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 CHAPTER 100

BASIC POLICIES

{{numbered_div|104|{{u|The Copyright Office}}. The copyright law provides that all administrative functions and duties which it imposes are, except as otherwise specified, the responsibility of the Register of Copyrights as director of the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress and that the Register, together with sub­ordinate officers and employees of the Office, shall be appointed by the Librarian of Congress and shall act under the Librarian's general direction and supervision. See 17 U.S.C. 701(a}. The Copy­right Office is a department of the Library of Congress, and the Register of Copyrights is also Assistant Librarian of Congress for Copyright Services. In addition to its principal function, which is the performance of all duties relating to the registration of copyrights, the policies and practices of the Copyright Office are also designed to promote the overall objectives of the Library of Congress. See the Library of Congress Regulations, LCR 215.}} 100-1

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