§ 203.2 Authority and functions.

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Title 37 CFR: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights › Chapter II: U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › Part 203: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › § 203.2: § 203.2 Authority and functions.

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The administration of the copyright law was entrusted to the Library of Congress by an act of Congress in 1870, and the Copyright Office has been a separate department of the Library since 1897. The statutory functions of the Copyright Office are contained in and carried out in accordance with the Copyright Act.

[82 FR 9362, Feb. 6, 2017]

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