# clm_B85E83076713

subject: United States Copyright Office (/record/us-copyright-office.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1897-02-19  
valid_from: 1897-02-19  
valid_to: null  
published: 2012-04-26  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> February 19, 1897 Copyright Office established as a separate department of the Library of Congress. Position of Register of Copyrights created.

What https://www.copyright.gov/docs/wipo2012.html says, word for word.

## Sources

- http://copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.html (primary)
- https://www.copyright.gov/docs/wipo2012.html (primary, U.S. Copyright Office, published 2012-04-26)
- https://www.copyright.gov/about/ (primary)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 (secondary, Wikidata)

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