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37 C.F.R. 202.3, Registration of copyright. (BitLaw)
37 CFR 202.3
Registration of copyright. Last updated in November 2005.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, the terms audiovisual work, compilation, copy, derivative work, device, fixation, literary work, motion picture, phonorecord, pictorial, graphic and sculptural works, process, sound recording, and their variant forms, have the meanings set forth in section 101 of title 17. The term author includes an employer or other person for whom a work is "made for hire" under section 101 of title 17.
(ii) A person or organization that has obtained ownership of all rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author. n1
n1 This category includes a person or organization that has obtained, from the author or from an entity that has obtained ownership of all rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author, the contractual right to claim legal title to the copyright in an application for copyright registration.
(2) Application forms. For the purpose of registration, The Register of Copyrights has prescribed the basic forms to be used for all applications submitted on and after January 1, 1978. Each form corresponds to a class set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and is so designated ("Form TX"; "Form PA"; "Form VA"; "Form SR"; "Form SE"; and "Form SE/Group"). Copies of the forms are available free upon request to the Public Information Office, Library of Congress, Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20559-6000. Applications should be submitted in the class most appropriate to the nature of the authorship in which copyright is claimed. In the case of contributions to collective works, applications should be submitted in the class representing the copyrightable authorship in the contribution. In the case of derivative works, applications should be submitted in the class most appropriately representing the copyrightable authorship involved in recasting, transforming, adapting, or otherwise modifying the preexisting work. In cases where a work contains elements of authorship in which copyright is claimed which fall into two or more classes, the application should be submitted in the class most appropriate to the type of authorship that predominates in the work as a whole. However, in any case where registration is sought for a work consisting of or including a sound recording in which copyright is claimed n2 the application shall be submitted on Form SR.
n2 A sound recording does not include the sounds accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work (17 U.S.C. 101). For this purpose, "accompanying" does not require physical integration in the same copy. Accordingly, registration may be made for a motion picture or audiovisual kit in Class PA and that registration will cover the sounds embodied in the "sound track" of the motion picture or on disks, tapes, or the like included in the kit. Separate application in Class SR is not appropriate for these elements.
(ii) In the case of applications for registration made under paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(8) of this section, the "year in which creation of this work was completed", as called for by the application, means the latest year in which the creation of any copyrightable element was completed.
(ii) To be eligible for group registration of serials, publishers must submit a letter affirming that two complimentary subscriptions to the particular serial have been entered for the Library of Congress. The letter should be sent to Library of Congress, Group Periodicals Registration, Washington, D.C. 20540-4161.
(B) The appropriate filing fee, as required in § 201.3(c) for each issue covered by the group registration.
(ii) As used in this regulation, newspapers means serials which are classified as newspapers under the policy document "Newspapers Received Currently in the Library of Congress,"which is administered by the Newspaper Section of the Serials & Government Publications Division of the Library of Congress. In general, serials classified as newspapers are serials mainly designed to be a primary source of written information on current events, either local, national, or international in scope. A newspaper contains a broad range of news on all subjects and activities and is not limited to any specific subject matter. Newspapers are intended either for the general public or for a particular ethnic, cultural, or national group.
(C) Each of the works was first published as a contribution to a periodical (including newspapers) within a twelve-month period; n3
(ii) An application for group registration under section 408(c)(2) of title 17 and paragraph (b)(7) of this section shall consist of:
n4 The basic application should be filed in the class appropriate to the nature of authorship in the majority of the contributions. However, if any of the contributions consists preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language, the basic application for the entire group should be submitted on Form TX.
(B) An adjunct form prescribed by the Copyright Office and designated "Adjunct Application for Copyright Registration for a Group of Contributions to Periodicals (Form GR/CP)", which shall contain the information required by the form and its accompanying instructions; and
(C) The appropriate filing fee, as required in § 201.3(c), and the deposit required by paragraph (b)(7)(i)(E) of this section.
(vi) If each photograph within the group was first published within three months before the date on which an acceptable application, an acceptable deposit, and the applicable fee are received in the Copyright Office, the applicant may, in lieu of the procedure set forth in paragraph (b)(9)(iv) of this section, simply state the range of dates of publication (e.g., February 15-May 15, 2001) in space 3b of the application, without specifically identifying the date of publication of each photograph in the group either on the deposited image or on a continuation sheet.
(viii) The applicant must state "Group Registration/Photos" and state the approximate number of photographs included in the group in space 1 of the application Form VA under the heading "Previous or Alternative Titles" (e.g., "Group Registration/Photos; app. 450 photographs").
(ix) If the photographs in the group are works made for hire, the applicant must note, as part of the applicant's entry in space 2 of the application Form VA for "Name of Author," both the name of the employer for hire and the name of the photographer who photographed the works in the group (e.g., "XYZ Corporation, employer for hire of John Doe").
(10) One registration per work. As a general rule only one copyright registration can be made for the same version of a particular work. However:
n5 An author includes an employer or other person for whom a work is "made for hire" under 17 U.S.C. 101. This paragraph does not permit an employee or other person working "for hire" under that section to make a later registration in his or her own name. In the case of authors of a joint work, this paragraph does permit a later registration by one author in his or her own name as copyright claimant, where an earlier registration identifies only another author as claimant.
(2) An application for copyright registration shall be submitted on the appropriate form prescribed by the Register of Copyrights under paragraph (b) of this section, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, as required in § 201.3(c), and the deposit required under 17 U.S.C. 408 and § 202.20 of these regulations. n6 The application shall contain the information required by the form and its accompanying instructions, and shall include a certification. The certification shall consist of: