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Fee and Date Text on Three Copyright Office Records
Compares the displayed $45/$65 fee entries, Circular 4 revision footer, and Federal Register citation on the three cited records.
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What matters now
- The Copyright.gov Fees page displays "Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire $45" and "Standard Application $65."
- Circular 4 is dated "CIRCULAR 4 REVISED: 11/2024" in its footer.
- 37 CFR 201.3 displays 45 and 65 under its fee table and cites "90 FR 59388, Dec. 19, 2025."
- Circular 4 explains the fee-change mechanism: new fees take effect 120 days after the Register delivers a report to Congress, unless Congress passes a law disapproving them.
The three cited records display $45 or 45 and $65 or 65 fee entries. Circular 4’s footer reads “CIRCULAR 4 REVISED: 11/2024,” and 37 CFR 201.3 cites “90 FR 59388, Dec. 19, 2025.” This article reports only the displayed fee and date text from the supplied records.
This original record-reading guide is a general reading aid, not cited evidence. It does not depict a source record; the article text and source links provide the facts.
Key points
- The Copyright.gov Fees page states “Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire $45” and “Standard Application $65.”
- Circular 4 is dated “CIRCULAR 4 REVISED: 11/2024” in its footer.
- 37 CFR 201.3 displays 45 and 65 under its fee table and cites “90 FR 59388, Dec. 19, 2025.”
- Circular 4 separately explains the statutory mechanism for changing fees: “To adjust fees, the Register must prepare a study for Congress proposing a new fee schedule. The proposed new fees take effect 120 days after delivery of the report unless Congress enacts a law disapproving the proposed fee schedule.”
The Fees page entries
The Copyright.gov Fees page (https://www.copyright.gov/about/fees.html) lists “Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire $45” and “Standard Application $65” among its fee entries. This article does not determine the update history of that page or whether either displayed amount applies to a particular registration.
Circular 4 Date
Circular 4, the Copyright Office’s own guidance document on fees (https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ04.pdf), carries a footer reading “CIRCULAR 4 REVISED: 11/2024.” Circular 4 also explains, in its own text, the statutory process by which the Office changes its fees: “To adjust fees, the Register must prepare a study for Congress proposing a new fee schedule. The proposed new fees take effect 120 days after delivery of the report unless Congress enacts a law disapproving the proposed fee schedule.” This passage describes the mechanism for setting new fees; it does not itself state that the $45/$65 amounts on the web page were produced through this specific process.
The 37 CFR 201.3 citation
The regulatory text at 37 CFR 201.3 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37/chapter-II/subchapter-A/part-201/section-201.3) displays the numbers “45” and “65” under a “Fees ($)” heading. Its source note cites “90 FR 59388, Dec. 19, 2025.” This article does not determine the relationship between that citation and the revision footer on Circular 4.
What this article does not answer
This article does not state which figure, if any, applies to a particular registration filing. It does not establish a page update history or derive a current payable fee from the displayed entries. It also makes no copyright-registration filing-strategy judgment.