Sec. 3. Modernizing copyright registration
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Section 408 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking the deposit specified by this section and inserting any examination copies required by regulations issued under this section ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The Director shall issue regulations specifying the form, quality, and content of examination copies of works to be submitted under subsection (a). Such regulations shall include provisions governing the retention and disposition of examination copies, and may, in the Director’s discretion, include appropriate administrative classifications, group registration practices, and other provisions that both facilitate registration and establish a meaningful public record. The administrative classification of works has no significance with respect to the subject matter of copyright or the exclusive rights provided by this title. Pursuant to regulations issued by the Director upon consultation with the Librarian of Congress, the Director shall provide the Library of Congress access to examination copies and related data solely for the Library’s determination of whether to demand a deposit under section 407 or to otherwise engage with copyright owners regarding works of authorship that may be of curatorial and collection interest to the national library. The Director shall consult with the Librarian of Congress, as the Director considers appropriate, on other matters of common interest. ; by striking subsection
(c)and redesignating subsections (d), (e), and
(f)as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and in subsection (e)(3)(B), as redesignated, by striking a deposit and inserting an examination copy . Section 704 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: In the case of published works deposited pursuant to section 407, all copies, phonorecords, and identifying material deposited are available to the Library of Congress for its collections, or for exchange or transfer to any other library according to regulations issued by the Director that prescribe the period of retention and applicable conditions. ; and by striking subsections
(c)and
(d)and redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (c).