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, Third Edition the remitter should check box 4 of Form DCS and should include a self-addressed postage-paid envelope with the submission.

2309.13 Electronic Title Lists

When recording a transfer of copyright ownership or other document pertaining to copyright, the remitter may submit the document together with an electronic title list if the document contains 100 titles or more. The procedures for preparing and submitting an electronic title list are discussed in Sections 2309.13(A) and 2309.13(B) below.

Submitting an electronic title list is optional, but it does provide certain benefits. At the present time, documents must be submitted for recordation in paper form. When the recordation specialist indexes a document, the specialist manually transcribes certain information from the document, including the titles and registration numbers for the works listed therein. Once this information has been converted into an electronic format, the specialist prepares an online public record for the document. Transcribing the titles and registration numbers listed in a document is a labor-intensive and time- consuming process, since many documents contain hundreds or even thousands of titles and registration numbers.

To facilitate this process, the remitter may submit a document together with an electronic file containing a list of the titles and registration numbers specified in the document. This reduces the amount of time and labor needed to index the document, the potential for inaccuracies in the public record, and the amount of time needed to record the document and issue a certificate of recordation.

Submitting an electronic title list is not mandatory. However, this option may only be used if the document contains 100 titles or more (including titles listed in any exhibit, schedule, appendix, addendum, or other attachment to the document).

If the remitter submits a document together with an electronic title list, the recordation specialist will index the titles and registration numbers specified in the document using the information provided in the electronic title list. In addition, the specialist will add a note to the online public record indicating that the document was indexed using an electronic title list.

The specialist may "spot check" some of the entries in the electronic title list and may communicate with the remitter if he or she discovers discrepancies. However, the remitter will bear the consequences (if any) if there are inaccuracies in the list or discrepancies between the information contained in the list and the information contained in the actual document. Therefore, remitters are strongly encouraged to confirm that the electronic title list fully and accurately reflects the information contained in the document before it is submitted to the Office.

For information concerning the procedure for correcting an error or omission in an electronic title list, see Section 2309.13(C).

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