# Orphan Works 3: The Role of Private & Public Registries

One question regarding orphan works is the role public and private registries might play in any orphan works solution. The most obvious of these registries, the Copyright Office's own registration and recordation system, provides a wealth of copyright information but has limitations based on both technological requirements and the fact that registration and recordation is not mandatory in the United States. There are other registries that have ownership information, and there has been some suggestion that the Office should investigate enhancing interoperability between the Office system and private rights registries. The Office discussed the role registration and recordation may play in helping to more effectively mitigate the orphan works problem. Speakers included Karyn Temple Claggett, Catherine Rowland, Robert Kasunik, Michael Capobianco, Megan Gray, Eric Harbeson, Douglas Hill, Brad Holland, Roy Kaufman, Patrick McCormack, Alex McGehee, Eugene Mopsik, Nancy Prager, Colin Rushing, Frederic Schroeder, Matthew Schruers, Jeff Sedlik and Nancy Wolff.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2014
- By: Library Of Congress
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689342/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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