# Compendium of US Copyright Office Practices, II (1984)/INDEX/S

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| Sale of pottery at roadside stand | 900-3 |
| Sale or other transfer of ownership | 900-1 1100-2 |
| Sale or other transfer of ownership, distribution by | 900-4 |
| Same claimant for both sound recording and underlying work | 700-3 |
| Same title repeated | 1600-19 |
| Same title repeated with different descriptive matter | 1600-20 |
| Samoa (American) | 1100-4 ​ |
| Scanning devices (optical) | 800-33, 1000-21 |
| Scenario | 400-15 |
| Scenery | 400-16 |
| Scenery depicted in photograph | 500-15 |
| Schedules of sporting events | 200-3, 300-2 |
| Scientific or technical discoveries | 500-18 |
| Scientific or technical works, subjects depicted in | 500-19 |
| Scientific works: architectural and technical drawings and models | 500-17 |
| Score (conductor's) | 800-7 |
| Scorecards | 200-3, 300-2, 500-18 |
| Script (shooting) | 800-36, 800-38 |
| Sculpted bee | 500-10 |
| Sculptural carving, cutting, molding, casting, shaping, or other processing | 500-2, 500-9 |
| Sculptural expression (copyrightable) | 500-2 |
| Sculptural material, minimal standards for | 500-5 |
| Sculptural, pictorial, and graphic works | 700-3 |
| Sculptural, pictorial, or graphic works with accompanying text | 1000-2, 1000-7 |
| Scuptural works | 500-1ff. |
| Sculptural works, embodiment of | 500-1 |
| Sculptural works, notice on | 1000-22 |
| Sculptural works, reproductions of | 500-14 |
| Sculpture | 500-2 |
| Sculpture, three-dimensional reproduc­tions of | 500-14 |
| Sculpture (unpublished) embodied in published motion picture | 900-9 |
| Sculptured lamp base | 500-12 |
| Seal (official) of any diplomatic or consular officer | 1600-6 |
| Seals, use of protected | 300-5 |
| Search report (official Copyright Office) | 1300-6 |
| Secrets (trade) | 300-21 |
| Secure tests | 300-12, 800-29 |
| Self-serving declaration | 1600-3 |
| Selvage | 1000-23 |
| Selvedge. See Selvage. | ​ |
| Sender, certificate of record returned to | 1600-27 |
| Separability test, conceptual basis for | 500-11 |
| Separability test for useful articles | 500-11 |
| Separability test (irrelevant factors) | 500-12 |
| Separability test, physical basis for | 500-12 |
| Separable parts published in permanent container, notice on | 1000-23 |
| Separate applications (renewal) | 1300-13 |
| Separate copyright notice, contribution published with | 1300-11 |
| Separate editions of periodicals | 300-9 |
| Separate parts or installments, date of publication of | 900-12 |
| Separate parts or installments, publi­cation of | 900-10 |
| Separate parts or installments, unit publication of | 900-10 |
| Separate renewal registrations of contributions | 1300-10 |
| Separate transfer, fee required for each separated name | 1600-18 |
| Separately registrable works of author­ship fixed in film, videotape or the like | 400-32, 800-38 |
| Sequential showing of images | 900-6 |
| Serial form, publication in | 900-10 |
| Serial installments | 1300-13 |
| Serials | 700-3 |
| Serials, nondramatic literary works other than | 700-2 |
| Serials, notice on periodicals or other | 1000-18 |
| Serials, numerical or chronological designations on | 700-3 |
| Series of related images | 400-23 |
| Series titles, consecutive listing of | 1600-20 |
| Sermons | 800-5 |
| Serrated edge of a knife | 500-10 |
| Service of advance notice of termina­tion | 1600-22 |
| Service of notice of termination | 1600-25 |
| Service of notice of termination, date and manner of | 1600-26 |
| Service (personal) | 1600-22 ​ |
| Services, disruption of postal or other | 1300-5 |
| Setting of music | 400-10 |
| Setting of type | 1200-8 |
| Shapes of three-dimensional useful articles | 500-10 |
| Shaping (sculptural) | 500-2, 500-9 |
| Shareholders. See also Stockholders. | |
| Shareholders separate and distinct from corporation | 1100-10 |
| Sheet-like materials, pictorial or graphic works reproduced in or on | 800-30 |
| Sheet-like or strip material bearing multiple or continuous reproductions of work, notice on | 1000-23 |
| Sheet music | 1000-1 |
| Shipment (collect) | 800-40 |
| Shipment instructions | 800-40 |
| Shooting script (motion pictures) | 800-36, 800-38 |
| Shooting script or continuity as re­quired description of motion picture | 400-29 |
| Short story published in monthly magazine | 700-6 |
| Shopping bags | 500-13 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"\Showing of images in any sequence | 900-6 |
| Signal Carriage Complement, Notices of Identity and | 1600-1 |
| Signature (actual) of individual | 1600-5 |
| Signature (hand-printed) | 1600-9 |
| Signature (handwritten) | 1200-12, 1300-8, 1600-25 |
| Signature in pencil | 1600-9 |
| Signature, initials or monogram in lieu of | 1600-9 |
| Signature of individual | 1600-9 |
| Signature of transferee not required | 1600-7 |
| Signature of transferor | 1600-6 |
| Signature on notice of termination | 1600-24 |
| Signature (printed, typewritten, rubberstamped, or facsimile) | 1600-9 |
| Signatures required on work-for-hire agreements | 1600-10 |
| Signed statement or affidavit, recorda­tion of | 1500-8 |
| Signer is not copyright owner | 1600-9 ​ |
| Signing or initialing, impossibility of | 1660-13 |
| Significance of classification | 700-7 |
| Silk-screen prints | 500-14 |
| Simple combination of standard symbols | 500-3, 500-5 |
| Simultanous first publication within and outside United States | 800-11 |
| Simultaneous fixation of drama | 400-16 |
| Simultaneous submission of original and renewal claims | 1300-7 |
| Simulated stereo | 400-50 |
| Single and multiple titles distin­guished | 1600-9 |
| Single class of renewal claimants | 1300-7 |
| Single copyright term | 1300-1 |
| Single entity, indistinguishable merger of elements into | 1300-24 |
| Single-leaf works | 1000-18 |
| Single registration for group of contributions to periodicals | 800-2 |
| Single renewal application for two editions | 1300-12 |
| Singspiel | 400-17 |
| Sixty seconds or less, untitled motion pictures or other audiovisual work whose duration is | 1000-21 |
| Size of periodical editions | 300-10 |
| Sketches (comedy) | 400-13 |
| Slide films | 800-33 |
| Slide films, works published in | 1000-21 |
| Slide presentations | 500-1 |
| Slide rules | 300-2, 500-18 |
| Slides | 500-1, 500-15 |
| Slogans | 200-3, 300-1, 400-2 |
| Slogans, use of protected | 200-4, 300-5, 400-6 |
| Small number of copies, omission of notice from relatively | 1000-13 |
| "Smokey Bear" | 200-4, 300-6, 400-6 |
| Social dance steps | 400-19 |
| Societies, proceedings of | 700-3 |
| Software | 300-34 |
| Soliloquy | 400-15 |
| Song lyrics | 400-13 ​ |
| Sound cards | 400-35 |
| Sound effects, ideas for | 400-16 |
| Sound engineering as copyrightable authorship | 400-38 |
| Sound recording and sounds accompanying audiovisual work distinguished | 400-33 |
| Sound recording and underlying work, claimant same for both | 700-3 |
| Sound recording and underlying work distinguished | 400-33 |
| Sound recording authorship, use of Form SR obligatory for | 700-7 |
| Sound recording jacket | 1000-24 |
| Sound recording producer | 1000-3, 1000-10, 1000-11 |
| Sound recording (reprocessed) originally fixed as monophonic | 400-42 |
| Sound recording, underlying work in | 700-3 |
| Sound recording, words, and music, classification of claim in phono­record containing | 700-7 |
| Sound recordings | 200-1, 200-6, 300-6, 400-33ff.,700-3, 700-7, 800-7, 800-12, 900-5, 1000-1, 1000-2, 1000-3, 1000-6, 1000-9, 1000-10, 1000-16, 1000-24, 1100-1, 1100-7 |
| Sound recordings, abridgment of | 400-44 |
| Sound recordings, acceptable descrip­tions of copyrightable elements in | 400-41 |
| Sound recordings, additional recorded material in | 400-41 |
| Sound recordings, ambiguous or unfamil­iar terms relating to | 400-44 |
| Sound recordings and phonorecords dis­tinguished | 400-35 |
| Sound recordings as derivative works | 400-39 |
| Sound recordings, authorship of per­former | 400-38 |
| Sound recordings, authorship of pro­ducer | 400-38 ​ |
| Sound recordings, classification of | 400-33 |
| Sound recordings, compilations of | 400-44 |
| Sound recordings containing previously published elements of motion picture | 400-34 |
| Sound recordings, copyrightability of | 400-37 |
| Sound recordings (derivative), types of | 400-41 |
| Sound recordings, editing of | 400-43 |
| Sound recordings, eligibility of | 1100-1 |
| Sound recordings, embodiment of | 400-34 |
| Sound recordings fixed before Febv. 15, 1972, common-law rights in | 400-37 |
| Sound recordings fixed before Feb. 15, 1972, State protection for | 400-37 |
| Sound recordings, mere republications of | 400-45 |
| Sound recordings, minimal contributions to | 400-43 |
| Sound recordings, non-registrable compilations of | 400-45 |
| Sound recordings, noncopyrightable elements of | 400-42 |
| Sound recordings, notice on | 1000-24 |
| Sound recordings, phonorecords of | 1000-1, 1000-13, 1000-6, 1000-9, 1000-16 |
| Sound recordings (pre-1972) origi­nally fixed in monophonic sound | 400-42 |
| Sound recordings, presumption as to producer1s name on | 1000-10, 1000-11 |
| Sound recordings, overdub of | 400-44 |
| Sound recordings, preexisting sounds recast in | 400-41 |
| Sound recordings, re-engineering of | 400-44 |
| Sound recordings, requirement of "material added" statement on application for | 400-40 |
| Sound recordings, types of copyright­able authorship of | 400-37 |
| Sound sheets | 400-5, 400-35 |
| Sounds accompanying audiovisual work | 400-23 |
| Sounds accompanying audiovisual work distinguished from sound recording | 400-33 |
| Sounds accompanying audiovisual work made audible | 900-6 ​ |
| Sounds (accompanying) to audiovisual works | 700-3 |
| Sounds (musical) recorded | 400-38 |
| Sounds of racing cars | 400-39 |
| Sounds previously published as part of motion picture | 400-34 |
| Sounds produced by nature | 400-39 |
| Sounds produced by non-human sources | 400-39 |
| Sounds (recorded) accompanying audio­ visual work | 1000-1 |
| Sounds (recorded) accompanying motion picture | 1000-1 |
| Sounds (spoken) recorded | 400-38 |
| Soundtrack as embodiment of musical work | 400-4 |
| Soundtrack, deposit requirement for music embodied in | 400-4, 800-32 |
| Soundtrack (motion picture) | 700-3 |
| Soundtrack, transcription of | 800-32 |
| Soundtracks (motion picture), separate registration for works embodied only in | 800-32 |
| Soundwheels | 400-5 |
| Source code | 300-16, 300-21, 300-22, 300-34, 800-34 |
| Source code as best deposit | 300-20 |
| Sources (outside) of information | 1600-12 |
| Sovereign authority of a foreign nation | 1100-3, 1100-5 |
| Sovereign authority of a foreign nation, definition of | 1100-3 |
| Special Fourth Class Mail | 800-41 |
| Special relief | 300-20, 300-21, 800-42ff. |
| Special relief, annotation when granted | 800-44 |
| Special relief: continuous or ongoing grants | 800-44 |
| Special relief, denial of | 800-44 |
| Special relief from deposit requirements for registration | 800-42 |
| Special relief: procedures | 800-43 |
| Specialized agencies of United Nations | 1100-6 |
| Speeches | 800-5 |
| Spheres (multicolored geometrical) | 500-6 ​ |
| Splices, absence of | 800-8, 800-36, 800-37 |
| Spoken, musical, or other sounds, fixation of | 700-3 |
| Spoken resume fixed in videocasssette | 800-38 |
| Spoken sounds, fixation of | 700-3 |
| Spoken sounds recorded | 400-38 |
| Spools, reels, or containers | 1000-23 |
| Spouse (common-law) | 1300-17 |
| Spouse (divorced) | 1300-17 |
| Stage directions for action | 400-15 |
| Stage settings | 400-16 |
| Stamps (postage), refunds made in | 700-8 |
| Standard calendars | 200-3, 300-2 |
| Standard Modification (Motion Picture Agreement) | 400-32, 800-39, 800-40 |
| Standard of measurement | 500-18 |
| Standard ornamentation | 500-3, 500-5 |
| Standard Reference Data Act | 200-9, 300-5 |
| Standard symbo1s | 500-3 |
| Standard symbols, simple combination of | 500-3, 500-5 |
| Standards (archival) | 700-5 |
| Standards (minimal) for pictorial or graphic material | 500-3 |
| Standards (minimal) for sculptural material | 500-5 |
| Star | 500-3, 500-9 |
| Star (five-pointed) | 500-3, 500-9 |
| State government works | 200-10 |
| State protection for sound recordings fixed before Feb. 15, 1972 | 400-37 |
| Stateless author | 1100-11 |
| Stateless, definition of | 1100-3 |
| Stateless person | 1100-5 |
| Statement as to rightful claimant | 1500-12 |
| Statement ("Best Edition") | 800-8, 800-46 |
| Statement (employment-for-hire), error or omission in | 1500-15 |
| Statement (Import) | 700-4, 1200-1, 1200-3, 1200-5, 1200-7, 1200-9, 1200-10, 1200-11, 1200-12, 1200-13 ​ |
| Statement (Import), limit on issuance of | 1200-11 |
| Statement (Import) not required | 1200-10 |
| Statement (Import), request for | 1200-120 |
| Statement of Account (cable systems) | 1600-1 |
| Statement of applicant, information at variance with | 900-2 |
| Statement of copyright ownership by claimant | 700-1 |
| Statement of facts must be complete and unambiguous | 1600-23 |
| Statement of limitation in notice | 1000-3, 1000-4, 1000-16 |
| Statement of nature or extent of authorship, change in | 1500-15 |
| Statement (printed or typewritten) | 1300-8 |
| Statement (signed) or affidavit, recordation of | 1500-8 |
| Statements (acceptable) of nationality, domicile, and nation of first publi­cation | 1100-13 |
| Statements or notices on copies or phonorecords, errors in | 1500-18 |
| Statements purporting to limit or restrict distribution | 900-3 |
| Statements regarding identity of authors of anonymous or pseudonymous works | 1600-1 |
| Statements relating to death of authors | 1600-1 |
| Stationery | 500-13, 800-4, 1000-2, 1000-7 |
| Statues | 800-11 |
| Status only, unnamed renewal claimant identified by | 1300-32 |
| Statutory authority for examination | 100-2 |
| Statutory copyright secured before 1978 | 1500-12 |
| Statutory provisions (deposit) | 800-1 |
| Statutory provisions (publication) | 900-1 |
| Statutory requirements for application forms | 700-1 |
| Stepchildren | 1300-17 |
| Stereo (compatible) | 400-50 |
| Stereo (enhanced) | 400-50 |
| Stereo (simulated) | 400-50 |
| Stereophonic | 400-50 ​ |
| Stockholders | 1300-26 |
| See also Shareholders. | |
| Story | 400-14 |
| Strip or sheet-like material bearing multiple or continuous reproductions of work, notice on | 1000-23 |
| Stripes (chevron design) | 500-3 |
| Subdivision or agency (governmental) | 1100-3 |
| Submission (simultaneous) of original and renewal claims | 1300-7 |
| "Substantial,"meaning of | 1200-6 |
| Substitute executor | 1300-18 |
| Substitute for registration, recordation is no | 1600-4 |
| Subtitle, addition of | 1500-14 |
| Subtitle (descriptive) or translation | 1600-21 |
| Subtitles (different) | 1600-20 |
| Stuffed toy animals | 500-1 |
| Style and artistic merit | 500-2 |
| Stylized art | 500-2 |
| Subjects depicted in scientific or technical works | 500-19 |
| Submission of material | 700-5 |
| Submission of registration fees | 700-8 |
| Subroutine | 300-34 |
| Succession (testamentary or intestate) | 1300-15 |
| Successor executor | 1300-18 |
| Successor in interest or duly authorized agent | 1500-7 |
| Successor in title or grantee, last known address of | 1600-22, 1600-25 |
| Successors, authors and their | 1300-15 |
| Successors of renewal claimants | 1300-32 |
| Sufficiency (formal) of document | 1600-5 |
| Sufficiency (legal) of notice of termination | 1600-26 |
| Supplemental Property Agreement (Motion Picture Agreement) | 400-32, 800-42 |
| Supplementary registration | 700-4 |
| Supplementary registration, applicable notice requirements for | 1500-17 |
| Supplementary registration, application for | 1300-16 |
| Supplementary registration, certificate of | 1500-6 ​ |
| Supplementary registration, effective date of | 1500-25 |
| Supplementary registration inappropriate | 1500-5, 1500-10 |
| Supplementary registration time limits | 1500-5 |
| Supplementary registration to correct renewal registration | 1500-5 |
| Supplementary registrations | 1500-1ff. |
| Supplementary registrations: amplifi­cations | 1500-3 |
| Supplementary registrations: correcting or amplifying information in another supplementary registration | 1500-4 |
| Supplementary registrations: correc­tions | 1500-2 |
| Supplementary registrations: crossreferencing | 1500-7 |
| Supplementary registrations: persons entitled to submit application | 1500-6 |
| Supplementary registrations: their effect | 1500-6 |
| Supplementary (Transitional and) Pro­visions of the current Act | 400-5, 700-8, 1000-14, 1100-8, 1200-1, 1200-2, 1200-3, 1300-15 |
| Surviving person or persons who executed grant | 1600-23 |
| Sutton Movement Shorthand | 400-20 |
| Sweetening | 400-50 |
| Sworn certification | 1600-5, 1600-6 |
| Sworn or official certification | 1600-2 |
| Symbol © | 1000-2, 1000-4, 1000-5, 1300-8 |
| Symbol ℗ | 1000-3, 1000-6 |
| Symbol, variants of | 1000-4, 1000-11 |
| Symbolic value | 500-3 |
| Symbols (harmonic chord) | 400-8 |
| Symbols, lines, numbers, calibrations, and their arrangement | 500-18 |
| Symbols or indicia, works expressed in | 1200-4 |
| Symbols (standard) | 500-3 |
| Symbols (standard), simple combination of | 500-3, 500-5 ​ |
| Symbols, use of protected | 300-5 |
| Synopsis (detailed) | 400-29 |
| Synopsis (motion pictures) | 800-36, 800-37 |
| System | 500-5 |
| Systems | 200-2, 300-2 |
| Systems, ideas, or processes | 500-18 |
| Systems of dance notation | 400-20 |
| Systems (other calendrical) | 900-1 |