The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice,and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States.
The United States Copyright Office,a part of the Library of Congress,is the official U.S. government body that maintains records of copyright registration in the United States,including a copyright catalog. It is used by copyright title searchers who are attempting to clear a chain of title for copyrighted works.
The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress,appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate,for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library,the Librarian of Congress appoints the U.S. poet laureate and awards the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world,with 49,727 members as of 2021.
The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976,and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison. It is located between First and Second Streets SE on Independence Avenue,in Washington,D.C.. In addition to various book and multimedia collections,it houses the United States Copyright Office,which is under the jurisdiction of the Librarian of Congress.
Marybeth Peters was an American attorney who served as the 11th United States Register of Copyrights from August 7,1994 to December 31,2010. Prior to serving as register,Peters held the positions of Policy Planning Adviser to the Register,Acting General Counsel of the Copyright Office and as chief of both the Examining Division and the Information and Reference Divisions. In addition to over 40 years of service to the Copyright Office,Peters served as a consultant on copyright law to the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva,Switzerland (1989–1990). She obtained her B.S. degree from Rhode Island College in 1961 and her J.D.,with honors,from The George Washington University Law School in 1971.
The Library of Congress (LC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C.;it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper,Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress,and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal,not limited by subject,format,or national boundary,and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages."
The Register of Copyrights is the director of the United States Copyright Office within the Library of Congress,as provided by 17 U.S.C. § 701. The Office has been headed by a Register since 1897. The Register is appointed by,and responsible to,the Librarian of Congress.
Barbara Ringer was one of the lead architects of the 1976 Copyright Act. She spent much of her career lobbying Congress and drafting legislation that overhauled the 1909 Copyright Act. Ringer was also the first woman to serve as the Register of Copyrights in the United States Copyright Office. During her three decades with the United States Copyright Office,Ringer gained a reputation as an authority on copyright law.
Clement Lincoln Bouvé was the third Register of Copyrights in the United States Copyright Office. He was the first lawyer to serve as Register,and his administration of the Office was marked by attention to the formalities of United States copyright law,including the creation of a legal staff,the establishment of an Examining Section,and the formation of a Revisory Board.
Carla Diane Hayden is an American librarian and the 14th Librarian of Congress. Since the creation of the office of the Librarian of Congress in 1802,Hayden is both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post. Appointed in 2016,she is the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974.
Maria A. Pallante is the president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Publishers,a publishing industry trade association. Pallante is an American attorney who previously served as the 12th United States Register of Copyrights. She was appointed Acting Register effective January 1,2011,succeeding Marybeth Peters,who retired effective December 31,2010. On June 1,2011,she was appointed to the position which was intended to be permanent.
Susan Gertrude Braden is a former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Braden was appointed to that court in 2003 by President George W. Bush. She was appointed chief judge by President Donald Trump on March 13,2017 and assumed senior status on July 13,2018 and retired in 2019.
Clare Elizabeth Connors is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii since 2022. She served as the 16th attorney general of Hawaii from January 3,2019 to December 10,2021. She was also a former nominee for United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
David Mao is an American law librarian. Mao served as acting Librarian of Congress from September 30,2015,until the confirmation of Carla Hayden in 2016.
Elizabeth "Britt" Cagle Grant is an American attorney and judge who is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 is a United States law that establishes a small claims court-type system within the United States Copyright Office,known as the Copyright Claims Board,for copyright owners to seek damages under US$30,000 for copyright violations.
Jodi Marie Warmbrod Dishman is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Karen Spencer Marston is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Maria Strong is the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and International Affairs of the United States Copyright Office.
