§ 1724. — Responsibilities of Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC1724]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 27--SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION BOARD
Sec. 1724. Responsibilities of Board
(a) Review and recommendation of nominations for National Recording
Registry
(1) In general
The Board shall review nominations of sound recordings submitted
to it for inclusion in the National Recording Registry and advise
the Librarian, as provided in subchapter I of this chapter, with
respect to the inclusion of such recordings in the Registry and the
preservation of these and other sound recordings that are
culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
(2) Source of nominations
The Board shall consider for inclusion in the National Recording
Registry nominations submitted by the general public as well as
representatives of sound recording archives and the sound recording
industry (such as the guilds and societies representing sound
recording artists) and other creative artists.
(b) Study and report on sound recording preservation and restoration
The Board shall conduct a study and issue a report on the following
issues:
(1) The current state of sound recording archiving, preservation
and restoration activities.
(2) Taking into account the research and other activities
carried out by or on behalf of the National Audio-Visual
Conservation Center at Culpeper, Virginia--
(A) the methodology and standards needed to make the
transition from analog ``open reel'' preservation of sound
recordings to digital preservation of sound recordings; and
(B) standards for access to preserved sound recordings by
researchers, educators, and other interested parties.
(3) The establishment of clear standards for copying old sound
recordings (including equipment specifications and equalization
guidelines).
(4) Current laws and restrictions regarding the use of archives
of sound recordings, including recommendations for changes in such
laws and restrictions to enable the Library of Congress and other
nonprofit institutions in the field of sound recording preservation
to make their collections available to researchers in a digital
format.
(5) Copyright and other laws applicable to the preservation of
sound recordings.
(Pub. L. 106-474, title I, Sec. 124, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2089.)
