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For over 150 years, the Copyright Office has been a linchpin of the American copyright ecosystem. Under the direction of the Register of Copyrights, the Office administers a dynamic set of laws and offers a range of important services. Its responsibilities include registering copyright claims; recording information about copyright ownership; managing licensing fees; educating the public; and advising Congress,
the judiciary, and the executive branch on copyright issues.

At the end of 2020, the Office’s role expanded to include hosting a new tribunal for resolving small copyright claims. The Office’s core services of registration, recordation, and statutory licensing play an important role in expanding culture and knowledge, supporting the ability to protect and exploit creative works while facilitating their dissemination through licensing and other lawful uses, here and abroad.
Together, its registration and recordation systems have built the largest collection of information about copyrighted works in the world.