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17 U.S.C. § 701

The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization

United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective

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17 U.S.C. § 701, The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448528
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In addition to the functions and duties set out elsewhere in this chapter, the Register of Copyrights shall perform the following functions:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-553(S. 22)1976-10-19
    An Act for the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-319(H.R. 3046)1990-07-03
    Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform and Miscellaneous Pay Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-304(H.R. 2281)1998-10-28
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-94(H.R. 1865)2019-12-20
    Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
    House: 297–120Senate: no recorded tally