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        the Catalog 
        The Copyright Office Catalog contains approximately 20 million records
          for works registered and documents recorded with the Copyright Office
          since 1978. 
        Included in one integrated database are registrations and preregistrations
        for books, music, films, sound recordings, maps, software, photographs,
        art, multimedia, periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.,
        as well as records for assignments, transfers, and other documents relating
        to copyright ownership.  
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