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. (cont'd) parties involved and the nature of the controversy; and (ii) the name of the court in which the actual case is pending or, in the case of a prospective proceeding, a full statement of the facts of the controversy in which the work is involved; and (iii) a sworn statement from the requester that the reproduction is to be used in connection with the specified litigation. In addition, the Office will ask for photo identification from any person filing a litigation statement, a copy of that identification will be made part of the file. The name of any authorized person receiving deposit copies will be retained in the authorization file.

. Upon authorization and receipt of the duplication fee, the Copyright Office will supply a photocopy of copies, phonorecords, or identifying material deposited as part of a copyright or mask work registration. When a request is made for a reproduction of a work, such as a sound recording embodied on an audiotape or cassette, or a work embodied on a floppy disk, a CD-ROM or other format in which either a sound recording or the underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work is embodied, the Copyright Office will provide a reproduction when possible. The Office reserves the right to substitute a monaural reproduction for a stereo, quadraphonic, or any other fixation accepted for deposit. The Office will provide the title and the registration number of the work along with the date of any registration that has been made. In response to a specific request, the Office will provide reproductions of any printed or other visually perceptible material published with a phonorecord. For other deposit materials, the Office will supply uncertified copies that depict or reproduce the deposit with varying degrees of fidelity depending on the needs of the requester. For example: a photocopy of a

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