2 U.S.C. § 1704 — National Recording Registry Collection of the Library of Congress

(a) In general All copies of sound recordings on the National Recording Registry that are received by the Librarian^* under subsection (b) must be maintained in the Library of Congress and be known as the “National Recording Registry Collection of the Library of Congress”. The Librarian must by regulation and under title 17 provide for reasonable access to the sound recordings and other materials in such collection for scholarly and research purposes. (b) Acquisition of quality copies (1) In general The Librarian must seek to obtain, by gift from the owner, a quality copy of the Registry version^* of each sound recording^* included in the National Recording Registry. (2) Limit on number of copies Not over one copy of the same version or take of any sound recording can be preserved in the National Recording Registry. Nothing in the preceding sentence can be understood to prohibit the Librarian from making or distributing copies of sound recordings included in the Registry for purposes of carrying out this Act. (c) Property of United States All copies of sound recordings on the National Recording Registry that are received by the Librarian under subsection (b) must become the property of the United States Government, subject to the provisions of title 17.