In trying to register an electronic copyright application I used a valid AMEX cash card with an expiration date of 2026. The Copyright Office only accepts card to 2025, unlike most businesses online that actually want the consumer's money, so my application was rejected.
I wrote asking the Copyright Office to upgrade their online application process to at least accept valid cards that expire in 2026 and they wrote back;
"We would like to continue to process your copyright, but it seems your credit card was declined. Please advise proper payment information including theexpiration date, CVV, and billing address as that maybe the explanation.
I wrote asking the Copyright Office to upgrade their online application process to at least accept valid cards that expire in 2026 and they wrote back;
"We would like to continue to process your copyright, but it seems your credit card was declined. Please advise proper payment information including theexpiration date, CVV, and billing address as that maybe the explanation.
The total charge is $135.00 plus a $35 filing fee for a single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire or $55 all other filing including more than one work or more than one author."
In other words they asked for an extra $135 dollars for nothing! Authors actually care about registering works in a timely way, and not all people have spare cash to throw away on B.S. I can't wait to see how this resolves.
It turned out that it was a fake U.S. Copyright office web site that I logged in to. That was the reason for all of the problems. After contacting the authentic U.S. Copyright office the situation was satisfactorily resolved.
It turned out that it was a fake U.S. Copyright office web site that I logged in to. That was the reason for all of the problems. After contacting the authentic U.S. Copyright office the situation was satisfactorily resolved.
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