Yes, that was the goal but they were prioritizing works that may be lost due to physical deterioration. Because in theory they already have everything: "Manda

Yes, that was the goal but they were prioritizing works that may be lost due to physical deterioration. Because in theory they already have everything: "Mandatory deposit (17 U.S.C. section 407) requires the owner of copyright or of the exclusive right of distribution to deposit in the U.S. Copyright Office for the use of the Library of Congress two complete copies of the best edition within 3 months after a work is published. Copies of all works under copyright protection that have been published or distributed in the United States must be deposited with the Copyright Office within 3 months of the date of first publication." Ref: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/mandatory_deposit.html https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/mandatory_deposit.html And final tidbit from me on this.. Yes, they get submissions of all forms of copyrighted material which means they have a pornography collection. When I was there, that group was down the hall and the lead person was a kind old lady that I chatted with every day for months before she revealed her area of focus. It was.. odd.