“As of late 2018, the Copyright Office has approximately 400 employees, the majority of whom examine and register hundreds of thousands of copyright claims in books, journals, music, movies, sound recordings, software, photographs, and other works of original authorship each year. In fiscal 2018, the Office received 520,086 claims, issued more than 560,000 registrations, received 96 percent of claims via our online application system, and collected more than $38 million in fees from registration. The Office also acts as a conduit for the Library, providing certain works of authorship, known as copyright deposits, to the Library for its collections. In fiscal 2018, the Office forwarded more than 736,000 works, worth a net value of $47.5 million, to the Library. During calendar year 2018, the Office collected more than $213 million in royalty payments from compulsory and statutory licenses under sections 111, 119, and 1003.”

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