[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78911-78912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30415]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

U.S. Copyright Office

[Docket No. 2014-5]


The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Register of Copyrights releases the Compendium of U.S. 
Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office (the ``Office'') is announcing the 
release of its administrative manual, the Compendium of U.S. Copyright 
Office Practices, Third Edition (the ``Third Edition''). It is 
available on the Office's Web site and is effective as of December 22, 
2014.

DATES: The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition 
is available on the Office's Web site as of December 22, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kasunic, Associate Register and 
Director of Registration Policy and Practice, U.S. Copyright Office, 
P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024-0400. Telephone (202) 707-8040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office 
Practices is the administrative manual of the Register of Copyrights 
concerning the mandate and statutory duties of the Copyright Office 
under title 17 of the United States Code. It serves as both a technical 
manual for the Office's staff, as well as a guidebook for authors, 
copyright licensees, practitioners,

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scholars, the courts, and members of the general public.
    On August 20, 2014 the Office released a public draft of this 
manual titled, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third 
Edition. 79 FR 49343. The first major revision in more than two 
decades, the Third Edition is a comprehensive overhaul that makes the 
practices and standards of the Office more accessible and transparent 
to the public and sets the stage for a number of long-term improvements 
in registration and recordation policy.
    The Office is now announcing the release of the official version of 
the Third Edition. It is available on the Office's Web site at http://copyright.gov/comp3/. The Third Edition is effective as of December 22, 
2014 and is the governing administrative manual for registrations and 
recordations issued by the Office on or after that date.

    Dated: December 19, 2014.
Robert Kasunic,
Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of the Office of 
Registration Policy and Practice.
[FR Doc. 2014-30415 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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