# Compendium of US Copyright Office Practices (1973)

Copyright Office
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C. 20559
COMPENDIUM OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE
PRACTICES
1973 Revisions
INSTRUCTIONS:
Particular attention is called to the following new additions to Chapter 2:
​List of replacement and new pages:
Title page Foreword (iii) Preface (iv) Table of contents (v and vi) 2-121 through 2-130 (replaces pages 2-1 through 2-10) 2-141 through 2-150 (replaces pages 2-11 through 2-20) 2-181 through 2-201 (replaces pages 2-21 through 2-42) 2-271 through 2-299
2-421 through 2-447 2-571 through 2-580 (replaces pages 2-43 through 2-52) 3-1 3-2 3-9 3-10 4-9 4-10 5-13 5-14 7-5 7-6 12-5 12-6 12-9 12-10 8-l 8-1A 8-1B 8-2 8-11 through 8-16 8-19 8-19a 8-52 through 8-73 8-98 8-99 8-128 through 8-135 INDEX (Pages 1 through 43)
COMPENDIUM
of
COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES
(As of July 1, 1973)
Compendium of
Copyright Office Practices
FOREWORD
The Copyright Office has made available to the its administrative staff manual known as the "Compendium of Copyright Office Practices." This step was taken pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552). Accordingly, the Regulations of the Copyright Office [37 C.F.R., ch. II (24 F.R. 4955)] were amended, effective July 4, 1967, to provide in Section 201.2(b)(3):
   The Copyright Office maintains an administrative staff manual referred to as its "Compendium of Office Practices, II and an index to the manual, for the general guidance of its staff in making registrations and recording documents. The manual and index, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are available in the Copyright Office for public inspection and copying.
Although previously available for inspection and copying, it was not until the July 1970 edition that the Compendium was published through the Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office.
REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
PREFACE
This Compendium is an Office manual intended primarily for the use of the staff of the Copyright Office as a general guide to its operating problems and practices.
It is important to note that the Compendium is not a book of "rules" to be followed. Similarly, it is not a set of ready-made answers to questions arising in cases encountered in daily work.
The Compendium is a condensed digest of Office practices in individual cases representing common fact situations. It is a guide to general precedents and no more. Since the statements of practice in the Compendium are necessarily simplified, they cannot cover every situation that may arise. Each new case presented to the Office involves its own facts which may require special analysis.
The practices of the Copyright Office are subject to constant revision and modification in the light of new experience and continuing reappraisal. Accordingly, further additions, deletions, and other changes will be made from time to time. The Copyright Office will maintain a separate record of all material withdrawn from this volume as superseded.
TABLE OF CONTENTS for COMPENDIUM OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES
| | | | | Page |
| | | Preface | Preface | iii |
| Chapter 1 | * | Basic policies | Basic policies |
| Chapter 2 | | Copyrightable Matter | Copyrightable Matter |
| | * | 2.1 | In general |
| | * | 2.2 | Class A |
| | | 2.3 | Class B (including BB) | 2-121 |
| | | 2.4 | Class C | 2-141 |
| | * | 2.5 | Class D |
| | | 2.6 | Class E | 2-181 |
| | * | 2.7 | Class F |
| | * | 2.8 | Class G | 2-271 |
| | * | 2.9 | Class H |
| | * | 2.10 | Class I ​ |
| | | 2.11 | Class J | 2.421 |
| | * | 2.12 | Class K (except KK) |
| | * | 2.13 | Class K (KK) |
| | | 2.14 | Classes L and M | 2-571 |
| | * | 2.15 | Class N |
| Chapter 3 | | Publication | Publication | 3-1 |
| Chapter 4 | | Notice | Notice | 4-1 |
| Chapter 5 | | Deposit of Copies | Deposit of Copies | 5-1 |
| Chapter 6 | | Manufacturing Clause | Manufacturing Clause | 6-1 |
| Chapter 7 | | Citizenship and Domicile of Author | Citizenship and Domicile of Author | 7-1 |
| Chapter 8 | | Works First Published Abroad | Works First Published Abroad | 8-1 |
| Chapter 9 | * | Applications and Fees |
| Chapter 10 | * | Registration Procedure |
| Chapter 11 | | Renewal Registration | Renewal Registration | 11-1 |
| Chapter 12 | | Assignments and Related Documents | Assignments and Related Documents | 12-1 |
| Chapter 13 | | Notices of Use | Notices of Use | 13-1 |
| Chapter 14 | * | Office Records |
| Chapter 15 | | Certificates and Certification | Certificates and Certification | 15-1 |
| Addendum | | Supplementary Practices | Supplementary Practices | S-1 |
| Index |
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).
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