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Originally Posted by pdurrant
But I think you do have to send copies to the LoC if you're an independent author in the US.
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I don't think so. The text seems to clearly state that the text must be copywritten elsewhere, or that the owner have "exclusive right of distribution." That seems to exclude an author who does not file for copyright, and who releases a book without specifying that only he can redistribute it.
The way it's written leads me to believe that LoC expects any book distributor to want to protect their rights, so they will copyright, and therefore need to send LoC copies of the book for potential legal requirement. With the growth of indie authors on the Internet, however, rights retaining has clearly become an option with some, not a requirement.
But maybe someone should call the LoC and answer the question once and for all.