---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 220.2"
title: "37"
number: "220.2"
heading: "Authority and functions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/220.2"
---

# §220.2. Authority and functions.


The Copyright Claims Board (Board) is an alternative forum to Federal court in which parties may voluntarily seek to resolve certain copyright-related claims regarding any category of copyrighted work, as provided in chapter 15 of title 17 of the United States Code. The Board's proceedings are governed by [title 17](/cfr/17.md) of the United States Code and the regulations in this subchapter.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702, 1510.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 30075, May 17, 2022, unless otherwise noted.