[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR203.2] [Page 542] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CONGRESS PART 203--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Sec. 203.2 Authority and functions. (a) The administration of the copyright law was entrusted to the Library of Congress by an act of Congress in 1870, and the Copyright Office has been a separate department of the Library since 1897. The statutory functions of the Copyright Office are contained in and carried out in accordance with the Copyright Act. Pub. L. 94-553 (90 Stat. 2541- 2602), 17 U.S.C. 101-1101. [43 FR 774, Jan. 4, 1978, as amended at 62 FR 35421, July 1, 1997]