United States Copyright Office · founded1897-02-19

Valid from

1897-02-19

Valid until

still holds

Published

2012-04-26

Recorded by AsOf

2026-10-30

Checked

2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date

Confidence

0.95

Sources

“February 19, 1897 Copyright Office established as a separate department of the Library of Congress. Position of Register of Copyrights created.”— what the page says, read 2026-10-30

• http://copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.htmlprimary · copyright.gov
• https://www.copyright.gov/docs/wipo2012.htmlprimary · copyright.gov · 2012-04-26
• https://www.copyright.gov/about/primary · copyright.gov
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058secondary · wikidata.org

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