New Edition of Circular 92 Available

June 23, 2020

The Copyright Office has released a new version of Circular 92, Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. It contains a number of significant updates to copyright law that have been enacted since the last edition of the circular was released in 2016, including the:

  • Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
  • Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
  • National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
  • Library of Congress Technical Corrections Act of 2019
  • Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

The document is available on the Copyright Office website. The Office says a print edition is forthcoming but has been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.