United States Copyright Office Law and Legal Definition
The U.S. Copyright Office is a branch of the Library of Congress that is responsible for implementing federal copyright laws. The mission of the office is to promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system. In addition to processing applications for copyrights, the U.S. Copyright Office stores deposited copyrighted materials and issues opinions on questions of copyright protection. Such materials deposited with this agency are not automatically added to the Library of Congress collection, but a separate and direct submission to the Library is required.
The Office also administers various licensing provisions of the statute, including collecting and distributing royalties. The goal of the Office is to make major improvements in the public services and a key part of this initiative is providing the opportunity to register the works online through their website.
Legal Definition list
- United States Commissioner
- United States Commission on Civil Rights
- United States Code Annotated
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Census Bureau
- United States Copyright Office
- United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Court of International Trade
Related Legal Terms
- Abandonment of Copyright
- Abstract Idea (Copyright)
- Abuse of Public Office
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Ad Interim Copyright
- Adjudicative Officer [Education]
- Administering Office
- Administration of Estates
- Administrative Appeals Office [Immigration]
