17-U.S.C.-705
§705 – Copyright office Records: Preparation, Maintenance, Public Inspection, and Searching
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Title 17 > Chapter 7 > Section 705
Details
- Reference: Section 705
- Legend: §705 – Copyright office Records: Preparation, Maintenance, Public Inspection, and Searching
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that records of deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title are maintained, and that indexes of such records are prepared.
(b) Such records and indexes, as well as the articles 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 specified by section 708, the Copyright Office shall make a search of its public records, indexes, and deposits, and shall furnish a report of the information they disclose with respect to any particular deposits, registrations, or recorded documents.
(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.)
Amendments
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–379 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: 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.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
17-U.S.C.-501 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Copyrights
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