# 37 CFR § 210.9: Harmless errors

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.9

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 210.9
- **Heading:** Harmless errors
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > SUBCHAPTER A—COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES > PART 210—COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PHONORECORDS OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS > Subpart A—Royalties and Statements of Account Under Non-Blanket Compulsory License

## Text

Errors in a Monthly or Annual Statement of Account that do not materially prejudice the rights of the copyright owner shall be deemed harmless, and shall not render that statement of account invalid or provide a basis for the exercise of the remedies set forth in 17 U.S.C. 115(c)(2)(J).
[79 FR 56206, Sept. 18, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 63065, Dec. 7, 2018. Redesignated at 85 FR 58143, Sept. 17, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 210.1 § 210.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.2 § 210.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.3 § 210.3 Accounting requirements where sales revenue is “recognized.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.4 § 210.4 Accounting requirements for offsetting phonorecord reserves with returned phonorecords.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.5 § 210.5 Situations in which a compulsory licensee is barred from maintaining reserves.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.6 § 210.6 Monthly statements of account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.6.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.7 § 210.7 Annual statements of account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.7.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.8 § 210.8 Documentation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.8.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.9 § 210.9 Harmless errors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.9.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.10 § 210.10 Statements required for limitation on liability for digital music providers for the transition period prior to the license availability date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.11 § 210.11 Record companies using individual download licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.21 § 210.21 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.21.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.22 § 210.22 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.22.md)
- [37 CFR § 210.23 § 210.23 Designation of the mechanical licensing collective and digital licensee coordinator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-210.23.md)

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