# 37 C.F.R. § 203.2 (2026): Authority and functions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_2

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 C.F.R. § 203.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Authority and functions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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.

## Text

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]

## Nearby sections

- [37 C.F.R. § 203.1 (2026) § 203.1   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_1.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.2 (2026) § 203.2   Authority and functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_2.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.3 (2026) § 203.3   Organization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_3.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.4 (2026) § 203.4   Proactive disclosure of Office records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_4.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.5 (2026) § 203.5   Requirements for making requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_5.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.6 (2026) § 203.6   Responsibility for responding to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_6.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.7 (2026) § 203.7   Timing of responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_7.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.8 (2026) § 203.8   Responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_8.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.9 (2026) § 203.9   Administrative appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_9.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.10 (2026) § 203.10   Preservation of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_10.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 203.11 (2026) § 203.11   Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P203_S203_11.md)

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