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17 U.S.C. § 707 — Copyright Office forms and publications

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17 U.S.C. § 707 — Copyright Office forms and publications

**(a) Catalog of Copyright Entries.—** The Register of Copyrights shall compile and publish at periodic intervals catalogs of all copyright registrations. These catalogs shall be divided into parts in accordance with the various classes of works, and the Register has discretion to determine, on the basis of practicability and usefulness, the form and frequency of publication of each particular part. **(b) Other Publications.—** The Register shall furnish, free of charge upon request, application forms for copyright registration and general informational material in connection with the functions of the Copyright Office. The Register also has the authority to publish compilations of information, bibliographies, and other material he or she considers to be of value to the public. **(c) Distribution of Publications.—** All publications of the Copyright Office shall be furnished to depository libraries as specified under [section 1905 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim), and, aside from those furnished free of charge, shall be offered for sale to the public at prices based on the cost of reproduction and distribution.

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**(a) Catalog of Copyright Entries.—** The Register of Copyrights shall compile and publish at periodic intervals catalogs of all copyright registrations. These catalogs shall be divided into parts in accordance with the various classes of works, and the Register has discretion to determine, on the basis of practicability and usefulness, the form and frequency of publication of each particular part. **(b) Other Publications.—** The Register shall furnish, free of charge upon request, application forms for copyright registration and general informational material in connection with the functions of the Copyright Office. The Register also has the authority to publish compilations of information, bibliographies, and other material he or she considers to be of value to the public. **(c) Distribution of Publications.—** All publications of the Copyright Office shall be furnished to depository libraries as specified under [section 1905 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim), and, aside from those furnished free of charge, shall be offered for sale to the public at prices based on the cost of reproduction and distribution.

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44 U.S.C. § 1905 — Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for certain designations

The Government publications selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents, and when requested from him, shall be distributed to depository libraries specifically designated by law and to libraries designated by Senators, Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia,11 See Transfer of Functions note below. and by the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, respectively. Additional libraries within areas served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico may be designated by them to receive Government publications to the extent that the total number of libraries designated by them does not exceed two within each area. Not more than two additional libraries within a State may be designated by each Senator from the State. Before an additional library within a State, congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is designated as a depository for Government publications, the head of that library shall furnish his Senator, Representative, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be, with justification of the necessity for the additional designation. The justification, which shall also include a certification as to the need for the additional depository library designation, shall be signed by the head of every existing depository library within the congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by the head of the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the additional depository library is to be located. The justification for additional depository library designations shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator, Representative, or the Residen

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17 U.S.C. § 707 — Copyright Office forms and publications

Page 185 TITLE 17—COPYRIGHTS § 708 1 See References in Text note below. (b) Such records and indexes, as well as the ar- ticles deposited in connection with completed copyright registrations and retained under the control of the Copyright Office, shall be open to public inspection. (c) Upon request and payment of the fee speci- fied by section 708, the Copyright Office shall make a search of its public records, indexes, and deposits, and shall furnish a report of the infor- mation they disclose with respect to any par- ticular deposits, registrations, or recorded docu- ments. (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592; Pub. L. 106–379, § 3(a)(2), Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1445.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–379 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The Register of Copyrights shall provide and keep in the Copyright Office records of all deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title, and shall prepare indexes of all such records.’’ § 706. Copies of Copyright Office records (a) Copies may be made of any public records or indexes of the Copyright Office; additional certificates of copyright registration and copies of any public records or indexes may be fur- nished upon request and payment of the fees specified by section 708. (b) Copies or reproductions of deposited arti- cles retained under the control of the Copyright Office shall be authorized or furnished only under the conditions specified by the Copyright Office regulations. (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592.) § 707. Copyright Office forms and publications (a) CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES.—The Reg- ister of Copyrights shall compile and

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