s under this
title are subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
of June 11, 1946, as amended (c. 324, 60 Stat. 237, title 5, United
States Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter II and Chapter 7).
Section 702. Copyright Office regulations.
The Register of Copyrights is authorized to establish regulations not
inconsistent with law for the administration of the functions and
duties made the responsibility of the Register under this title. All
regulations established by the Register under this title are subject to
the approval of the Librarian of Congress
Section 703. Effective date of actions in Copyright Office.
In any case in which time limits are prescribed under this title for
the performance of an action in the Copyright Office, and in which the
last day of the prescribed period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday,
or other nonbusiness day within the District of Columbia or the Federal
Government, the action may be taken on the next succeeding business
day, and is effective as of the date when the period expired.
Section 704. Retention and disposition of articles deposited in
Copyright Office.
(a) Upon their deposit in the Copyright Office under section 407 and
408, all copies, phonorecords, and identifying material, including
those deposited in connection with claims that have been refused
registration, are the property of the United States Government.
(b) In the case of published works, all copies, phonorecords, and
identifying material deposited are available to the Library of Congress
for its collections, or for exchange or transfer to any other library.
In the case of unpublished works, the Library is entitled, under
regulations that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe, to select
any deposits for its collections or for transfer to the National
Archives of the United States or to a Federal records center, as
defined in section 2901 of title 44.
(c) The Register of Copyrights is authorized, for specific or general
categories of works, to make a facsimile reproduction of all or any
part of the material deposited under section 408, and to make such
reproduction a part of the Copyright Office records of the
registration, before transferring such material to the Library of
Congress as provided by subsection (b), or before destroying or
otherwise disposing of such material as provided by subsection (d).
(d) Deposits not selected by the Library under subsection (b), or
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