Definition[]
The Correspondence Management System (CMS) records the Copyright Office’s written transactions with remitters, and has largely replaced the earlier ETS system.[1]
Overview[]
The system allows retrieval of records by correspondence control number, applicant's name, title of work, and any entered cross-references.[2] Authority to maintain such records is granted by 17 U.S.C. §705 and 17 U.S.C. 908(b).[3]
The system was fully installed in 1981.[4] CMS was established as part of COINS (Copyright Office In-Process System).[5]
References[]
- ↑ U.S. Copyright Office Definitions (full-text).
- ↑ Library of Congress, Privacy Act of 1974: Current Systems of Records (37 CFR Part 204) (full-text).
- ↑ See Notice of Current Systems of Records for more information regarding the Copyright Office's compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
- ↑ Annual Report of The Library of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1981.
- ↑ Report of the Register of Copyrights (1980).