Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§179u Definitions
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 179u
Summary
Defines five terms: Librarian = Librarian of Congress; Board = National Film Preservation Board; Film = a motion picture per 17 U.S.C. 101 but not works first fixed on videotape or laserdisc; Publication = per 17 U.S.C. 101; Registry version = the film's first published version or, if originals lost, the most complete version preservation or restoration can produce.
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Title 2, §179u
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(1)the term “Librarian” means the Librarian of Congress;
(2)the term “Board” means the National Film Preservation Board;
(3)the term “film” means a “motion picture” as defined in section 101 of title 17, except that such term does not include any work not originally fixed on film stock, such as a work fixed on videotape or laser disk;
(4)the term “publication” means “publication” as defined in section 101 of title 17; and
(5)the term “Registry version” means, with respect to a film, the version of a film first published, or as complete a version as bona fide preservation and restoration activities by the Librarian, an archivist other than the Librarian, or the copyright owner can compile in those cases where the original material has been irretrievably lost.
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2 U.S.C. § 179u
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102