The U.S. Copyright Office is part of (and physically located within) the Library of Congress, and the Librarian of Congress designates the Register of Copyrights.
The US Copyright Office is within the Library of Congress, which serves as its deposit library.
Copyright is a federal law; the Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress, which is overseen by Congress.
The Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress; the Librarian of Congress appoints the Register of Copyrights.
The US Copyright Office keeps them at the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
No. The Library of Congress number is used in the same way as the Dewey Decimal Number: for shelf organization.
Copyright laws are administered by federal governments. In the US, for example, Congress oversees the Library of Congress, of which the Copyright Office is a division.Authorizing the use of copyright-protected materials falls to the rightsholder or his or her appointed administrator.
Congress has the power to issue copyrights and patents. Patents and Trademarks are handled by the Patent and Trademark Office, which is part of the Department of Commerce. The Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress.
The only way to register for a copyright in the US is through the Copyright Office within the Library of Congress. See the link below for information and forms.
The Constitution does not specify: it just says "Congress." Copyright protection is now automatic, but formal registrations are still handled by the Copyright Office, which is part of the Library of Congress.
All the necessary information is available at the US Copyright office website at http://www.copyright.gov.
No, your book is copyrighted whether or not it is registered and whether or not you intend to enforce the copyright during your lifetime.
The Library of COngress www.loc.gov keeps all of the copyright records.