# United States Copyright Office id: ent_us-copyright-office wikidata: Q1784058 kind: regulator timeline: /timelines/us-copyright-office.md page: /record/us-copyright-office government body that maintains records of copyright registration in the United States including a copyright catalog ## Current state What the record asserts: open claims that are valid, or primary-sourced at confidence 0.7 or more. Unverified, disputed and review-marked claims are listed below, labelled, not here. - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | headquarters | Washington, D.C. | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_C279D1137A96](/claim/clm_C279D1137A96.md) sources: https://www.copyright.gov/help/hours_location.html, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/copyright-office, https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-office-info.html, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/18/2013-17163/communication-with-the-us-copyright-office-revised-addresses, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058, https://www.copyright.gov/about/addresses.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | parent | Library of Congress | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_873C43CFC469](/claim/clm_873C43CFC469.md) sources: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/copyright-office, http://copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.html, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-034/librarian-of-congress-appoints-karyn-temple-register-of-copyrights/2019-03-27/, https://www.copyright.gov/about/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 ## All claims One claim per line, newest first. Superseded claims stay visible. - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | chair | Karyn A. Temple | valid 2019-03-27 to present | conf 0.85 | unverified | [clm_8AB6BA52D057](/claim/clm_8AB6BA52D057.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058, https://www.copyright.gov/about/leadership/karyn-temple.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | chair | Karyn A. Temple | valid 2016-10-21 to 2019-03-26 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_8AB6BA52D057](/claim/clm_8AB6BA52D057.md) | [clm_BCB642C0B71F](/claim/clm_BCB642C0B71F.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058, https://www.copyright.gov/about/leadership/karyn-temple.html, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-16-189/ - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | chair | Maria A. Pallante | valid 2011-06-01 to 2016-10-21 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_BCB642C0B71F](/claim/clm_BCB642C0B71F.md) | [clm_64BC612F0DE1](/claim/clm_64BC612F0DE1.md) sources: https://www.copyright.gov/about/registers/pallante/pallante.html, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-16-189/ - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | x_username | CopyrightOffice | valid 2011-02-28 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_75A0849A67C9](/claim/clm_75A0849A67C9.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | incident | Paper application backlog | valid 2008-04-14 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_069610C22DE1](/claim/clm_069610C22DE1.md) sources: http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2008/341.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | incident | Registration certificate delay up to 8 months | valid 2008-04-14 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_5EE03F7AC064](/claim/clm_5EE03F7AC064.md) sources: http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2008/341.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | policy_changed | Satellite carrier royalty rates adjusted for CPI | valid 2008-03-17 to 2008-12-31 | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_78642878F94B](/claim/clm_78642878F94B.md) sources: http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2008/340.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | chair | Marybeth Peters | valid 1994-08-07 to 2010-12-31 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_64BC612F0DE1](/claim/clm_64BC612F0DE1.md) | [clm_C256B6785668](/claim/clm_C256B6785668.md) sources: https://www.copyright.gov/about/registers/peters/peters.html, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | country | United States | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_37308DA1794C](/claim/clm_37308DA1794C.md) sources: https://www.copyright.gov/about/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | website | http://www.copyright.gov/ | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_604DC1AD8BCD](/claim/clm_604DC1AD8BCD.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | website | https://www.copyright.gov/ | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_8019F73DE7E1](/claim/clm_8019F73DE7E1.md) sources: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/copyright-office, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | parent | Library of Congress | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_873C43CFC469](/claim/clm_873C43CFC469.md) sources: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/copyright-office, http://copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.html, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-034/librarian-of-congress-appoints-karyn-temple-register-of-copyrights/2019-03-27/, https://www.copyright.gov/about/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | short_name | USCO | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_B8AEA5F5FBF1](/claim/clm_B8AEA5F5FBF1.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | headquarters | Washington, D.C. | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_C279D1137A96](/claim/clm_C279D1137A96.md) sources: https://www.copyright.gov/help/hours_location.html, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/copyright-office, https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-office-info.html, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/18/2013-17163/communication-with-the-us-copyright-office-revised-addresses, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058, https://www.copyright.gov/about/addresses.html - [United States Copyright Office](/record/us-copyright-office.md) | founded | 1897-01-01 | valid 1897-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | unverified | [clm_C27B1CC98B2F](/claim/clm_C27B1CC98B2F.md) sources: http://copyright.gov/circs/circ1a.html, https://www.copyright.gov/about/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784058 --- AsOf is a temporal fact ledger: a structured, dated, sourced record of what is true and what changed, built for AI retrieval.