Mike-

There is no direct relationship between ISSN and copyright.  Serials
without copyright statements can be assigned ISSN.  Your approach in
suggesting that the publisher apply to the National Serials Data Program
(the U.S. center of the ISSN Network) for an ISSN is a very good one.

Whether a serial has an ISSN or not has no bearing on the payment of fees
for Copyright.

If you have further questions about ISSN, please feel free to contact me.

Regina

Regina  R. Reynolds                     email: rrey@loc.gov
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Library of Congress                     fax    (202) 707-6333
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Washington, D.C. 20540-4160

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Yared, Michael wrote:

> I have a quarterly journal with no ISSN. There is a copyright mention. I
> will email the publisher to register their title with
> http://www.loc.gov/issn/
>
> Does OCLC checked for any serial, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly,
> annually for magazines/periodicals with no ISSN number?
>
> One time for another title, I find out that I didn't have to pay a
> copyright fee because the magazine did not have an ISSN number. Still
> correct today?
>
> Thanks
> Mike
>
> Mike Yared
> Library, Room 8707
> Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)
> 4850 Mark Center Drive
> Alexandria, VA  22311-1882
> (703) 845-2044 (phone) use email please
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> myared@ida.org
> http://www.ida.org
>

Regina 	R. Reynolds                     email: rrey@loc.gov
Head, National Serials Data Program     voice: (202) 707-6379
Library of Congress                     fax    (202) 707-6333
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.           ISSN Web page: lcweb.loc.gov/issn/
Washington, D.C. 20540-4160