CBP Allows for Copyright Enforcement While CO Application Pending

Customs and Border Protection will enforce copyright registrations beginning when an application is filed with the Copyright Office, said CBP's intellectual property rights website. "Temporary recordation of unregistered Copyrights is now available while your application for registration is pending" at the CO, said CBP. "Upon request (email to iprrquestions@cbp.dhs.gov), you will receive instructions for submitting an application for recordation of your copyright with CBP for border enforcement purposes." Proof of application to register is required, it said. This is the result of a customs reauthorization law that required CBP develop a process to enforce copyrights while an application is pending (see 1602240069); the agency is authorized to detain or seize imports of protected works.