USA

This page considers the US legal deposit regime.

     US

In the United States mandatory deposit requirements - with items being provided to the Library of Congress - are long-standing and reflected in the US copyright registration scheme.

They centre on Section 407 (PDF) of the Copyright Act of 1976 and associated Code.

Physical format electronic publications have been covered in principle since 1988.

There is no requirement for deposit of online content.

As with most nations, requirements for CD-ROMs include all associated material. Use of CD-ROM publications is covered by item-specific agreements about whether that work can be networked.

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