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17 U.S.C. § 508

Notification of filing and determination of actions

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(a) Within one month after the filing of any action under this title, the clerks of the courts of the United States shall send written notification to the Register of Copyrights setting forth, as far as is shown by the papers filed in the court, the names and addresses of the parties and the title, author, and registration number of each work involved in the action. If any other copyrighted work is later included in the action by amendment, answer, or other pleading, the clerk shall also send a notification concerning it to the Register within one month after the pleading is filed.(b) Within one month after any final order or judgment is issued in the case, the clerk of the court shall notify the Register of it, sending with the notification a copy of the order or judgment together with the written opinion, if any, of the court.(c) Upon receiving the notifications specified in this section, the Register shall make them a part of the public records of the Copyright Office.(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2586.)Historical and Revision Noteshouse report no. 94–1476

Section 508, which corresponds to some extent with a provision in the patent law (35 U.S.C. 290), is intended to establish a method for notifying the Copyright Office and the public of the filing and disposition of copyright cases. The clerks of the Federal courts are to notify the Copyright Office of the filing of any copyright actions and of their final disposition, and the Copyright Office is to make these notifications a part of its public records.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Lyons v. Gillette, 882 F. Supp. 2d 217 (D. Mass. 2012).
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Lyons v. Gillette, 882 F. Supp. 2d 217 (D. Mass. 2012). · cites it 3× “College’s Reply 2 (citing Local Rules, Appendix C and 17 U.S.C. § 508 ). This contention misstates the law.”
First Tech. Saf. Sys., Inc., a Michigan Corp. v. Paul Depinet Steven Fuhr Barry Wade Vector Rsch., Inc., 11 F.3d 641 (1st Cir. 1993). “8 *649 However, the ex parte order issued by the district court was too broad to fall within the authorization of 17 U.S.C. § 508 and the Copyright Rules. The district court’s order permitted the plaintiff to seize not only computer software that allegedly infringed plaintiffs…”
Kay Berry, Inc. v. Pearman (In Re Pearman), 432 B.R. 495 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2010). “Count III is based on 17 U.S.C. § 508 . That statute provides that "[wjithin one month after any final order or judgment is issued in the case, the clerk of the court shall notify the Register of it, sending with the notification a copy of the order or judgment together with the…”
Santa Fe Goldworks, Inc. v. Bella Jewelry, LLC (D.N.M. 2024). · cites it 3× “) After Plaintiffs filed their Complaint, the Clerk of the Court sent a report to the Register of Copyrights pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 508 , listing the registered copyrights in dispute.”
Kozina v. Jackson (E.D. Cal. 2025). “On February 1, 2023, the Clerk of the Court issued the 2 summons and filed a “Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or Appeal 3 Regarding a Copyright” under 17 U.S.C. § 508 . (EFC No. 4-3.) 4 On November 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed his first motion for default…”
Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc., 550 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2008). “Latimer seeks a permanent injunction preventing Defendants from infringing his copyright, an order directing Defendants to tender to him all infringing copies of his protected work that may be in their possession or control or destroy the protected work under a writ of…”
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