Sec. 2. Deposits in connection with copyright registration
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Section 407 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection
(c)and inserting subsections
(c)and
(f); and by adding at the end the following: The deposit requirements under subsection
(a)shall not apply to a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work. . Section 408(b) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: in the case of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, one complete electronic copy. . Chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Register of Copyrights shall establish regulations providing for the certification of third party registries of photographs. The regulations established under paragraph
(1)shall require that an entity, as a condition of being certified as a third party registry, commit to— collecting and maintaining electronic copies of photographs and related information for the duration of the term of protection of copyright in each photograph; collecting and maintaining, with respect to each photograph deposited in the registry— the name of each author; the name of each current copyright owner; current contact information for each copyright owner; the date of creation; the date on which the photograph was first uploaded to the registry; and the title; providing a secure, searchable database of all photographs deposited in the registry at no charge to searchers; providing for the timely transfer of copies of a photograph and all associated information to another third party registry at the request of an author or copyright owner of the photograph; and making the entirety of the third party registry available for interactive communication of data with systems of the Copyright Office without charge. Deposit of a photograph in a third party registry shall satisfy the deposit requirements of section 408. Subsections
(a)and
(b)shall not apply if the Register of Copyright certifies that the Copyright Office is in compliance with subsection 409(b). . The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 711. Third-party registries of photographs. .