(b) A certificate of acknowledgement is not required for the validity of a
transfer, but is prima facie evidence of the execution of the transfer if-

(1) in the case of a transfer executed in the United States, the
certificate is issued by a person authorized to administer oaths
within the United States; or

(2) in the case of a transfer executed in a foreign country, the
certificate is issued by a diplomatic or consular officer of the United
States, or by a person authorized to administer oaths whose
authority is proved by a certificate of such an officer.


Section 205. Recordation of transfers and other documents.

(a) Conditions for Recordation. -- Any transfer of copyright
ownership or other document pertaining to a copyright may be recorded
in the Copyright Office if the document filed for recordation bears the
actual signature of the person who executed it, or if it is accompanied by
a sworn or official certification that it is a true copy of the original,
signed document.

(b) Certificate of Recordation. -- The register of Copyrights shall,
upon receipt of a document as provided by subsection (a) and of the fee
provided by section 708, record the document and return it with a
certificate of recordation.

(c) Recordation as Constructive Notice. -- Recordation of a document
in the Copyright Office gives all persons constructive notice of the facts
stated in the recorded document, but only if-