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Thank you, Chris, I appreciate your research and Tonya's response. I still find it a mystery how I got charged $55 for a single work, unpublished. I've done dozens of these the same way for years. So I may need to go back and see if I clicked a wrong button. Best cheer, Linda ____________________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist LLC P.O. Box 325, Hereford, AZ 85615 520.803.0538 www.lindafeltner.com On 8/27/18 7:35 AM, Chris Gralapp wrote: > Hi, Linda and all with an interest in the copyright registrations issue, > > Tonya Hines, who is one of our AMI business gurus, has clarified > whazzup with the current and proposed copyright reg rules: > > > Registration fees are currently $35 for a Single Work (one image) > or $55 for the Standard Application that allows multiple images as > long as they were created by the same author in the same year. > > Currently in the news, the Copyright Office is proposing a new > rule making to increase registration fees > www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/feestudy2018 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.copyright.gov_rulemaking_feestudy2018_&d=DwMC-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=_9sOYxNw_xGthXWynyDl-PQoZioXN-pEuXIZ9VV_CrA&s=mNVnjOJBVM4Xvmgm1MeYJ3b0mpk7brtlYzfAEeEG1Vc&e=> > . They want to raise: > > Standard application: from $55 to $75 > Single application: from $35 to $55 > > Photographers have a group registration option where they can > register up to 750 images on the same registration, but this is > not available to illustrators. > > AMI is preparing a comment that this rate hike disproportionally > hurts visual artists (who create hundreds/thousands of works in a > year) and independent creators (who can't afford to register every > image) and are already financially impacted by online piracy. > > You are correct that there is differing treatment in the courts > when works are registered as a "collection" and if the works are > registered as "published" or "unpublished." In some cases the > statutory awards are fractionally applied to the number of images > on the application. For example 100 images registered could > potentially only be eligible for 1/100 of a $30,000 award. > > Recent certificates from the Copyright Office have been containing > a note: Basis for Registration: An unpublished collection, which > extends to only each individual copyrightable work in the > collection. 17 USC 410(a) and 37 CFR 202.3(b)(4)(i)(B). > > In short, it's not clear what this means. AMI will be putting this > discrepancy in the official comment to the Copyright Office. > > > > -- > > > >^..^< > > *Chris Gralapp*,MA, CMI, FAMI** > > Medical/Scientific Illustration > > eyeart at chrisgralapp.com > > chrisgralapp.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__chrisgralapp.com_&d=DwMC-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=_9sOYxNw_xGthXWynyDl-PQoZioXN-pEuXIZ9VV_CrA&s=YLbv4ZNhYv5gaRH8tUZF4SutKMnO26nz9twKYWaIaaw&e=> > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gnsi.org_resources_reviews_gnsi-2Dsciart-2Dl-2Dlistserv&d=DwIC-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=GOn7YfU0-Re0G9RpbMbT6DreweIB1uUogAtzKJOOdiM&s=RRIf3BB0ElsnnN1lJR6jIyjRkkMtXS4G804JHVezCMc&e= > Subscribe to Sciart-L by completing the form at https://listserv.unl.edu/signup-anon List name is Sciart-L To unsubscribe, complete form at https://listserv.unl.edu/signup-anon?UNSUB=1 Problems: Email Lana at [log in to unmask]