tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post3638922468215181213..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: US Supreme Court: Copyright Registration Occurs When Copyright Office Registers Copyright Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-38550541072849687142019-03-10T16:17:59.331+00:002019-03-10T16:17:59.331+00:00Thanks for the report on the opinion by Justice Gi...Thanks for the report on the opinion by Justice Ginsburg (no "z" in her name). I doubt there will be a flurry of applications and that such a flurry would slow down the registration process. Those who haven't filed but would now due to the decision would be limited to those who are contemplating suing: the number of such suits filed is not large enough to be a flurry. But beyond that the Copyright Office has been hiring examiners and by the end of the year should be able to significantly reduce processing times. The overall average is now down to about 5.1 months and by the end of the year, may be closer to three months. The keys to having a very quick application process are having the application filled out correctly (meaning no need for correspondence) and having a sufficient number of examiners and that is dependent on money. The Office has been starved of funding for years, by applicants who do not want to pay the actual cost of registrations and by Congress which doesn't want to make up the difference in subsidies. Something has to give in that scenario and it has been processing times. One can't complain about processing times if you are unwilling to pay the people who have to do the processing. The Court's decision was the only permissible interpretation of the statute -- a contrary decision would have led to further processing delays as fewer claims would have been filed and therefore fewer fees would have paid leading to fewer examiners, to the detriment of those who wanted a registration.William Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407617977858697151noreply@blogger.com