2 U.S.C. § 179p — National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress

submitted 30 years ago by Pub. L. 104-285 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 335 words · no verdicts yet

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The Librarian of Congress tries to get an archival-quality copy of each film in the National Film Registry, usually as a gift. These copies and related materials become U.S. government property and form the National Film Registry Collection, which the public can access for research.

(a) Acquisition of archival quality copies The Librarian tries to get, as a gift from the owner, an archival-quality copy of the official Registry version of each film in the Registry — ideally the best surviving materials, including preprint materials. Copyright owners and others holding such materials are strongly urged to donate preprint and other archival materials to the Library, to further preservation. (b) Additional materials The Librarian also tries to get, for education and research, other materials tied to each Registry film — background materials, production reports, shooting scripts (including continuity scripts), and similar items. (c) Property of United States All Registry film copies received as gifts or bequests, and all other materials received under (b), become property of the U.S. government, subject to copyright law (title 17). (d) National Film Registry Collection All Registry film copies received under (a), and other materials received under (b), are kept at the Library of Congress as the "National Film Registry Collection of the Library of Congress." The Librarian must issue regulations, consistent with copyright law, to give reasonable access to these films and materials for scholarship and research. (e) National Audio-Visual Conservation Center The Librarian must use the Library's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, to properly store preserved Registry films and make them available to researchers, scholars, and the public as appropriate, following (1) copyright law (title 17) and (2) any agreements between the Librarian and the copyright holders of those films.

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(a) Acquisition of archival quality copies

The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, by gift from the owner, an archival quality copy of the Registry version of each film included in the National Film Registry. Whenever possible, the Librarian shall endeavor to obtain the best surviving materials, including preprint materials. Copyright owners and others possessing copies of such materials are strongly encouraged, to further the preservation purposes of this Act, to provide preprint and other archival elements to the Library of Congress.

(b) Additional materials

The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, for educational and research purposes, additional materials related to each film included in the National Film Registry, such as background materials, production reports, shooting scripts (including continuity scripts) and other similar materials.

All copies of films on the National Film Registry that are received as gifts or bequests by the Librarian and other materials received by the Librarian under subsection (b), shall become the property of the United States Government, subject to the provisions of title 17.

(d) National Film Registry Collection

All copies of films on the National Film Registry that are received by the Librarian under subsection (a) of this section, and other materials received by the Librarian under subsection (b), shall be maintained in the Library of Congress and be known as the “National Film Registry Collection of the Library of Congress”. The Librarian shall, by regulation, and in accordance with title 17, provide for reasonable access to the films and other materials in such collection for scholarly and research purposes.

(e) National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

The Librarian shall utilize the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress at Culpeper, Virginia, to ensure that preserved films included in the National Film Registry are stored in a proper manner, and disseminated to researchers, scholars, and the public as may be appropriate in accordance with—

(1)

title 17; and

(2)

the terms of any agreements between the Librarian and persons who hold copyrights to such audiovisual works.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 104–285, title I, § 106, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3380; Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 302(c), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 225.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1996Enacted · Pub. L. 104-285 · 110 Stat. 3380
2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-9 · 119 Stat. 225

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-285 on 1996-10-11.

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