C.F.R. » Title 37 » CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER A—COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES › PART 202—PREREGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS TO COPYRIGHT

37 C.F.R. § 202.18

Access to electronic works

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(a) Access to electronic works received under § 202.4(e) and § 202.19, and transferred into the Library of Congress's collections, will be available only to authorized users at Library of Congress premises in accordance with the policies listed below. Library staff may access such content off-site as part of their assigned duties via a secure connection.

(b) Access to each individual electronic work received under § 202.4(e) and § 202.19 will be limited, at any one time, to two Library of Congress authorized users via a secure server over a secure network that serves Library of Congress premises.

(c) The Library of Congress will not make electronic works received under § 202.4(e) and § 202.19 available to the public over the internet without rightsholders' permissions.

(d) “Authorized user” means Library of Congress staff, contractors, and registered researchers, and Members, staff and officers of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for the purposes of this section.

(e) “Library of Congress premises” means all Library of Congress premises in Washington, DC, and the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation in Culpeper, VA.

(f) Except as provided under special relief agreements entered into pursuant to § 202.19(e) or § 202.20(d), electronic works will be transferred to the Library of Congress for its collections and made available only under the conditions specified by this section.

[83 FR 4147, Jan. 30, 2018, as amended at 85 FR 71837, Nov. 12, 2020]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Richcar Music Co. v. Towns, 53 A.D.2d 501 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976).
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Richcar Music Co. v. Towns, 53 A.D.2d 501 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976). “Towns advised Henry to file a notice of use (see US Code, tit 17, § 101, subd [e]) and furnished to him and assisted him in completing this relatively simple copyright office "U” form (Copyright Office Rules and Regulations 37 CFR 202.18). 1 Towns counselled Henry to form his…”
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