Sec. 3. Group registration of photographs

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Section 408(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Without prejudice to the general authority provided under paragraph (1), the Register of Copyrights shall establish regulations specifically permitting a single registration for a group of photographs by the same individual author on the basis of a single application and registration fee, under the following conditions: The deposit is made in compliance with either this section or section 711 and consists only of photographs.

The group consists of not more than 3,000 works, subject to subparagraph (B)(iii). The application identifies each work. The applicant provides a title for the group as a whole. The Register of Copyrights shall establish regulations under subparagraph

(A)for the registration of groups at quantity tiers that accommodate practical creative workflows. The regulations established under subparagraph

(A)shall permit registration of groups without regard to publication status, date of publication, or date of creation. The Register shall amend the regulations established under subparagraph

(A)to increase the maximum number of photographs that may be included in a single registration above 3,000 as technology develops in the marketplace that allows for more efficient registration. . Section 408(c)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking clause

(1)and inserting paragraph

(1).