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Part of the Library of Congress, this office sits at the crossroads of law, creativity, and public record. It helps protect original work in the United States while preserving a running record of the nation’s cultural output.

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The U.S. Copyright Office is not an individual author but a federal office within the Library of Congress. It administers the nation’s copyright system, maintains public records, and provides services and guidance related to copyright registration, recordation, and policy.
Its roots go back to 1870, when Congress centralized copyright functions in the Library of Congress. The office has played a major role in preserving the record of American creativity, since copyright deposits have also helped build the Library’s collections over time.
Today, the office continues to serve creators, researchers, businesses, and the public. If this credit appears on a work, it usually points to official government material or documentation connected to copyright law rather than to a conventional personal author.