1997 U.S. Code
Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 7 - COPYRIGHT OFFICE
Sec. 705 - Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER 7 - COPYRIGHT OFFICE Sec. 705 - Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching |
| Contains | section 705 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 94-553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 90 Stat. 2592 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 94-553 |
§705. Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
(a) The Register of Copyrights shall provide and keep in the Copyright Office records of all deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under this title, and shall prepare indexes of all such records.
(b) Such records and indexes, as well as the articles deposited in connection with completed copyright registrations and retained under the control of the Copyright Office, shall be open to public inspection.
(c) Upon request and payment of the fee specified by section 708, the Copyright Office shall make a search of its public records, indexes, and deposits, and shall furnish a report of the information they disclose with respect to any particular deposits, registrations, or recorded documents.
(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2592.)
Federal Rules of EvidenceHearsay exception, public records and reports, see rule 803, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Cross ReferencesCertificate of registration under seal as prima facie evidence of facts stated therein, see section 410 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in sections 104A, 708 of this title.
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