Public Draft for the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
Register Karyn Temple has released a revised draft of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition. This draft proposes changes to the current version of the Compendium, which was released on September 29, 2017. This update is the result of a careful review of the Office’s practices and procedures, as well as recent changes in the law. Read more.
The Copyright Office held a webinar to review proposed revisions to the Compendium on April 10, 2019. View the recorded webinar on the proposed revisions. Slides are also available.
The Office accepted comments on the public draft from March 15, 2019, to May 31, 2019. Comments are available here. The September 29, 2017, version of the Compendium remains in effect until the Office receives and considers public comment and releases the final version of this update.
The Office has prepared a complete list of the sections that have been added, amended, revised, or removed in this release.
Chapters
Chapter 100:
U.S. Copyright Office and the Copyright Law: General Background DraftU.S. Copyright Office and the Copyright Law: General Background Redline
Chapter 200:
Overview of the Registration Process DraftOverview of the Registration Process Redline
Chapter 300:
Copyrightable Authorship: What Can Be Registered DraftCopyrightable Authorship: What Can Be Registered Redline
Chapter 500:
Identifying the Work(s) Covered by a Registration DraftIdentifying the Work(s) Covered by a Registration Redline
Chapter 1700:
No changes proposed in this update
Chapter 2000:
Foreign Works: Eligibility and GATT Registration DraftForeign Works: Eligibility and GATT Registration Redline
Chapter 2300:
No changes proposed in this update