Proposed Rule: Library of Congress to Collect Every E-Book (Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only Books)

From FCW:

In a notice of proposed rulemaking to be published April 16, the Library of Congress will begin including published e-books under its mandatory deposit rule, but only on a by-request basis.

Mandatory deposit requires publishers to submit two copies of the work’s “best edition” — the edition determined by the Library to be most suitable for its purposes — within three months of publication.

Previously, the mandatory deposit rule specifically excluded electronic-only works from the collection of copyrightable works.

Read the Complete Article

Read the Complete Notice “Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only Books” (via Public Inspection Office, Federal Register)
32 pages; PDF.