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Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
Introduction
100
U.S. Copyright Office and the Copyright Law: General Background
200
Overview of the Registration Process
300
Copyrightable Authorship: What Can Be Registered
400
Who May File an Application
500
Identifying the Work(s) Covered by a Registration
600
Examination Practices
700
Literary Works
800
Works of the Performing Arts
900
Visual Art Works
1000
Websites and Website Content
1100
Registration for Multiple Works
1200
Mask Works
1300
Vessel Designs
1400
Applications and Filing Fees
1500
Deposits
1600
Preregistration
1700
Administrative Appeals
1800
Post-Registration Procedures
1900
Publication
2000
Foreign Works: Eligibility and GATT Registration
2100
Renewal Registration
2200
Notice of Copyright
2300
Recordation
2400
U.S. Copyright Office Services
Glossary
Table of Authorities
Revision History
3d ed. 2021
Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition (full text)