On June 3, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry requesting input on the deposit requirements of section 407 and 408 of the Copyright Act and whether removing the best edition requirement from the registration deposit process in section 408 could help improve the registration process. The Office is initiating this study in response to a request by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) in a May 2021 letter to Register Shira Perlmutter. Comments are due to the Office by July 18, 2022.