2018 US Code
Title 17 - Copyrights
Chapter 7 - Copyright Office
Sec. 709 - Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services

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Citation 17 U.S.C. § 709 (2018)
Section Name §709. Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
Section Text

In any case in which the Register of Copyrights determines, on the basis of such evidence as the Register may by regulation require, that a deposit, application, fee, or any other material to be delivered to the Copyright Office by a particular date, would have been received in the Copyright Office in due time except for a general disruption or suspension of postal or other transportation or communications services, the actual receipt of such material in the Copyright Office within one month after the date on which the Register determines that the disruption or suspension of such services has terminated, shall be considered timely.

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(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2594.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 7 - COPYRIGHT OFFICE
Sec. 709 - Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
Contains section 709
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 90 Stat. 2594
Public Law References Public Law 94-553
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