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Records not open to public inspection. The general policy of the Copyright Office is to prohibit access to in-process files and to any areas where they are kept. Access to certain information contained in Copyright Office inprocess files may be allowed under conditions specified in section 1902.06(b) below. See 37 C.F.R. 201.2(b)(2). In-process files are those which the Copyright Office prepares for its own internal use in connection with pending applications for registration or for the recordation of documents and which are preliminary to the completion of the public record. These files include the Receipt-In-Process Records, Exception Tracking System Records, accounting files, open unfinished business files, and other files of a similar nature. Certain information contained in Copyright Office in-process files may

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