Register of Copyrights
（重定向自Register of Copyright）
![Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights](/Images/godic/202502/06/Maria_Pallante1337.jpg")
![Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 1994-2010](/Images/godic/202502/06/Marybeth_peters1337.jpg")
The Register of Copyrights is the director of the United States Copyright Office within the Library of Congress, as provided by 17 U.S.C. § 701. The Office has been headed by a Register since 1897. The Register is appointed by, and responsible to, the Librarian of Congress.