Sec. 7. Study of mandatory deposit
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The Director of the United States Copyright Office shall conduct a study on the future administration of mandatory deposit provisions in section 407 of title 17, United States Code. Such study shall cover the following: The history of the mandatory deposit provisions and their application to the digital era. The Library’s preferences regarding format or quality when seeking deposits that are appropriate to preservation efforts. The concerns of copyright owners relating to the Library’s retention of works, copying of works for preservation purposes, and copying or sharing required to make such works, including digital works, available to Library patrons or the public at large.
Observations regarding the legal and administrative conditions under which the Copyright Office may transfer to the Library the responsibility for administering such section 407. Relevant experience from foreign countries that have adopted similar or analogous regimes for the benefit of their national libraries, archives, or other institutions. Such recommendations, including recommendations for statutory changes, that the Director considers appropriate. The Director of the United States Copyright Office shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
The Director shall also publish the report on the website of the Copyright Office. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Director of the United States Copyright Office shall provide an opportunity for the submission of public comments on the subject matter of the study, and shall publish with the study the responses of the Director to those comments.