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Citing the Compendium

Full citation
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices § 101 (3d ed. 2021).

Short form citation
Compendium (Third) § 101.1(A).


Revision History

The Office has prepared a complete list of the sections that have been added, amended, revised, or removed in this release. In addition, the Office has prepared a set of redlines, which provide a direct comparison between the current version and the 2017 version of the Compendium. The public draft released on March 15, 2019.


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