The United States Copyright Office Copyright Claims Board (CCB) began accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
CCB participants can register for eCCB, the CCB’s electronic filing and case management system, and submit or respond to a claim at the CCB. They also have access to the CCB Handbook materials for guidance on how to navigate the CCB.
Please note that the U.S. Copyright Office is still creating the rules that implement this new law, so the information on this page may change. And as with all information on this website, our office cannot provide you with legal advice. We can help you understand how the law works. If you have further questions, contact us at copyrightoffice@txstate.edu.
In 2020, Congress passed a law called the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020,” known as the “CASE Act.” The CASE Act mandated the formation of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), a court operating through the U.S. Copyright Office instead of the federal judicial branch, for the purpose of deciding “small claims” copyright infringement actions via a quicker, less expensive process — that is, without all of the procedural requirements of a normal federal court case. Damages are capped at $30,000 for CCB cases.
This page is adapted from Small Claims, UC Berkeley Library, CC BY-NC 4.0.