Reference: Publishing: “Mandatory Deposit Laws in Selected Jurisdictions (131 Countries; 2017 Update)

From the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress:

This report contains data on 131 countries, indicating whether or not published books are subject to a mandatory deposit requirement at the national level and, if so, how many copies are required, where they must be deposited, and whether the deposit is part of the copyright system. Citations to the controlling legislation for mandatory deposits are provided. In all but thirteen of the jurisdictions surveyed, deposits are required. For some of these thirteen jurisdictions, deposits are voluntary, while in others, no information regarding deposit practices could be found. Asterisks in the copyright system column indicate that the deposit requirement is contained in the copyright law.

Direct to Mandatory Deposit Laws in Selected Jurisdictions
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