The Register of Copyrights also serves as associate Librarian of Congress for copyright services.

But the US Register of Copyrights, Marybeth Peters, calls this a bad idea.

Marybeth Peters became the United States Register of Copyrights on August 7, 1994.

The system itself was created upon the suggestion of the Register of Copyrights, and is sanctioned to appoint and organize copyright arbitration royalty panels.

Copyright (applicable law, rights granted, financial rights, moral rights, criteria, duration of protection, related rights, register of copyrights)

Ralph Oman, the register of copyrights at the Library of Congress in Washington, cited the long-running battle against piracy of American works.

The company would simply register its design with the register of copyrights in the Library of Congress, assert that its design is unique and pay a nominal registration fee.

Although the title suggests a clerical role, Registers of Copyrights have been responsible for creating the procedures and practices of the Copyright Office and establishing standards for registration of copyright.

The decision, issued by Ralph Oman, the register of copyrights at the library, was a victory for such companies as Turner Broadcasting, which is making a large investment in coloring old films for television broadcast.

An Interim Designation or an Amended Designation should be accompanied by the appropriate fee (which has been increased since the Interim Regulations were published), payable to the Register of Copyrights.

Maria Pallante, register of copyrights, told the committee: "As we all know, the internet harbours a category of bad faith actors whose very business models consist of infringing copyright in American books, software, movies, and music with impunity."