birchard, Inc. (jointly
5 “Warner/Chappell”).
6

1 have read the Objections and Responses of Warner/Chappell to

7 Plaintiffs’ First Set of Interrogatories (the “Responses”) and hereby declare that the
$ Responses are either true to the best of my personal knowledge or were assembled
9 by authorized employees or agents of Warner/Chappell who inform me that the facts
10 as to which I do not have personal knowledge are true to the best of those persons’
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knowledge and belief.

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1 declare under the penalty of peijury under the laws of the United
States of America that the facts set forth in the document described above are true

14 and correct.
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Executed at Los Angeles, California

11,2014.

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DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSES 10 PLAINTIFFS
FIRST SET or USTERROGATORIES
CASE NO. C\’ 13-01460-GHK (MRWx)

PROOF OF SERVICE
Good Morning to You Frod;tctions Corp., et al. v.
Warner/Chappel Music, Inc., et at.
U.S. District Court Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)

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2

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4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this
action. I am employed in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
6 My business address is 560 Mission Street, Twenty-Seventh Floor, San Francisco,
CA 94 105-2907.
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On April 11, 2014, I served true copies of the following document(s)
8 described as
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DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST SET Of INTERROGATORIES

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on the interested parties in this action as follows:
**

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SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

**

BY MAIL: I enclosed the document(s) in a sealed envelope or package
addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List and placed the
14 envelope for collection and mailing, following our ordinary business practices. I am
readily familiar with the firm’s practice for collecting and processing
15 correspondence for mailing. On the same day that the correspondence is placed for
collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the
16 United States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid, as
indicated on the attached service list.
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BY ELECTRONIC MAIL: As indicated on attached Service List. I caused
18 such document(s) to be sent by electronic mail for instantaneous transmittal via
telephone line.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
20 America that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am employed in the office
of a member of the bar of this Court at whose direction the service was made.
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Executed on April 11, 2014, at San Francisco, California.
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PROOF OF SERVICE
CASE NO. CV 13-04460 GHK

SERVICE LIST

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3 Betsy C. Manifold
Francis M. Gregorek
4 Rachele R. Rickert
Marisa C. Livesay
5 WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
LLP
FREEMAN &
6 750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego. California 92101
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Mark C. Ri&in
$ Janine Pollack
Beth A. Landes
9 GitiBaghban
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Via E-Mail & US. Mail

Via E-Mail & US. Mail

WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN &HERZLLP

270 Madison Avenue
11 New York. New York 10016
12 Randall S. Newman
RANDALL S. NEWMAN PC
13 37 Wall Street, Penthouse D
New York. New York 10005
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Omel A. Nieves
15 Alison C. Gibbs
Kathlynn E. Smith
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Via E-Mail & US. Mail

Via E-Mail & US. Mail

HUNT ORTMANN PALFFY NTEVES
DARLING & MAR, INC.
7th

Floor
17 301 North Lake Avenue,
Pasadena. California 91101
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William R. Hill
19 Andrew S. MacKay
Daniel J. Schacht
20 DONAHUE GALLAGHER ‘v\OODS LLP
25 Floor
1999 Harrison Street,
21 Oakland. California 94612-3520

22 Lionel Z. Glancy
Marc L. Godino

Via E-Mail & US. Mail

Via E-Mail & US. Mail

& GOLDBERG LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
24 Los Angeles. California 90067
23

GLANCY BINK0w

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PROOF OF SERVICE
CASE NO. CV 13-04460 GHK

EXHIBIT 98

Ex. 98
1117

FL
4c

Date:

June 12,2014

Type of remittance received:
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS

Beth Landes
Wolf Haldenstein Alder Freeman &
HerzLLP
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

deposit account-description number:

x

COPYRIGHT
OFFICE

101 Independence
Avenue, S.E.

check or money order

credit card
SRl-1415479123

The Records Research and Certification Section has provided the following services and
applied fees as shown below.
Additional certificate

Washington, D.C.
20559-6000

$280.00

Expedited service (rush certifications, searches, or additional certificates)

$265.00

Total fees charged

$545.00

Total remittance received

$545.00

Sincerely yours,

Jatietta walls
Supervisory Copyright Specialist
Records Research and Certification Section
Office of Public Records and Repositories
Enclosure: 8
Additional Certificate E 51988 & 7 others

P006370

Ex. 98
1118

EXHIBIT 99

Ex. 99
1118

Ex. 99
P006371

1119

CHAPTER 1900
RECORDS, INDEXES, AND DEPOSITS OF THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE;
INSPECTION, COPYING, ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES,
AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS
1901

Records of the Copyright Office; statutory provisions.
The copyright code states that the Register of
Copyrights shall provide and keep records of all
deposits, registrations, recordations, and other
actions taken by the Copyright Office and shall prepare
indexes of all such records. See 17 U.S.C. 705. The
statute also provides the fee schedule for Office
services in connection with searches of the records,
and the certification of copies of records. See 17
U.S.C. 708.

1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. The public may inspect completed records and
indexes relating to a processed application for
registration--whether the claim was registered or
rejected--and may inspect copies, phonorecords, or
identifying material deposited in connection with such
applications. They may also inspect completed records
and indexes related to a recorded document. See 17
U.S.C. 705 and 37 C.F.R. 201.2(b)(1).
Persons who satisfy the criteria set out in the
regulations and in 1902.02 of this chapter may have
access to pending applications for registration, the
deposit material accompanying them, and documents that
have been submitted to the Office for recordation which
have not yet been recorded. See 37 C.F.R. 201.2(b)(4).
Also see section 1902.02 below.
The public may also inspect the Office's authorization
file, which contains original copies of requests for
copies of deposits for reasons of pending or
prospective litigation, sworn statements of persons
requesting such copies; claimants' letters authorizing
deposits to be copied; and claimants' death
certificates supplied by the next of kin who request
copies of deposits. The file also contains complete
copies of the deposit requested or a brief description
of oversized copies, three dimensional works or
negatives or a copy of the tape cover and accompanying
materials for audio-visual deposits, copies of each
certification issued for a deposit, and copies of the
photo identifications of persons who have filed
requests, statements, authorizations or death
certificates. These documents are retained in the
authorization file for a period of 10 years from the
end of the calendar year in which they were filed.
Portions of this file are available for public
inspection and copying pursuant to section 1903.

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P006372

Ex. 99
1120

1900-2
1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. (cont'd)
1902.01

Completed records. All completed records and
indexes relating to a registration or a rejection
or to a recorded document, and all articles
deposited in connection with completed
registrations or rejections and retained under the
control of the Copyright Office, are open to
public inspection. See 17 U.S.C. 705. Before
being permitted to inspect any deposit, however,
the requester must (1) show proper photo
identification, including a photograph and current
address, and (2) complete and sign a "Request for
Inspection of Copyright Deposit" (Form C-8),
indicating agreement not to copy or deface the
material to be inspected. Requesters who need to
make limited notes about the deposit copy during
the inspection may do so only on the form provided
for that purpose by the Certifications and
Documents staff. The staff will review all notes
before requesters leave the inspection area.

1902.02

Pending applications, documents, and open
correspondence files. Access will be afforded to
pending applications for registration, the deposit
material accompanying them, and pending documents
for recordation and to open correspondence files
on such materials in the following instances:
1.

In the case of applications for registration,
the deposits accompanying them and
correspondence files, access will be afforded
upon the request of the copyright claimant or
an authorized representative. In exceptional
circumstances, the Register may allow
inspection of pending applications and open
correspondence files by someone other than
the copyright claimant or the claimant's
representative upon receipt of a written
request which is deemed by the Register to
show good cause for such access and
establishes that the person making the
request is properly and directly concerned.
The written request for such access should be
addressed to the General Counsel, Copyright
GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station,
Washington, D.C. 20024 or faxed to the
General Counsel at 202-707-8366.

2.

Access to documents will be afforded upon the
request of one of the persons who executed
the document or an authorized representative
of that person.

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P006373

Ex. 99
1121

1900-3
1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. (cont'd)
1902.03

Official correspondence. Official correspondence,
including preliminary applications between
copyright claimants or their agents and the
Copyright Office, that relate directly to a
completed registration, a recorded document, a
rejected application for registration, or a
document for which recordation was refused, may be
inspected by the public. NOTE: That portion of
official correspondence that is directly related
to rejected applications for registration or
documents for which recordation was refused and
which once represented a closed case is open for
public inspection and copying. This is true even
though the once-closed case may have been later
re-opened by some subsequent action on the part of
the copyright claimant, an authorized agent
thereof, or by the Copyright Office.

1902.04

Time and place of inspection. All of the
materials open for inspection may be inspected
during the operating hours of the Copyright
Office, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except legal holidays, in the
Certifications and Documents Section of the
Information and Reference Division. Some of these
materials are not stored on the premises of the
Copyright Office and access to them cannot be
assured unless arrangements are made in advance
with the Certifications and Documents Section.
Where authorized, inspection of pending
applications and documents will be permitted in
the Certification and Documents Section.

1902.05

Records not open to public inspection. The
general policy of the Copyright Office is to
prohibit access to in-process files and to any
areas where they are kept. Access to certain
information contained in Copyright Office inprocess files may be allowed under conditions
specified in section 1902.06(b) below. See 37
C.F.R. 201.2(b)(2). In-process files are those
which the Copyright Office prepares for its own
internal use in connection with pending
applications for registration or for the
recordation of documents and which are preliminary
to the completion of the public record. These
files include the Receipt-In-Process Records,
Exception Tracking System Records, accounting
files, open unfinished business files, and other
files of a similar nature. Certain information
contained in Copyright Office in-process files may

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P006374

Ex. 99
1122

1900-4
1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. (cont'd)
1902.05

Records not open to public inspection. (cont'd)
be obtained by anyone upon request. See section
1902.06 below. In no case, however, will access
be permitted to any financial or accounting
records without the prior approval of the Register
or the General Counsel.

1902.06

Requests by the public for information in the inprocess files.

1902.06(a)Requests not requiring payment of a fee.
Limited access to in-process files. Public
access to a limited amount of information
contained in the Copyright Office's inprocess files is permitted on a computer
terminal designated for that purpose in the
Records Maintenance Unit of the Information
and Reference Division. The in-process file
may be accessed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, excepting legal
holidays, upon payment of the applicable
fees. The following information is
available:
1)

the title(s) of the work(s), including,
in the case of serials, volume number,
date of issue, and issue number. NOTE:
Only the first title listed in an
application or document is included;

2)

the date(s) of receipt of the
application or document;

3)

the class of an application for
registration;

4)

the number of deposit copies, sets of
identifying material, or phonorecords
received;

5)

the name of the remitter; and

6)

the name of the claimant, if different
from the name of the remitter.

1902.06(b)Requests requiring payment of a fee. Certain
information contained in the Copyright Office
in-process files may be obtained by anyone
upon request and the payment of applicable
fees to the Certifications and Documents
Ex. 99
[1998]
P006375
1123

1900-5
1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. (cont'd)
1902.06

Requests by the public for information in the inprocess files. (cont'd)

1902.06(b)Requests requiring payment of a fee. (cont'd)
Section, Information and Reference Division.
The following information will be supplied in
response to each such request:
1)

2)

the title(s) of the work(s), including
(if a serial) the date of issue, volume
number, and issue number;

3)

the name of the remitter;

4)

the description or classification, if an
application for registration;

5)

the number of copies or phonorecords
deposited; and

6)

the name of the claimant, if different
from the name of the remitter.

7)

the registration status of the claim.

8)
1902.07

the date(s) of receipt of: (i) the
application(s) for registration that may
have been submitted and is (are) being
processed; (ii) the document(s) that may
have been submitted for recordation and
is (are) being processed; and (iii) the
copy (copies) or phonorecord(s) that may
have been deposited;

the registration number, if any.

Administrative staff manuals. Administrative
staff manuals, referred to as "Compendium of
Office Practices I" and "Compendium of Office
Practices II," are prepared for the general
guidance of the Copyright Office staff in making
registration and recording documents, and for the
public who avails itself of the registration and
recordation systems. These manuals are available
for public inspection in the Certifications and
Documents Section from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. See
37 C.F.R. 201.2(b)(7). See also section 1903.06.

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Ex. 99

1900-6
P006376

1124

1902

Inspection of Copyright Office records and deposits in
general. (cont'd)
1902.08

1903

Materials not open for public inspection. As a
general rule and subject to requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act,
the Office will not permit public inspection of
notes, internal memoranda, information relating to
facts concerning personal privacy or financial
information, trade secrets, or internal matters of
a relatively trivial nature. Similarly, material
relating to internal matters of personnel and
procedures, Office administration, security
matters or internal considerations of policy,
including the work product of an attorney, are not
open to public inspection.

Copying Copyright Office records, indexes,
correspondence, and deposits in general. Copies may be
made of any public records or indexes of the Copyright
Office, including the Office's file of litigation
statements and other documents, known as (the
"authorization file"). See section 1904.01(2); see 17
U.S.C. 706(a). Copies of applications may be made by
the requester or may be furnished by the Copyright
Office upon payment of the duplication fees. Copies
may be made of official correspondence, including
preliminary applications between copyright claimants or
their agents and the Office, and directly relating to a
completed registration, a recorded document, a rejected
application for registration, or a document for which
recordation was refused. Requests for copies of
correspondence should include the information specified
in the Copyright Office regulations. See 37 C.F.R.
201.2(c) and (d). See also section 1903.02 below for
requirements. Copies or reproductions of materials
deposited for registration and retained under the
control of the Copyright Office will be furnished under
the conditions specified below. The copyright owner or
anyone providing a litigation statement may use a
camera or other small copying device to copy a deposit
if the copy is made in the Certifications and Documents
Section under the supervision of Copyright Office
personnel and if no electrical power, special lights,
or other equipment is required. However, only copies
made by the Copyright Office will be certified by the
Office. See 17 U.S.C. 706(b) and 37 C.F.R. 201.2(d).
See also sections 1904 and 1906 below.
1903.01

Making copies. If the requested copies can be
made routinely on the photocopying equipment
available in the Certifications and Documents
Section, the copies will be prepared by Copyright
Office staff. If the amount of material to be

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Ex. 99

1900-7
P006377

1125

1903

Copying Copyright Office records, indexes,
correspondence, and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1903.01

Making copies. (cont'd)
reproduced or its complexity makes duplication by
the Certifications and Documents staff
impracticable, the copies will be made by the
Photoduplication Service of the Library of
Congress or the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and
Recorded Sound Division. The current duplication
fees will be charged. See section 1911 below.

1903.02

Requests for copies other than additional
certificates. Requests for copies of records,
indexes, material from the authorization file,
correspondence, and deposits should be made to the
Certifications and Documents Section. Fees are
charged for making copies, for any searches
required to find the material, and for
certification. Failure to provide a registration
number and year date, or volume and document
number for a recorded document, may result in a
search charge to find the material. To minimize
search fees and expedite copying, the request for
copies should include the following information
when available:
1)

A clear identification of the type of records
or deposits to be copied (for example copies
of deposits, correspondence, catalog entries,
etc.).

2)

A specification of whether the copies are to
be certified or uncertified.

3)

A clear identification of the specific
records to be copied including, where
possible, the type of work involved (for
example a novel, song lyrics, technical
drawing), the registration number, if any,
the year date or approximate year date of
registration or submission to the Office, the
complete title of the work, the author(s)
including any pseudonym, the claimant(s), and
if the requested copy is of an assignment,
license, contract, or other recorded
document, the volume and page number of the
recorded document.

4)

The telephone number and address of the
requester.
See 37 C.F.R. 201.2(d).

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Ex. 99

1900-8
P006378

1126

1903

Copying of Copyright Office records, indexes,
correspondence, and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1903.03

Copies of records. The Copyright Office will
furnish a copy of any official record upon request
and payment of the duplication fee. Official
records include completed records of
registrations, rejections, or recorded documents;
indexes; litigation statements; and catalog
entries relating to a registration or a recorded
document.

1903.04

Materials which may generally be copied. The
Copyright Office will furnish a copy of official
correspondence, including preliminary
applications, between copyright and mask work
claimants or their agents and the Office, that
directly relate to a completed registration
(however, see section 1903 above), a recorded
document, a rejected application for registration,
or a document for which recordation was refused.
See 37 C.F.R. 201.2(c)(1).

1903.05

Materials which may generally not be copied. The
Copyright Office will not make copies available of
correspondence, application forms, and any
accompanying material (including deposit material)
forming part of a pending application. As a
general rule and subject to requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act,
the Office will not furnish copies of notes,
internal memoranda, information relating to facts
concerning personal privacy or financial
information, trade secret or internal matters of a
relatively trivial nature. Similarly, no copies
will be furnished of material relating to internal
matters of personnel and procedures, Office
administration, security matters, or internal
consideration of policy and decisional matters,
including the work product of office attorneys.

1903.06

Administrative staff manuals. Copies of
Compendium I (1973) are available for purchase
from the National Technical Information Service
and copies of Compendium II (1984) may be
purchased from the Government Printing Office. As
Compendium II is updated, changes will be
available on-line at www.loc.gov/copyright. In
addition, requests for photocopies of the
administrative staff manuals referred to as
"Compendium of Copyright Office Practices I" and
"Compendium of Copyright Office Practices II" may
be submitted to the Certifications and Documents
Section of the Copyright Office during regular

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-9
P006379

1127

1903

Copying of Copyright Office records, indexes,
correspondence, and deposits in general. (cont'd)
1903.06

1904

Administrative staff manuals. (cont'd)
work hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except legal holidays. A fee will be
charged for this service.

Copies of deposits. Requests for copies or
phonorecords of deposited articles retained under the
continuous control of the Copyright Office should be
made to the Certifications and Documents Section.
Requests for copies of deposits that have been
transferred to the Library of Congress should be made
to the Photoduplication Service or to the custodial
division of the Library that has the copy in its
collection.
1904.01

Authorization to make copies of deposits.
Reproductions of the copies, phonorecords, or
identifying material deposited in connection with
a copyright or mask work registration or a refusal
to register a published or unpublished work, and
held in the custody of the Copyright Office will
be provided only when one of the following three
conditions have been met:
1)

The Copyright Office receives written
authorization from the copyright or mask work
claimant of record or his or her designated
agent, or from the owner of any of the
exclusive rights in the copyright or mask
work whose ownership is demonstrated by
written documentation of the transfer of
ownership. If the requester appears in
person and alleges to be entitled to a
reproduction of the deposit material on one
of the foregoing bases, identification
consisting of a photo I.D. and a current
address is required along with the abovementioned written authorization. A copy of
the photo identification will be retained in
the authorization file. If the request is
made by telephone, the Office will ask for a
written request.

2)

The Copyright Office receives a completed
Copyright Office litigation statement form
from an attorney on behalf of either the
plaintiff or defendant in connection with
litigation, actual or prospective, involving
the copyrighted work or mask work. The
following information must be included on the
completed form: (i) the names of all the

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-10
P006380

1128

1904

Copies of deposits.
1904.01

Authorization to make copies of deposits.
(cont'd)
parties involved and the nature of the
controversy; and (ii) the name of the court
in which the actual case is pending or, in
the case of a prospective proceeding, a full
statement of the facts of the controversy in
which the work is involved; and (iii) a sworn
statement from the requester that the
reproduction is to be used in connection with
the specified litigation. In addition, the
Office will ask for photo identification from
any person filing a litigation statement, a
copy of that identification will be made part
of the file. The name of any authorized
person receiving deposit copies will be
retained in the authorization file.
3)

1904.02

(cont'd)

The Copyright Office receives a court order
for a reproduction of the deposit copies,
phonorecords, or identifying material of a
work which is the subject of litigation. The
order must be issued by a court having
jurisdiction over the case in which the
reproduction is to be submitted as evidence.

Nature of copies or phonorecords. Upon
authorization and receipt of the duplication fee,
the Copyright Office will supply a photocopy of
copies, phonorecords, or identifying material
deposited as part of a copyright or mask work
registration. When a request is made for a
reproduction of a work, such as a sound recording
embodied on an audiotape or cassette, or a work
embodied on a floppy disk, a CD-ROM or other
format in which either a sound recording or the
underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work is
embodied, the Copyright Office will provide a
reproduction when possible. The Office reserves
the right to substitute a monaural reproduction
for a stereo, quadraphonic, or any other fixation
accepted for deposit. The Office will provide the
title and the registration number of the work
along with the date of any registration that has
been made. In response to a specific request, the
Office will provide reproductions of any printed
or other visually perceptible material published
with a phonorecord. For other deposit materials,
the Office will supply uncertified copies that
depict or reproduce the deposit with varying
degrees of fidelity depending on the needs of the
requester. For example: a photocopy of a

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-11
P006381

1129

1904

Copies of deposits.
1904.02

1905

(cont'd)

Nature of copies or phonorecords. (cont'd)
photograph can be supplied if such a reproduction
is suited to the requester's needs. For the
nature of certified copies, see section 1909
below.

Certificates of registration. After the Register of
Copyrights determines that the material deposited for
registration constitutes copyrightable or mask work
subject matter, and that the other legal and formal
requirements of the law have been met, the Register
will register the claim and issue to the applicant a
certificate of registration under the seal of the
Copyright Office. The certificate will contain the
information given in the application, together with the
number and effective date of the registration. See 17
U.S.C. sections 410(a), 908(e). A certificate of
renewal registration will be issued for works first
published or registered before January 1, 1978, upon
compliance with the renewal provisions of the copyright
code. See 17 U.S.C. 304(a). Certificates returned to
the Copyright Office as undeliverable will be mailed a
second time unless they were undeliverable because the
addressee moved and left no forwarding address.
Certificates returned a second time are destroyed after
updating the Office's records to show the status of the
mailing was "undeliverable."
1905.01

1906

Nature of the certificate. The certificate of
registration or certificate of renewal is a
digital image of the application made on a form
containing the signature of the Register of
Copyrights and the seal of the Copyright Office.

Additional certificates of registration. Additional
certificates of an original or renewal registration
will be issued to anyone upon request and payment of
the fee. See 17 U.S.C. 706(a). Additional
certificates are certified copies of the record of
registration and have the same legal effect as the
original certificate. Certified copies of additional
certificates may also be requested from the
Certifications and Documents Section upon payment of
the appropriate fee. The manner in which additional
certificates are prepared may vary, depending upon the
date of the original registration. Additional
certificates are prepared by the Certifications and
Documents Section of the Information and Reference
Division. The Copyright Office will not issue
additional certificates of cancelled registrations. It
will, however, certify a copy of the cancelled
registration in the same manner as it certifies any

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-12
P006382

1130

1906

Additional certificates of registration. (cont'd)
other public record. See sections 1903.03(a) above and
1909.06 below. The Office will certify copies of
applications refused registration as part of the
correspondence file.
1906.01

Registration made on or after January 1, 1978.
Additional certificates for registrations made on
or after January 1, 1978, are duplicate
facsimiles. These may be made from original
applications, from a microfilm copy or from
another imaged copy. The additional certificate
contains the signature of the current Register of
Copyrights together with the seal of the Copyright
Office. Each such additional certificate is
stamped to identify it as an additional
certificate.

1906.02

Registration made on or before December 31, 1977.
Additional certificates for registrations made on
or before December 31, 1977, consist of a
photocopy of the application that was used to make
the original registration with a pre-printed
certification statement attached. The
registration number, date of certification, and
the signature of the current Register of
Copyrights are added to the certification
statement form, which is issued under the seal of
the Copyright Office. In cases where a photocopy
of the application cannot be used to produce an
additional certificate of registration, an
additional certificate may be made by typing the
name of the claimant, title, date of publication,
date of receipt of copy(s), and the registration
number on a pre-printed certification form. The
name of the Register of Copyrights is then added
to the form together with the seal of the
Copyright Office.

1906.03

Prints or labels registered in the Patent Office
before July 1, 1940. The Patent Office retained
carbon copies of each certificate issued by that
Office. Copies of the Patent Office records were
transferred to the Copyright Office on July 1,
1940. An additional certificate of copyright
registration for a print or label registered in
the Patent Office before July 1, 1940, consists of
a photocopy of the carbon copy of the original
certificate of registration together with the
Copyright Office's certification of the photocopy.

1907

Certificate of recordation. Upon receipt of any
transfer of ownership or other document pertaining to a
copyright or mask work, which meets the requirements of

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-13
P006383

1131

1907

Certificate of recordation. (cont'd)
the law (see 17 U.S.C. 205(a)), the Copyright Office
will record the document and return it with a
certificate of recordation. See 17 U.S.C. 205(b).
1907.01

1908

Nature of the certificate of recordation. The
document submitted for recordation is returned to
the sender with an attached certificate of
recordation after a preservation copy has been
made for Copyright Office records. The
certificate consists of a form containing the
signature of the Register of Copyrights, the date
of recordation, and the volume and document number
of the recorded document. The certificate also
bears the seal of the Copyright Office.

Certified copy of a recorded document. A certification
of recordation may be issued to anyone upon request and
payment of the fee(s). See 17 U.S.C. 706(a). The
certification consists of a copy of the document, or
relevant portions thereof, and an attached
certification form.
1908.01

Microfilm recordation. Some documents originally
recorded in the Copyright Office on microfilm
(generally before 1982) also include a microfilm
copy of the original certificate of recordation.
In such cases, the original certificate of
recordation is reproduced along with the document
and is included in the certified copy.

1908.02

Preparation of copies of document. Copies of most
documents are prepared by the Certifications and
Documents Section of the Information and Reference
Division. A fee for making the copy will be
charged. See section 1911 below. Some copies of
documents must be prepared by the Photoduplication
Service, which charges its current fees for the
service.

1908.03

Certification of copies of recorded documents.
Copies of recorded documents are certified by the
Certifications and Documents Section of the
Information and Reference Division. Certified
copies of recorded documents are furnished by
providing a photocopy of the document printed on
paper, including a photocopy of the original
certificate of recordation, if it is on record.
See sections 1908.01 and 1908.02 above. The copy
of the document is attached to a certification
form on which is included the volume and document
number where the document is recorded, the date of
certification, and the date of recordation. The
signature of the Register of Copyrights and the

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-14
P006384

1132

1908

Certified copy of a recorded document.
1908.03

1909

(cont'd)

Certification of copies of recorded documents.
(cont'd)
seal of the Copyright Office are included on the
certificate. A fee for making the copy will be
charged at the rate established by the
Photoduplication Service.

Certification in general. Certification is an official
written representation of the Copyright Office
attesting to one or more facts and bearing the seal of
that Office and issued under the name and title of the
Register of Copyrights. The Office will certify only
an authorized work product produced by the Office or
official Office records.
1909.01

Register's name on certification. The name of the
current Register of Copyrights will be used
regardless of his or her temporary absence from
the Office for reasons such as travel, illness,
etc. Only during a change in terms, when an
Acting Register has been appointed by the
Librarian of Congress, will the name of an Acting
Register be used.

1909.02

Authentication of certified documents issued by
the Copyright Office. The Copyright Office has
adopted an official seal to authenticate its
certified documents. See 17 U.S.C. 701(b). The
appearance of the seal has varied during different
periods of time; however, the certification
remains valid if it was correctly sealed at the
time it was made. Use of the Library of Congress
seal or any other non-official Copyright Office
seal does not result in a valid certification.

1909.03

Omission of Register's name or Copyright Office
seal. A document lacking either the Register's
name or the Copyright Office seal is not validly
certified.

1909.04

Appeal from denial of certification. Denial of a
request for certification may be appealed in the
following order: (1) Head, Certifications and
Documents Section, (2) Chief of the Information
and Reference Division, and (3) Register of
Copyrights, who may delegate the responsibility to
the General Counsel or the Assistant General
Counsel.

1909.05

Undeliverable certifications. Certifications,
including additional certificates of registration,
returned to the Copyright Office as undeliverable,

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-15
P006385

1133

1909

Certification in general.

(cont'd)

1909.05

Undeliverable certifications. (cont'd)
are generally remailed one time. If returned
again, the certification is destroyed after the
CIS image status has been updated to show that the
mailing was "undeliverable," in accordance with
retention policies established by the Register of
Copyrights for those files.

1909.06

Who may authenticate documents. Documents may be
authenticated by the person or persons to whom
that authority has been delegated by the Register
of Copyrights. Documents will generally be
authenticated by the Head of the Certifications
and Documents Section or in his/her absence by the
Assistant Chief or Chief of the Information and
Reference Division. For original certificates of
registration or certificates of recordation of
documents see sections 1905.01 and 1907.01 above.

1909.07

Certifications. Certifications are made in four
different formats depending on the nature of the
material being certified.
1)

Certification of original certificates of
registration, rejected applications, or
recordation of documents. For the form of
certification of original certificates of
registration see section 1905.01 above. For
the form of certification for original
certificates of recordation of documents see
section 1907.01 above.

2)

Certification of statements from the public
record. A standard certification attests to
one or more facts from the public record
about a document or deposit. It bears the
name and title of the Register of Copyrights
and is signed by the head of the Office's
Certification and Documents Section, or an
authorized designee.

3)

Certification of a deposit in a format
different from the original. A special
certification is required when the
reproduction is not exact, e.g. a cassette
tape is made from a phonorecord, a photograph
is made of a three-dimensional object, a copy
is reduced in size from the original deposit,
or a copy is made of only part of a larger
work (preface only of a book or five pages of
a twenty-page document). Such a certificate
is issued under the name and title of the

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-16
P006386

1134

1909

Certification in general.
1909.07

Certifications.
Register of
head of the
Section, or
4)

1909.08

(cont'd)

(cont'd)
Copyrights, and is signed by the
Certification and Documents
an authorized designee.

Certification of other materials.
Specifically drawn certifications of other
materials, including apostilles,
exemplifications, and declarations will be
issued by the Office upon payment of a fee.
An apostille is an attachment to a
certification form required by some foreign
courts pursuant to the Hague Convention of
October 5, 1961. An apostille certifies,
under the seal and signature of the current
Register of Copyrights, that an attached
public document has been signed by the head
of the Copyright Office's Certifications and
Documents Section.

Method of requesting certification.
Certifications, including certification of
additional certificates of registration, are made
by the Certifications and Documents Section of
the Information and Reference Division, and all
requests for certification should be addressed to
that Section. The request should include the
following:
1)

2)

1909.09

Specific request for certification. The
request should clearly indicate whether the
copies are to be certified. Where the
request is unclear whether the copies are to
be certified or not, the Copyright Office
will ask for further instructions.
Full identification of material to be
certified. The request should fully identify
the material to be certified. See section
1903.02 above. Failure to identify
adequately the material may necessitate an
inquiry by the Office for further information
or may result in a search fee to locate the
material.

Preparation and handling of certifications in
general. All Copyright Office certifications must
be prepared under the direction and control of the
Copyright Office. See section 1903 above. When
preparing copies for Office certification, the
Photoduplication Service or Motion Picture,
Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division acts at

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-17
P006387

1135

1909

Certification in general.
1909.09

(cont'd)

Preparation and handling of certifications in
general. (cont'd)
the direction of the Copyright Office. When
material is submitted to those offices for
copying, the Copyright Office will observe the
following procedures:
1)

Furnish the materials to be copied, identify
the exact material to be copied, and specify
the copying process to be used; and,

2)

Indicate that the material is being prepared
for certification and that it should be
returned to the Copyright Office for that
purpose.

1909.10

Certified copies of official records. Upon
payment of the certification and duplication fees,
certified copies of official records of the
Copyright Office may be furnished. Examples of
official records include: entries in the
registration record books, numbered applications,
indexes to registration and recorded transfers and
other documents pertaining to a copyright or mask
work. The certified copies furnished by the
Office will be accompanied by the appropriate
certification form. See section 1909.07 above.

1909.11

Certified copies of correspondence. Upon payment
of the certification and duplication fees, the
Copyright Office will certify copies of any
correspondence which is permitted to be copied.
See section 1903.04 above. Every certification
covering correspondence must be specially drawn.
If the various pieces of correspondence all relate
to the same registration, or group of related
registrations, they may all be included in one
certification, but each item must be separately
identified in the certification.

1909.12

Certified copies of search reports. Search
reports prepared by the Copyright Office will be
certified on letterhead stationery available for
that purpose. The search report is certified
under the seal of the Register of Copyrights and
is usually signed also by the Head of the
Reference and Bibliography Section or in his or
her absence it may be signed by the Assistant
Chief or Chief of the Information and Reference
Division.

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-18
P006388

1136

1909

Certification in general.

(cont'd)

1909.13

Certification of copies of information circulars,
former circulars, and blank application forms.
The Copyright Office will certify copies of
information circulars and blank application forms
currently or formerly issued as official
publications of the Office. Certifications are
made by the Certifications and Documents Section,
under the seal of the Register of Copyrights and
signed by the Head of the Certifications and
Documents Section or in his or her absence by the
Assistant Chief or Chief of the Information and
Reference Division.

1909.14

Certified copies of material deposited for
copyright or mask work registration. When the
Copyright Office has retained continuous control
of deposits (see section 1904 above) and it is
authorized to make copies (see section 1904.01
above), certified copies or phonorecords may be
furnished of materials deposited for copyright or
mask work registration, (whether registration is
made or refused), upon receipt of the
certification and duplication fees. The Office
will not certify copies found in the collections
of the Library of Congress. Only the Library of
Congress can make such certifications.
NOTE: The practice of the Copyright Office
regarding the retention under its control of
materials deposited for copyright has varied at
different times. Therefore, not all materials
deposited for copyright registration are available
for copying or certification.

1909.15

Jurisdictional requirement for certifying material
deposited for copyright. The Copyright Office
will certify a copy of material deposited in
connection with a claim to copyright or a mask
work only if such material has remained
continuously under the control of the Copyright
Office. Copies of such materials made part of the
Library of Congress' collections will only be
certified by the Photoduplication Service or the
Motion Picture, Broadcast, and Recorded Sound
Division. When such deposit materials are loaned
for exhibit purposes to the Library of Congress
Exhibits Office, the Copyright Office asks that
these items be returned, and the Office insists
that they not be altered in any way and that they
not be available for public handling. In these
cases the material is considered to have remained
under the control of the Office and therefore can

[1998]

Ex. 99

1900-19
P006389

1137

1909

Certification in general.
1909.15

(cont'd)

Jurisdictional requirement for certifying material
deposited for copyright. (cont'd)
be certified while it is on exhibit and after it
is returned to the Office. The Office will not
certify any other material returned to it from the
Library of Congress.
The Copyright Office will not certify any material
added to a deposit after registration has been
completed, except where the additional material is
added as an addendum to the original registration.
The Copyright Office will certify only those
copies which have been made by it or at its
request. It will not certify copies of deposit
material made by copyright or mask work owners or
litigants, even if those copies are made under the
supervision of the Office. See section 1903
above.

1909.16

Form and content of certified copies of material
deposited for copyright or mask work registration
(other than phonorecords and Patent Office
deposits). The Copyright Office will provide the
best possible reproduction(s) of deposited
material, depending on the nature of the material
and the need of the requester. Photocopies are
provided for most flat material. As a general
rule, the Office certifies a copy of the entire
deposit retained by the Office. The material
certified must include a copy of the page or
surface bearing the registration number and date
of deposit, if any.

1909.16(a)Copies of part or portions of a work. When a
request is received to copy and certify only
a part or portion of a work, a special
certification clearly identifying the
material certified must be drawn and typed.
In such cases, the material copied and
certified must include the page or surface
bearing the registration number and date of
deposit, and also the page or surface bearing
the notice of copyright, if any.
1909.16(b)Copies of photographs and identifying
reproductions deposited for certain threedimensional works. To certify copies of
photographs or reproductions deposited in
lieu of three-dimensional or over-size
copies, a certification must be prepared
which identifies the "certified copies" as
[1998]
1900-20
P006390

Ex. 99
1138