New Copyright E-Filing System Causes Backlog
The United States Copyright Office (USCO) recently introduced a new web-based electronic filing system that was intended to make the filing and processing of copyright applications easier and faster; however, that has not been the case.
Susequent to instituting a $52 million electronic process designed to speed up the way authors and others register copyrights for literary, musical or visual work, the USCO tripled its processing time from six to eighteen months on average.
The USCO processes more than 550,000 applications per year, most of which are filed by mail. The USCO is optimistic that it will eventually cut processing time below 6 months once applicants become familiar with and begin to use the electronic application process en masse.
Susequent to instituting a $52 million electronic process designed to speed up the way authors and others register copyrights for literary, musical or visual work, the USCO tripled its processing time from six to eighteen months on average.
The USCO processes more than 550,000 applications per year, most of which are filed by mail. The USCO is optimistic that it will eventually cut processing time below 6 months once applicants become familiar with and begin to use the electronic application process en masse.
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