# 37 CFR § 203.2: Authority and functions

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 203.2
- **Heading:** Authority and functions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > SUBCHAPTER A—COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES > PART 203—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES > Organization

## 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 CFR § 203.1 § 203.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.2 § 203.2 Authority and functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.3 § 203.3 Organization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.4 § 203.4 Proactive disclosure of Office records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.5 § 203.5 Requirements for making requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.6 § 203.6 Responsibility for responding to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.6.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.7 § 203.7 Timing of responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.7.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.8 § 203.8 Responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.8.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.9 § 203.9 Administrative appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.9.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.10 § 203.10 Preservation of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 203.11 § 203.11 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-203.11.md)

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