Legal deposit
Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a library. The number of copies required varies from country to country. Typically, the national library is the primary repository of these copies. In some countries there is also a legal deposit requirement placed on the government, and it is required to send copies of documents to publicly accessible libraries.

The legislation covering the requirement varies from country to country, but is often enshrined in
The number of books deposited in national legal repositories increased from 2.4 million in 2018 to 2.7 million in 2019, mainly due to a substantial growth in digital deposits. [3]
By country
Albania
In Albania, section 41-47 of the law "On books in the Republic of Albania" (no. 9616/2006) requires publishers of "printed books, brochures, posters, postal cards, maps, geographic atlases, and musical and choreographical scores" to deposit 5 copies without compensation at the
Australia
In Australia, section 201 of the
The relevant legislation governing deposit of items to state and territory libraries are: the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT);[8] the Libraries Act 1988 (Qld), the Libraries Act 1984 (Tas),[9][10] Section 35 of the Libraries Act 1982 (SA),[11][12] the Libraries Act 1939 (NSW),[7] Section 49 of the Libraries Act 1988 (Vic),[13][14] and the Legal Deposit Act 2012 (WA)[15] The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has no local legislation as of May 2020[update], but publishers "are encouraged to lodge a copy of their publications with the ACT Heritage Library for ongoing preservation and access".[16]
The Copyright Act 1968 and legal deposit legislation pertaining to each state
Under the legislation (section 195CD (1) (c) (i)), publishers are required to deposit digital publications without technological protection measures (TPM) or digital rights management (DRM); that is, the copy must contain all content and functionality, without protection measures such as password protection or subscription paywalls.[21]
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Legal deposit legislation in Brazil ("Depósito legal"), federal laws number 10994[22] and 12192,[23] requires that one copy <!— LEI No 10.994, Art. 2o, item I, "um ou mais exemplares", that is, ONE OR MORE. Today the standard is ONE. See http://www.bn.br/portal/?nu_pagina=22 —> of every book, music or periodical published in the country be sent to the National Library of Brazil (known as Biblioteca Nacional, Biblioteca do Rio de Janeiro, or Fundação Biblioteca Nacional), located in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Brunei
Under the Preservation of Books Act (1967, revised in 1984), three copies of every "book, report, pamphlet, periodical, newspaper, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music, map, plan, chart or table separated published" shall be delivered to the Director of Museums within one month after the publication at one's own expense.[24][25]
Canada
In Canada, the Library and Archives of Canada Act (2004)[26] specifies that up to two copies of any published material must be deposited with Library and Archives Canada. Materials deposited in the archives are catalogued; the catalogs are available as part of the Library and Archives Canada website. The province of Quebec also requires deposit of two copies of any document be deposited to Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec within seven days of its publication.[27]
China
In China, Article 22 of Regulations on the Administration of Publication (2001)[28] states that three copies of each printed publication should be submitted to the National Library of China, one copy to the Archives Library of Chinese Publications and one copy to the administrative department for publication under the State Council.[29]
Colombia
In Colombia, the law of legal deposit is regulated by Law 44 of 1993, the statutory Decree 460 of March 16 of 1999, and Decree 2150 of 1995. These laws and decrees are specifically about the National Library of Colombia. The creators of printed works, as well as audiovisual, audio, and video productions, should supply the library with a specified number of copies of the works, whether they were produced within the Colombian territory or imported.
- For printed works, two copies of each of the works produced within the national territory should be delivered to the National Library of Colombia; one copy to the Biblioteca del Congreso de la República de Colombia (Library of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia), and one copy to the Central Library of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia(National University of Colombia), excepting a few cases in which the high cost of the edition or the short duration of publication makes it possible to deliver fewer copies.
- For audiovisual and audio works, as well as for published works that have been imported, only one copy needs to be delivered to the National Library.
Costa Rica
The National Library of Costa Rica is obliged by law ("Printing Law and Copyright [Author Rights Law] and Related Rights Law") to hold three copies of every publication in the country.[30]
Croatia
In Croatia, legal deposit was established in 1816. Today, it is regulated by the Libraries Act, which stipulates nine copies should be supplied by the publishers. Of these, two are received by the National and University Library in Zagreb, while university and scientific libraries in Osijek, Rijeka, Pula, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Mostar receive one copy each.[31]
Denmark
In Denmark, legal deposit has been required since 1697,[32] and is handled by the Royal Danish Library (for most written works) and by the State and University Library (for newspapers, audio, and video); two copies must be supplied.[33] This also includes works in digital format, and the publisher may be required to supply the necessary passwords.[34]
Faroe Islands
Legal deposit of four copies of every publication is required to the National Library of the Faroe Islands under a law passed on July 16, 1952.[35]
Finland
In Finland,
Gaining its independence in 1917, Finland retained the principles of legal deposit. Helsinki University Library (the university had been transferred from Turku in 1827) remained the main deposit library. Additional copies began to be deposited in other libraries in Turku, Jyväskylä, and Vyborg (later Oulu). In 1984, the obligation to deposit was expanded to audiovisual materials; responsibility to preserve films was given to the
A new act on depositing and preservation of cultural materials was given in 2007. The new act covers two new important types of cultural materials. The National Audiovisual Archive collects and preserves broadcast materials, whereas the National Library of Finland (Helsinki University Library renamed) takes care of capturing and preserving Web content.[36]
France
In France, legal deposit was initiated by the Ordonnance de Montpellier of 1537, under which a copy of any published book had to be delivered to the king's library, for conservation purposes. During the following centuries, legal deposit was sometimes used to facilitate censorship and the obligation was thus removed briefly during the French Revolution, under the argument that it violated freedom of speech. The main depository is the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Legal deposit is extremely developed and concerns not only printed material but also multimedia archives and even some web pages.
France is also unique in the world in funding the Osmothèque, a legal deposit scent and fragrance archive to preserve perfume formulas.
Germany
In Germany, since 1913 publishing houses bound by a contract with the booksellers' guild, the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, were required to send a so-called Pflichtexemplar of each book in print and stock to the Deutsche Bücherei in Leipzig. After World War II, Deutsche Bücherei kept going in East Germany, while the Deutsche Bibliothek was founded in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany. Legal deposits kept being required strictly by Private Law, organised by the Börsenverein and the German booksellers. Since 1969, the German National Library Law (Gesetz über die Deutsche Bibliothek vom 31. März 1969, BGBl. I S. 265)[37] required that two copies of each print publication and of some non-print publications be sent to the German National Library in either Frankfurt am Main or Leipzig (depending on the publisher's location). The act was replaced in 2006 by the German National Library Act, as the German National Library, or Deutsche Nationalbibilothek, was founded.[38] Additionally, each federal state of Germany requires that one or two copies of works published in that state be deposited in the respective state repository.[39]
Hong Kong
Under section 3 of the Books Registration Ordinance the publisher of a new book shall, within one month after the book is published, printed, produced or otherwise made in Hong Kong, deliver to the
A person who contravenes such requirement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
The secretary is required to send one copy to the City Hall Library, which was the main library of the previous Urban Council or such other library as he may approve.[42]
This requirement did not include any library under the previous Regional Council (another municipal council in Hong Kong), and was not amended since the Hong Kong Central Library was open and replaced the City Hall Library as the main library for the whole territory.
Hungary
Iceland
In Iceland, four copies of any published, printed, material must be sent to the National and University Library of Iceland in Reykjavík, three of which will be kept there, and one of which will be kept at Amtsbókasafnið á Akureyri in Akureyri. If fewer than 50 copies are made only two are required.[43]
India
The Delivery of Books Act 1954 enacted by the Indian parliament regulates the deposit of books published in India to the National Library of India, Kolkata and three other libraries namely, Connemara Public Library, Chennai; Central Library, Mumbai and the Delhi Public Library. The Act was amended in 1956 to include periodicals and newspapers.[44] The Indian National Bibliography is compiled on the receipt of books received under Delivery of Books Act at the National Library, Kolkata.[45]
Ireland
One copy of each book and periodical published in the Republic of Ireland must be deposited with the
The
Israel
In Israel, "The Books Law 2000 (5761)" requires two copies of each publication to be sent to the
The government authorities are required by the "Freedom of Information Act, 1999" to send an annual report of their actions to the public library of every town with 5,000 people or more.
Italy
In Italy, the law on legal deposit (
In addition, the
Japan
The legal deposit requirements for Japan's National Diet Library are specified in Chapters X through XI-3 of the National Diet Library Law.[61] These requirements vary based on whether the publishing entity is governmental or nongovernmental, and on whether the work is published physically or online. Required works are books, pamphlets, serials, music scores, maps, films, other documents or charts, phonographic records, and digital text, images, sounds, or programs. Nongovernmental publishers must submit a single copy, and are entitled to "compensation equivalent to the expenses usually required for the issue and deposit of the publication;" noncompliance is subject to a fine.
Kenya
In Kenya, the legal deposit regulation is covered under the
Liechtenstein
The Liechtenstein State Library, colloquially known as the State Library, was formally established by law by the National Library Foundation in 1961. The State Library possesses a legal depository. As per the amended statutes, the roles of the State Library changed as such: the State Library now functions as a national library as well as a scientific and public library. As a national library, the State Library collects print materials, pictures and music created by citizens of Liechtenstein as well as items related to Liechtenstein. Also, the State Library acts as a patent library for the Principality of Liechtenstein and as such provides access to comprehensive international patent information. The State Library's rules and regulations must follow the current legislation under Liechtenstein's European Economic Area as well as Swiss legislation.[64]
Macau
Decree-Law No. 72/89/M requires that copies of works published in Macau be deposited with the Macao Central Library.[65][66]
Malaysia
In Malaysia, according to the Akta Penyerahan Bahan Perpustakaan 1986 (Deposit of Library Material Act 1986), five copies of printed library materials including books, printed materials, maps, charts and posters must be deposited to the National Library of Malaysia. In addition, two copies of non-printed library materials must also be deposited.[67]
Mexico
In Mexico, the General Library Law states that two specimens of each physical book, publication, magazine, newspaper, map, brochure, poster, music sheet, record, movie or photograph published should be donated to each of the following libraries: National Library of Mexico, Biblioteca de México José Vasconcelos, Library of the Congress of Mexico, or one specimen if in electronic or digital format.[68][69]
Monaco
In Monaco four copies of locally produced books, computer software and media must be deposited in the
New Zealand
Legal deposit was initiated in 1903 in New Zealand, and currently requires that copies of all printed documents and offline electronic documents (e.g. DVDs) be sent to the National Library of New Zealand within 20 working days of publication. It also empowers the National Librarian to make copies of Internet documents including websites. If asked for assistance in making copies of their Internet documents, publishers must comply within 20 working days. This process is given legal force by Part 4 of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Act 2003,[71] as well as three supporting requirements notices.[72][73][74] If more than 100 copies are printed in total, two copies must be provided, otherwise one. If the price of one copy is greater than $1,000 NZD, only one copy is required.[75]
Norway
Publications in Norway, "regardless of the format of publication", including digital documents, must be deposited with the National Library of Norway.[76]
Poland
Since 1780 the Załuski Library has been entitled to a copy of all works published in Poland. In modern times the issue is regulated by Dziennik Ustaw nr 29 poz. 161: Rozporządzenie Ministra Kultury i Sztuki z dnia 6 marca 1997 r. w sprawie wykazu bibliotek uprawnionych do otrzymywania egzemplarzy obowiązkowych poszczególnych rodzajów publikacji oraz zasad i trybu ich przekazywania [Journal of Laws no. 29 pos. 161: Decree of the Minister of Culture and Art from 1997-03-06 regarding receiving legal deposits based on type and the rules and mode of deposit.] (PDF) (in Polish). 1997-03-06.
For software and traditional publications with a
The Sejm Library additionally receives a copy of all legal documents. Film productions are sent only to the
Legal deposits are handled free of charge by the Polish Post.[78] Failure to provide a legal deposit is penalised by fine.[79]
Portugal
In Portugal, all publishers are currently required to deposit 11 copies of all publications, which are distributed between the
Romania
In Romania, all publishers are required to deposit copies of publications at the National Library of Romania. For books and brochures the minimum requirement is 7 copies.[80] For periodicals, school manuals and audiovisual publications, the legal deposit is 6 copies while for sheet music, atlases and maps the minimum requirement is 3 copies. Also, for PhD theses, the legal deposit is 1 copy.
Russia
In Russia the
Singapore
In Singapore, the National Library Board Act requires all publishers in Singapore to deposit two copies of every publication to the National Library Board at their own expense within four weeks from the publication date.[82]
Slovenia
The forerunner of the
South Africa
In South Africa the
For films, videos and
South Korea
Article 20 of the Library Act requires that one or two copies of any tangible material published or produced in the country be sent to the National Library of Korea within 30 days for permanent preservation. Copies of online materials must be submitted on demand.[85]
Spain
In Spain, the obligation to deposit copies of printed materials has existed since 1619 for the Royal Library of
The decree of 1957 established a solid administrative base for legal deposit in Spain, based on the separation between provincial offices that managed legal deposit at the local level and conservation libraries, such as the National Library. The decree stipulated that printers were responsible for depositing several copies of all published works at the National Library and other public libraries. This legal deposit legislation covered a wide range of materials, including printed materials such as books and magazines, sound recordings, maps, movies, and postcards.[86]: 95–97
The 1957 decree, though superseded by other decrees in 1971 and 1973, remained almost intact until 2011, when a new legal deposit law was passed on July 29, 2011. Law 23/2011 established, among other things, that the publisher, not the printer, was the primary entity responsible for submitting its materials to legal deposit. It also established procedures for the legal deposit of electronic materials, including online ones.[87] The number of copies that must be delivered to each library varies between two and four according to the type of material. Through legal deposit, the National Library collects all materials published in Spain. The central libraries for each autonomous community collect works published in their respective communities, and provincial libraries collect works published in their respective provinces.
Sri Lanka
First legal deposit of Sri Lanka was established in 1885 at the National Museum Library. The law of the country (according to National Archives Act No. 48 of 1973).
Sweden
The Swedish Legal Deposit Act originates in 1661. According to present legislation, copies of printed material, sound and moving images has to be sent to
Switzerland
There is no federal law establishing legal deposit in Switzerland,[90] however, the cantons of Vaud,[91] Fribourg,[92] Geneva,[93] and Ticino[94] have enacted legal deposit laws applying to books published within their respective jurisdictions. On a national level, the Swiss National Library (SNL) has voluntary agreements in place with the two main publishers' associations in the country; Schweizer Buchhandels- und Verlags-Verband , and Association Suisse des Diffuseurs, Editeurs et Libraires, under which the SNL receives a copy of every book published by associated publishers.[95]
Taiwan
In Taiwan, the Library Act requires that a copy of a work should be deposited with the
United Kingdom
There are six legal deposit libraries under UK law: the
Legal deposit in the United Kingdom traces its origins to an agreement between
The
In the United Kingdom, the purpose of legal deposits is to "preserve knowledge and information for future generations and 'maintain the national published archive of the British Isles'.[109] The purpose and intent for preserving publications for national posterity applied to other countries as well, including the United States. According to Thomas Lidman, "[l]egal deposit is the foundation on which to build national library services, it helps to ensure that the country's intellectual heritage will be preserved and available for study".[110]
United States
In the United States, the Copyright Act requires that any copyrighted and published work must be submitted in two copies to the United States Copyright Office at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress does not retain all works.[111] This mandatory deposit is not required to possess copyright of unpublished works, but a copyright registration can give an author enhanced remedies in case of a copyright violation.[112] This optional registration also requires depositing two copies of the work and therefore also satisfies mandatory deposit requirements. If a foreign publisher distributes works in the US, they must also comply with the mandatory requirements.[113]
In August 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the mandatory deposit requirement is an unconstitutional violation of property rights. The separate deposit requirement to optionally register copyright, however, remains in place.[114]
Another type of depository library in the United States are
See also
- Institutional repository – Archive of publications by an institution's staff
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Further reading
- The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center (July 2018). Digital Legal Deposit in Selected Jurisdictions (PDF). Includes Australia, Canada, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand Norway, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom.
- Greenleaf, Graham; Lindsay, David (2018). Public Rights: Copyright's Public Domains. Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law. Vol. 45. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108577151.
- Visibility of International Recommendations for Legal Deposit of Publications in National Legislations (2004). Report to the IFLA Standing Committee, Buenos Aires. Claudia Bazán, Universidad Nacionalde Mar del Plata
- Jules Larivière (2000). Guidelines for legal deposit legislation (A revised, enlarged and updated edition), Paris, UNESCO.
- Hazel K. Bell (November 1992). "Legal deposit in Euston Street". Serials. 5 (3): 53–57. doi:10.1629/050353.
- Kenneth D. Crews (November 1988). "Legal Deposit in Four Countries: Laws and Library Services". American Association of Law Libraries. 80 (4). SSRN 1773025.
- Library and Archives Canada (1982). Legal Deposit at the [then named] National Library of Canada = Le Dépôt légal à la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. Ottawa: ISBN 0-662-52131-5