37 CFR § 203.2
Authority and functions
November 5, 2020
The administration of the copyright law was entrusted to the Library of Congress by an act of Congress in 1870, and the Copyright Office has been a separate department of the Library since 1897. The statutory functions of the Copyright Office are contained in and carried out in accordance with the Copyright Act.
[82 FR 9362, Feb. 6, 2017]