Which pairing of institutions is cited for copyright registration and deposition?

• A. Intellectual Property
• B. National Library and Intellectual Property Office
• C. National Library and Supreme Court
• D. Department of Trade and Industry

Answer: (C)

Copyright processes often split into two parallel tasks: preserving copies of a work and officially recognizing the work for protection. Depositing copies with a national library creates a public, long-term record of published works, ensuring accessibility and preservation for future generations. Official registration, on the other hand, provides a formal acknowledgement of authorship and legal protection, which in this jurisdiction is handled by the Supreme Court rather than a separate IP office. This pairing—National Library for deposition and Supreme Court for registration—reflects the statutory arrangement that assigns the storage of copies to the national library while giving the Supreme Court the authority to grant legal recognition of the work. In other systems, registration might be centralized in an IP office, or deposition could be with a different archive, but the described setup aligns with how this context structures copyright duties.