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Date of this Version
12-2017
Document Type
Article
Citation
Mandatory Deposit Laws in Selected Jurisdictions (2017 Update) by the Staff of the Global Legal Research Directorate.
Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, December 2017.
Also available at: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/deposit-laws/mandatory-deposit-laws.pdf.
Abstract
Summary
This report, which updates and expands on a report prepared by Law Library staff in March 2015, contains data on 131 countries, indicating whether or not published books are subject to a mandatory deposit requirement at the national level and, if so, how many copies are required, where they must be deposited, and whether the deposit is part of the copyright system. Citations to the controlling legislation for mandatory deposits are provided. In all but thirteen of the jurisdictions surveyed, deposits are required. For some of these thirteen jurisdictions, deposits are voluntary, while in others, no information regarding deposit practices could be found. Asterisks in the copyright system column indicate that the deposit requirement is contained in the copyright law.
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Intellectual Property Law Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
Comments
United States Government work. Public domain material.
This report is provided for reference purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and does not represent the official opinion of the United States Government. The information provided reflects research undertaken as of the date of writing. It has not been updated.