http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl09.pdf http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl09.pdf states: ...the Copyright Office must have acted on your application before you can

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl09.pdf http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl09.pdf states: ...the Copyright Office must have acted on your application before you can file a suit for copyright infringement, and certain remedies, such as statutory damages and attorney’s fees, are available only for acts of infringement that occurred after the effective date of registration.