The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices

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#  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.

**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,  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.