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Question: What does the copyright office do?

Answer:The Copyright Office maintains records of deposits, registrations, recordations, and other documents related to copyright registration.


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Question: What are the fines for copyright infringment?

Answer:Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each.




Question: Does a foreign publisher need to submit our publication to comply with the U.S. deposit requirement?

Answer:Yes. If you distribute your work in the United States, you are subject to the deposit requirements of the United States.




Question: Does preregistering substitute for registering?

Answer:"Preregistration is not a substitute for registration Its purpose is to allow an infringement action to be brought before the authorized commercial distribution of a work and full registration thereof, and to make it possible, upon full registration, for the copyright owner to receive statutory damages and attorneys' fees in an infringement action. "





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Copyright News

Register of Copyrights Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Peters, who recently celebrated 40 years of service in the Copyright Office, received written tributes on the occasion from Librarian of Congress James H. Billington

Library of Congress Examines Copyright Issues in Digital Preservation of Commercial Sound Recordings
This report will be of great value in creating a national preservation plan.

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Helpful Terms

Universal Copyright Convention

Definition:
The UCC was created in 1952 through UNESCO to provide an international multilateral copyright treaty; the UCC remains significant in the countries that are UCC but not Berne Union members.

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