U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Table of Authorities (3d ed. 2021)
U.S. Constitution...2
Copyright Law Enacted in the United States Code...2
Other Provisions of the United States Code...17
Public Laws and Statutes at Large Enacted After 1976...18
Copyright Act of 1909 and Other Public Laws and Statutes at Large Enacted Before 1976...19
International Treaties...20
Cases: U.S. Supreme Court...21
Cases: U.S. Courts of Appeals...22
Cases: U.S. District Courts...25
Cases: U.S. Bankruptcy Courts...26
Briefs for the United States as Amicus Curiae and Testimony of the Register of Copyrights...26
Cases Citing the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition...27
Cases Citing the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Second Edition...33
Cases Citing the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, First Edition...39
Legislative Materials: Hearings...40
Legislative Materials: Reports...40
Legislative Materials: Floor Debates...41
Legislative Materials: Congressional Rules...41
Administrative Materials: U.S. Copyright Office Regulations...41
Administrative Materials: U.S. Copyright Office Administrative Manuals...63
Administrative Materials: U.S. Copyright Office Studies...63
Administrative Materials: U.S. Copyright Office Circulars and FAQs...64
Administrative Materials: U.S. Copyright Office Public Announcements, Policy Statements, and Interpretive Rules65
Treatises...71
Other Authorities...71
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8: 102.1
17 U.S.C. § 26 (1973): Chapter 2100 Part VII (definition of “Phonorecord”), Glossary of Terms (definition of “Phonorecord”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “anonymous work”): 614.1(E), 615.1(A), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Anonymous work”), Glossary (definition of “Anonymous work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “architectural works”): 903.2, 926, 926.2, 1509.3(D), Glossary (definition of “Architectural work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “audiovisual works”): 807.1, 807.2(C), 807.3(C), 807.4, 1509.2(E), Glossary (definition of “Audiovisual work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “best edition”): 1504, 1509.2(A)(2)(a), 1509.2(A)(2)(b), 1511.1, Glossary (definition of “Best edition”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “children”): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “collective work”): 312.3, 509.1, 613.8, 618.7, 711, 712.1(A), 712.2, 712.2(A), 801.10, 802.7, 802.8(E), 1107.2(A), 1107.6(F), 1108.2(A), 1108.2(B), 1109.2(A), 1109.6(G), Glossary (definition of “Collective work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “compilation”): 307, 312.2, 312.3, 313.6(B), 508.1, 509.1, 613.7, 613.8, 618.6, 707.1, 710, 711, 801.9, 802.6(J), 802.7, 805.7, 1006.4, 1008.7, 1107.2(A), 1108.2(A), 1109.2(A), Glossary (definition of “Compilation”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “computer program”): 721.1, 721.6, 724, Glossary (definition of “Computer program”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “copies”): 305, 801.3(A), 1008.3(B), 1509.2(A), 2203.2, Glossary (definition of “Copies”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “created”): 512, 611, 611.1(B), 721.8, 721.9(D), 1008.5, Glossary (definition of “Created”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “derivative work”): 507.1, 613.6, 618.5, 621.9(A)(2), 709, 709.3, 709.4, 718, 721.2, 721.8, 801.8, 805.6, 807.6, 808.8, 1105.4, 1107.7, 1108.7,
1109.7, 1509.2(A)(2)(b), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Derivative work”), Glossary (definition of “Derivative work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “display”): Glossary (definition of “Display”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “fixed”): 305, 705, 801.3, 802.4, 803.4, 803.4(A), 807.4, 904, 2003.2(C), Glossary (definition of “Fixed”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “joint work”): 505.1, 613.5, 708, 801.6, 804.8(A), 808.10(A)(3), 1003.1, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Joint work”), Glossary (definition of “Joint work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “literary works”): 703, 706, 707.1, 721.1, 807.2(D), Glossary (definition of “Literary works”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “motion pictures”): 808.1, 1603.1, 1605, Glossary (definition of “Motion pictures”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “perform or display a work ‘publicly’”): 805.5(B)(2), 1008.3(A), Glossary (definitions of “Perform” and “Public performance and public display”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “phonorecords”): 305, 801.3(B), 1008.3(B), 1509.2(A), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Phonorecord”), 2203.3, Glossary (definition of “Phonorecords”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works”): 808.11(D), 903.1, 906.8, 906.9, 906.10, 924, 924.3(F), 925, 925.1, 925.2, 925.3, Glossary (definitions of “Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works” and “Design of a useful article”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “pseudonymous work”): 614.1(E), 615.2(A), 615.2(B), Glossary (definition of “Pseudonymous work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “publication”): 612.2, 721.9(E), 802.8(F), 803.8(F), 1008.3(A), 1008.3(B), 1603.4, 1902, 1905.1, 1906.1, 1906.2, 1907, 1908, 1908.1, 1908.2, 1908.3, 1908.4, 2310.3(C)(1), Glossary (definition of “Publication”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “registration”): Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “sound recordings”): 803.1, 803.2(B), 803.8(F)(1), 807.2(B), 808.2(B), 1603.1, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Sound recordings”), Glossary (definition of “Sound recordings”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “transfer of copyright ownership”): 408, 620.1, 2309.1, Glossary (definition of “Transfer of copyright ownership”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “treaty party”): Glossary (definition of “Treaty party”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “transmission program”): 1511.5
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “United States work”): 1602, Glossary (definition of “United States work”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “useful article”): 909.3(B), 910, 919.1, 920.1, 922, 923.1, 924.1, 924.2, 924.3(A), 924.3(B), 924.3(F), 924.6(A), 925.1, 925.3, Glossary (definition of “Useful article”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “widow or widower”): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Widow or widower”), 2310.3(B), Glossary (definition of “Widow or widower”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “work made for hire”): 506.1, 613.4, 709.1, 710, 711, 716, 801.7, 802.8(E), 803.8(D), 808.10(A)(1), 1003.1, 1114.6(I)(2), 1606.4, Glossary (definition of “Work made for hire”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “work of the United States Government”): Glossary (definition of “Work of the United States Government”)
17 U.S.C. § 101 (definition of “work of visual art”): 901, 2314.1, 2314.2, Glossary (definition of “Work of visual art”)
17 U.S.C. § 102: 310.3, 1702
17 U.S.C. § 102(a): 102.2, 102.2(A), 102.4, 202, 302, 305, 307, 311.1, 312.1, 313.1, 313.2, 313.3, 313.4, 313.4(G), 502, 503.1(B), 503.1(C), 512, 608, 613.2, 623.1, 705, 707, 707.1, 710, 801.2, 802.4, 804.3(D)(1), 805.3(A), 805.3(C), 805.4, 805.4(C), 805.6, 805.7, 806.3(A), 806.3(C), 806.4(C), 904, 906, 924.4, 1006, 1509.1(F)(4)(d), 1603.2, 1603.3
17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(4): 102.2(A), 805.1, 805.4, 805.4(A), 805.5(B), 805.5(B)(2), 805.5(B)(3), 805.7, 805.9, 806.1, 806.4, 806.5(B), 806.7
17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(5): 925.3
17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(6): 807.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(8): 102.5, 926, 926.2
17 U.S.C. § 102(b): 313.3(A), 313.3(C), 313.3(D), 313.4(G), 313.4(K), 608, 618.8(A)(2), 618.8(A)(5), 618.8(A)(6), 618.8(A)(7), 618.8(C)(2), 618.8(C)(3), 618.8(C)(5), 621.2, 707.1, 714, 716, 717.1, 721.7, 721.8, 724, 725, 805.3(D)(1), 808.11(E), 905, 906.6, 910, 920.3, 922, 1007, 1007.1, 1603.3
17 U.S.C. § 103: 1702
17 U.S.C. § 103(a): 307, 313.6(B), 503.1(C), 507.2, 508.2, 509.2, 608, 802.6(A), 803.6(A), 803.6(B)(2), 803.6(B)(5), 803.6(B)(6), 1702
17 U.S.C. § 103(b): 311.2, 313.6(D), 507.2, 508.2, 509.2, 618.6, 710, 725
17 U.S.C. § 104: 608, 1702, 1807.4(D), 2003
17 U.S.C. § 104(a): 304, 313.6(A), 617.1, 617.7(D), 2003.1
17 U.S.C. § 104(b): 304, 313.6(A), 612.7(J), 612.7(L), 617.1, 2003.2(A), 2003.2(B)
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(1): 617.7(C), 2003.2(A), 2005.4
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2): 617.7(D), 2003.2(B)
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3): 2003.2(C)
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4): 2003.2(D)
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(5): 313.6(C)(2), 2003.2(E)
17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(6): 2003.2(F)
17 U.S.C. § 104(d): 2004.1
17 U.S.C. § 104A: 202.1, 808.10(J)(1), 1409, 2144, Glossary (definition of “Eligible country”)
17 U.S.C. § 104A(a)(1)(B): 2144
17 U.S.C. § 104A(a)(h)(3): Glossary (definition of “Eligible country”)
17 U.S.C. § 104A(e)(1)(B)(ii): 2407.4
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(6): 2007.1
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(6)(B): 2007.1
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(6)(C): 2007.1
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(6)(D): 2007.1, 2007.2(A)(2), 2007.2(A)(3)
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(6)(E): 2007.1
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(8): Glossary (definition of “Source country”)
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(8)(B): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Source country”)
17 U.S.C. § 104A(h)(8)(C): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Source country”)
17 U.S.C. § 105: 313.6(C)(1), 608, 621.2, 2208
17 U.S.C. § 105(b): 313.6(C)(1)
17 U.S.C. § 105(c) [sic]: 313.6(C)(1)
17 U.S.C. § 106: 102.2, 102.5, 408, 1806, 2311, Glossary (definition of “Exclusive rights”)
17 U.S.C. § 106(2): 801.8
17 U.S.C § 106(3): 1902
17 U.S.C. § 106A: 102.7, 901, 1806, 2311, 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 106A(a)(1): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 106A(a)(2): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 106A(a)(3): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 106A(c): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 107: 102.2, 102.2(A), 102.4, 1903, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 108: 102.2, 102.2(A), 1903, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 109: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 110: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 111: 101.2(H), 102.2, 2301, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights;” “Infringement;” and “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 112: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 113: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 113(b): 312.1, 906.9, 915, 920.1, 922, 923.1, 926.1
17 U.S.C. § 113(d): 2314.3, 2314.11
17 U.S.C. § 113(d)(2): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 113(d)(3): 2314.3
17 U.S.C. § 114: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 114(b): 803.6, 803.6(B)
17 U.S.C. § 115: 102.2, 101.2(H), 801.8, 802.6(B), 1903, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights;” “Infringement;” and “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1): 802.6(B)
17 U.S.C. § 115(a)(2): 802.6(B)
17 U.S.C. § 115(c)(1)(A): 20217 U.S.C. § 116: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 116: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 117: 102.2, 102.7, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 118: 102.2, 1903, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 119: 101.2(H), 102.2, 2301, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights;” “Infringement;” and “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 120: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 121: 102.2, 102.7, 1903, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 121A: 102.2, 102.7, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 122: 102.2, Glossary (definitions of “Exclusive rights” and “Infringement”)
17 U.S.C. § 201(a): 503.4, 505.3, 613.2, 620.1, 708
17 U.S.C. § 201(b): 506.5, 613.2, 614.1(B)
17 U.S.C. § 201(c): 509.2
17 U.S.C. § 201(d): 620.1, 2309.1
17 U.S.C. § 201(d)(1): 620.9(A), 2309.1
17 U.S.C. § 201(d)(2): 407
17 U.S.C. § 202: 619.4, 620.10(C)(4), 718, 721.6
17 U.S.C. § 203: 101.3(A), 102.2(A), 506.5, 2302, 2306.1, 2310, 2310.2, 2310.3(A), 2310.3(B), 2310.3(C), 2310.3(C)(3), 2310.3(D), 2310.3(D)(1), 2310.3(D)(3), 2310.6, 2310.7, 2310.9, 2310.11, 2310.13, 2310.13(A), 2310.13(B), 2310.13(C), Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(1): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(2)(A): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(2)(B): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(2)(C): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(2)(D): 2310.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(3): 2310.3(C), 2310.3(C)(1), 2310.3(C)(2), 2310.9
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(4): 101.3(A), 2302, 2310.3(C)
17 U.S.C. § 203(a)(4)(A): 623.1
17 U.S.C. § 204(a): 503.4, 620.1, 620.10(C)(1), 2309.1
17 U.S.C. § 205: 101.3(A), 202.3, 2302, 2313.3, 2314.4, Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
17 U.S.C. § 205(a): 2302, 2309.1, 2310.8, 2310.9
17 U.S.C. § 205(c): 623.1, 1802.7(B), 2309.3(A), 2309.9(D), 2309.9(E)
17 U.S.C. § 205(c)(1): 202
17 U.S.C. § 205(c)(2): 202, Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 205(d): 1802.7(B), 2309.3(B)
17 U.S.C. § 205(e): 1802.7(B), 2309.3(C)
17 U.S.C. § 301(a): 102.5
17 U.S.C. § 301(b): 102.5
17 U.S.C. § 301(c): 102.5, 803.5(D)
17 U.S.C. § 302: 203, 2302
17 U.S.C. § 302(a): 102.2(A), 616.2, 1805.1(A)
17 U.S.C. § 302(b): 505.3, 616.2
17 U.S.C. § 302(c): 102.2(A), 505.3, 506.5, 611, 614.1(D), 614.1(E), 615.1(A), 615.1(B), 615.2(A), 615.2(B), 616.2, 619.13(C), 619.13(D), 1106.5(E), 1805.1(A), 2301, 2302
17 U.S.C. § 302(d): 2301, 2302
17 U.S.C. § 303: 203
17 U.S.C. § 303(a): 616.2, 1903
17 U.S.C. § 303(b): 802.8(F), 2122.5(E)
17 U.S.C. § 304: 202.1, 203, 621.5, 1807.2, 2302, 2306.1, 2310.4(D)(1)(c)
17 U.S.C. § 304(a): 2101, 2102
17 U.S.C. § 304(a)(1)(C): 2310.4(A)
17 U.S.C. § 304(a)(3)(A): 2108
17 U.S.C. § 304(a)(3)(A)(ii): 2115.6
17 U.S.C. § 304(b): 2102
17 U.S.C. § 304(c): 101.3(A), 102.2(A), 506.5, 2310, 2310.2, 2310.3(D)(3), 2310.4(A), 2310.4(B)(1), 2310.4(B)(2), 2310.4(C), 2310.4(D), 2310.4(D)(1), 2310.4(D)(2), 2310.4(D)(3), 2310.5(A), 2310.5(B), 2310.5(D)(1), 2310.6, 2310.7, 2310.11, 2310.13, 2310.13(A), 2310.13(B), 2310.13(C), Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(1): 2310.4(B)(1)
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(2): 2310.4(B)(1)
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(2)(D): 2310.4(B)(1)
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(3): 2310.9
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(4): 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(4)(A): 623.1, 2302
17 U.S.C. § 304(d): 101.3(A), 102.2(A), 506.5, 2310, 2310.2, 2310.3(D)(3), 2310.4(D)(1), 2310.4(D)(2), 2310.5(A), 2310.5(B), 2310.5(C), 2310.5(D), 2310.5(D)(1), 2310.5(D)(2), 2310.5(D)(3), 2310.6, 2310.7, 2310.11, 2310.13, 2310.13(A), 2310.13(B), 2310.13(C), Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
17 U.S.C. § 304(d)(1): 101.3(A), 2302
17 U.S.C. § 304(d)(2): 2310.9
17 U.S.C. § 305: 203, 2102
17 U.S.C. § 401: 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 401(a): 2203.1
17 U.S.C. § 401(a) (1978): 2203.1
17 U.S.C. § 401(b): 2204.1
17 U.S.C. § 401(b)(2): 2205.1(A)
17 U.S.C. § 401(b)(3): 2205.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 401(c): 2206.2, 2206.7, 2207
17 U.S.C. § 401(d): 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 402: 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 402(a): 2203.1, 2203.3
17 U.S.C. § 402(a) (1978): 2203.1, 2203.3
17 U.S.C. § 402(b): 2204.2
17 U.S.C. § 402(b)(2): 2205.1(A)
17 U.S.C. § 402(b)(3): 2205.2(A), 2207.4
17 U.S.C. § 402(c): 2206.2, 2206.3, 2206.7, 2207.4
17 U.S.C. § 402(d): 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 403: 2208
17 U.S.C. § 405: 2204.3, 2206.2, Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 405(a): 1807.4(D), 2203.4
17 U.S.C. § 405(b): 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 405(c): 2203.4
17 U.S.C § 406: Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 406(a): 2202.2(A), 2205.2(E), 2205.2(I), 2309.3(D)
17 U.S.C. § 406(b): 2205.1(C), 2205.1(D)
17 U.S.C. § 406(c): 2205.1(C), 2205.1(D), 2205.2(F)
17 U.S.C. § 407: 101.2(I), 202, 1505.2, Glossary (definition of “Mandatory deposit copy”)
17 U.S.C. § 407(a): 101.3(A), 1010.7, 1502
17 U.S.C. § 407(a)(1): 1511
17 U.S.C. § 407(a)(2): 1511
17 U.S.C. § 407(b): 1511, 1511.7(D)
17 U.S.C. § 407(c): 1502, 1511.3
17 U.S.C. § 407(d): 1511, 1511.4, 1511.7(C), 1511.8(A)
17 U.S.C. § 407(e): 1511.5
17 U.S.C. § 408: 101.3(A), 621.5, Glossary (definitions of “Mandatory deposit copy” and “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 408(a): 202, 203, 402, 408, 502, 511, 611.1(B), 619.10, 621.9(K), 623.1, 1402.1, 1503.2, 1807.2
17 U.S.C. § 408(b): 202, 1502, 1503.2, 1506, 1509.2(A)(2)(a)
17 U.S.C. § 408(b)(1): 1503.1
17 U.S.C. § 408(b)(2): 1503.2, 1504, 1511.7(A)
17 U.S.C. § 408(c): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Special relief”)
17 U.S.C. § 408(c)(1): 202.1, 609, 1101, 1105.1, 1112.1, 1402.1, 1402.2, 1502, 1509, 1802.8(A)(3), 1807.2
17 U.S.C. § 408(c)(2): 202.1, 1105.2, 1110
17 U.S.C. § 408(c)(2)(B): 1110.7(B)
17 U.S.C. § 408(c)(3): 2128
17 U.S.C. § 408(d): 202.1, 1402.2, 1802, 1802.4, 1802.8(A)(2), 1802.8(B)(1), 1807.2, 2131, 2138, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Supplementary registration”), Glossary (definition of “Supplementary registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 408(e): 510.1, 619.11, 721.5, 1802.7(C), 1803
17 U.S.C. § 408(f): 621.9(K), 1802.4
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(1): 1402.2, 1602, 1603.1, 1603.4, 1603.5
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(2): 1602, 1603.1
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(3): 202, 1604.1
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(4): 1604.1
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(4)(A): 1604.1
17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(4)(B): 1604.1
17 U.S.C. § 409: 205, 511, 602.2, 602.3, 611.1(B), 618.1, 621.3, 1402.1, 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(1): 615.1(B), 615.2(B), 619.1, 619.13(C), 619.13(D), 1103.4(G), 1110.7(E), 1114.6(K), 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(2): 613.1, 616.2, 617.1, 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(3): 615.1(B), 615.2(B), 617.1, 619.13(C), 619.13(D), 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(4): 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(5): 503.4, 614.1(F), 620.2, 620.4(B), 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(6): 610, 721.9(B), 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(7): 611, 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(8): 612.1, 1402.2, 1903
17 U.S.C. § 409(9): 618.5, 618.6, 721.8, 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 409(10): 1402.2
17 U.S.C. § 410: 101.3(A), 1509.1(F)(4)(d)
17 U.S.C. § 410(a): 206, 209, 211, 302, 309, 602, 607, 625, 625.4, 625.5, 801.11, 1509.1(F)(4)(b)
17 U.S.C. § 410(b): 302, 625, 1503.2, 1702, 1807.1
17 U.S.C. § 410(c): 101.3(A), 607, 625.5, 1108.7, 1114.6(D), 1802.3, 1903
17 U.S.C. § 410(d): 209, 625, 1112.9, 1705, 1802.12, Glossary (definitions of “Effective Date of Registration” and “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 411: 101.3(A), Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 411(a): 202, 203, 211, 623.1, 625, 1107.7, 1108.7, 1602, 1604.1, 1604.2, 1706
17 U.S.C. § 412: 101.3(A), 203, 623.1, 1110.6, 1114.5, 1509.1(G), 1602, 1604.1, 1604.2, 1903, 2313.3, 2314.4, Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 412(c): 202
17 U.S.C. § 504: 202
17 U.S.C. § 504(c): 1903
17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1): 1008.4, 1008.7, 1105.4, 1112.3
17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2): 2202.2(A)
17 U.S.C. § 505: 202, 1903
17 U.S.C. § 506(a): 102.7
17 U.S.C. § 506(e): 212.1, 309.2, 602.4(C), 624.1, 1103.4(L), 1106.5(L), 1107.6(J), 1108.6(K), 1109.6(K), 1110.7(I), 1114.6(O), 1802.8(A)(7), 1802.8(B)(6), Glossary (definition of “Registration”)
17 U.S.C. § 512: 102.7
17 U.S.C. § 512(c): 101.3(A), 2301, 2302, 2304.1, 2312, 2407.5
17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2): 2302, 2304.1(C), 2312
17 U.S.C. § 601 (1976): Glossary (definition of “Manufacturing Clause”)
17 U.S.C. § 701: 101.1, 101.3(C), 805.5
17 U.S.C. § 701(a): 805.5
17 U.S.C. § 701(c): 101.4, 2409
17 U.S.C. § 701(e): 101.3(B), 102.2(B), 102.3
17 U.S.C. § 702: 101.3(B), 102.2(B), 805.5, 1402.1
17 U.S.C. § 703: 1807.4(C), 1807.4(D)
17 U.S.C. § 704: 1502
17 U.S.C. § 704(a): 1510.1
17 U.S.C. § 704(d): 713, 2410
17 U.S.C. § 704(e): 2410
17 U.S.C. § 705(a): 205, 1509.1(F)(4)(a), 1606.1
17 U.S.C. § 705(b): 205, 1509.1(F)(4)(a), 1606.1
17 U.S.C. § 706(b): 102.3
17 U.S.C. § 708(b): 1412.1
17 U.S.C. § 708(c): 2412
17 U.S.C. § 901: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 901(a)(1): 1204.1, Glossary (definition of “Semi-conductor chip product”)
17 U.S.C. § 901(a)(2): 1202, Glossary (definition of “Mask work”)
17 U.S.C. § 901(a)(3): 1204.1
17 U.S.C. § 901(a)(5): 1204.4, 1213
17 U.S.C. § 902: 101.3(A), 1204
17 U.S.C. § 902(a): 1204.4
17 U.S.C. § 902(b)(1): 1205.1
17 U.S.C. § 902(b)(2): 1204.2, 1205.1
17 U.S.C. § 902(c): 1204.3, 1212.8(D), 1212.8(E)
17 U.S.C. § 903: 101.3(A), 2302
17 U.S.C. § 903(b): 1208.1, 1212.5(C)
17 U.S.C. § 903(c): 2302
17 U.S.C. § 903(d): 1208.3
17 U.S.C. § 904: 101.3(A), 1206
17 U.S.C. § 905: 101.3(A), 1207
17 U.S.C. § 906: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 906(a): 1207.1
17 U.S.C. § 906(b): 1207.2
17 U.S.C. § 907: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 908: 101.3(A), 1807.2
17 U.S.C. § 908(a): 1204.5(A)
17 U.S.C. § 908(e): 1204.5(B)
17 U.S.C. § 908(f): 1204.5(C)
17 U.S.C. § 909: 101.3(A), 1209
17 U.S.C. § 909(a): 1209
17 U.S.C. § 909(b): 1209.1
17 U.S.C. § 910: 101.3(A), 1204.5(C)
17 U.S.C. § 911: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 912: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 913: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 914: 101.3(A)
17 U.S.C. § 1001: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1002: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1003: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1004: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1005: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1006: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1007: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1008: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1009: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1010: 101.2(H), Glossary (definition of “Licensing Division”)
17 U.S.C. § 1301: 1304
17 U.S.C. § 1301(a)(1): 1304
17 U.S.C. § 1301(a)(2): 1304
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(1): 1304.1, 1303.5
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(2): 1303.7
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(3): 1303.8
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(4): 1303.2
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(5): 1303.6
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(6): 1303.4
17 U.S.C. § 1301(b)(7): 1303.1
17 U.S.C. § 1302(1): 1305.2
17 U.S.C. § 1302(2): 1305.2
17 U.S.C. § 1302(3): 1305.2
17 U.S.C. § 1302(4): 1305.2
17 U.S.C. § 1302(5): 1304.2, 1304.4, 1305.4
17 U.S.C. § 1303: 1304.3
17 U.S.C. § 1304: 1306.1
17 U.S.C. § 1305(a): 1306.1
17 U.S.C. § 1305(b): 1306.1
17 U.S.C. § 1306: 1312.9(A)
17 U.S.C. § 1306(a): 1309.1, 1309.2
17 U.S.C. § 1306(b): 1309.1, 1309.4
17 U.S.C. § 1308: 1307
17 U.S.C. § 1309: 1307
17 U.S.C. § 1310: 1311, 1312
17 U.S.C. § 1310(a): 1310.1
17 U.S.C. § 1310(b): 1303.3, 1304.4, 1310.1, 1312.6
17 U.S.C. § 1310(c): 1311.2
17 U.S.C. § 1310(d): 1312.2(B)
17 U.S.C. § 1310(e): 1311.2
17 U.S.C. § 1310(g): 1312.3
17 U.S.C. § 1310(h): 1313.1
17 U.S.C. § 1311: 1306.2, 1312, 1312.5
17 U.S.C. § 1312: 1312
17 U.S.C. § 1313: 1312, 1807.2
17 U.S.C. § 1313(a): 1315
17 U.S.C. § 1313(b): 1316
17 U.S.C. § 1314: 1310.2, 1312, 1315
17 U.S.C. § 1315: 1312, 1315
17 U.S.C. § 1319: 1317
17 U.S.C. § 1320: 2302
17 U.S.C. § 1320(a): 1308
17 U.S.C. § 1320(b): 1308.1
17 U.S.C. § 1320(d): 1308.2, 2302
17 U.S.C. § 1321(a): 1307, 1310.2
17 U.S.C. § 1321(b): 1316
17 U.S.C. § 1329: 1305.5
17 U.S.C. § 1332: 1305.1
17 U.S.C. § 1401(f)(5)(A): 608, 803.5(D)
5 U.S.C. § 500: 1706
5 U.S.C. § 553: 102.2(B)
15 U.S.C. § 8111(b)(3)(A)(ii): 101.1
15 U.S.C. § 290e: 313.6(C)(1)
18 U.S.C. § 700: 314
18 U.S.C. § 701: 314
18 U.S.C. § 702: 314
Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541: Glossary (definition of “1976 Copyright Act”)
Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, app. A, tit. I, § 102, 90 Stat. 2541: 2102, 2103
Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, app. A, tit. I, § 107, 90 Stat. 2541: 2115.2(F)
Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, § 401(a), 90 Stat. 2541: 2203.1, 2203.3
Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-553, § 402(a), 90 Stat. 2541: 2203.1, 2203.3
An Act to Amend the Manufacturing Clause of the Copyright Law, Pub. L. No. 97-215, 96 Stat. 178 (1982): 2100 Part VIII (definition of 'Manufacturing clause')
Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-620, 98 Stat. 3347: 101.3(A)
Copyright Amendments Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-307, 106 Stat. 264: 2102, 2103, 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Renewal term registration”)
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. No. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057 (1993): 808.10(J)(2)
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Pub. L. No. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809 (1994): 202.1, 808.10(J)(1), 2007.1
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Pub. L. No. 105-298, 112 Stat. 2827 (1998): 2102
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860 (1998): 101.3(A)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 105-304, § 102, 112 Stat. 2860 (1998): 2003.2(B)
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-295, § 4(a), 124 Stat. 3180: Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Manufacturing clause”)
An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Acts Respecting Copyright, Pub. L. No. 60-349, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): Glossary (definition of '1909 Copyright Act')
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 4, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2114
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 5, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2114
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 9(c), 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2118, 2121.4(A)
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 11, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2114
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 12, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2125, 2127
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 15, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2124
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 19, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2118, 2121.4(A), 2122.1(E), 2122.5(G)
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 20, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2118, 2122.1(E)
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 23, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2102, 2127
Copyright Act of 1909, Pub. L. No. 60-349, § 24, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909): 2102
Pub. L. No. 62-303, 37 Stat. 488 (1912): 2114 n.5
Pub. L. No. 69-464, § 15, 44 Stat. 1075 (1926): 2124.1
Pub. L. No. 77-258, § 8, 55 Stat. 732 (1941): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Renewal filing period”)
Pub. L. No. 80-281, § 24, 61 Stat. 652 (1947): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definitions of “Proprietary work” and “Work made for hire”)
Pub. L. No. 80-281, § 26, 61 Stat. 652 (1947): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definitions of “Date of (first) publication” and “Publication”)
Pub. L. No. 83-743, § 9(c), 68 Stat. 1030 (1954): 2115.2(F), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Manufacturing clause”)
Pub. L. No. 83-743, § 16, 68 Stat. 1030 (1954): 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Manufacturing clause”)
Pub. L. No. 92-140, 85 Stat. 391 (1971): 2122.5(G)
Pub. L. No. 92-140, § 1, 85 Stat. 391 (1971): 2114 n.5
Pub. L. No. 92-140, § 3, 85 Stat. 391 (1971): 2122.5
Pub. L. No. 93-573, § 101, 88 Stat. 1873 (1974): 2122.5
Buenos Aires Convention of 1910: 2004.1, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Pan-American Conventions”)
Universal Copyright Convention, Geneva, 1952: 2004.1, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “U.C.C. country”)
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms, Geneva, 1971: 2004.1, 2122.5(C), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Geneva Phonogram Convention”)
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works: 101.3(C), 102.6, 2004.1, 2004.2, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Berne Union”), Glossary (definition of “Berne Convention”)
North American Free Trade Agreement: 808.10(J)
Agreement on Trade–Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: 2004.1
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 102.7, 2004.1
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Geneva, 1996: 102.7, 2004.1
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled: 2004.1
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., 573 U.S. 431 (2014): 1908.3
Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879): 313.4(G), 906.6
Banks v. Manchester, 128 U.S. 244 (1888): 313.6(C)(2)
Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., 188 U.S. 239 (1903): 310.2, 913
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1884): 306, 313.2, 613.1, 909.3(B)
Callaghan v. Myers, 128 U.S. 617 (1888): 313.6(C)(2)
Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989): 506.2, 506.5, 613.1, 1606.4
Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003): 102.1
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938): 313.3(C)
Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc., 499 U.S. 340 (1991): 308, 308.1, 308.2, 310.1, 310.3, 310.7, 312.2, 313.3(A), 313.3(C), 313.4(B), 508.2, 707.1, 707.2, 801.4, 806.4(B), 924.4, 1007.2, 1010.6(D)
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 881 (2019): 202, 625, 1601, 1603, 1604.1, 1604.2, 1609
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020): Introduction at 2, 305, 313.6(C)(1), 313.6(C)(2), 717, 717.1
Golan v. Holder, 565 U.S. 302 (2012): 102.1, 203, 313.6(D), 621.6, 2007.1
Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises et al., 471 U.S. 539 (1985): 102.1, 313.3(A)
International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 (1918): 313.3(C)
Kalem Co. v. Harper Bros., 222 U.S. 55 (1911): 806.1, 806.3(B), 806.4(C)
Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp., 416 U.S. 470 (1974): 1509.1(F)(4)(a)
Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 201 (1954): 905, 924, 924.1, 924.3(C), 924.3(E), 924.5, 925.1, 925.2, 925.3
New York Times Co. v. Tasini, 533 U.S. 483 (2001): 509.2
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, 559 U.S. 154 (2010): 712.2(B), 1503.2
Skidmore v. Swift & Co., 323 U.S. 134 (1944): Introduction at 2
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017): 302, 310.3, 310.5, 310.6, 310.7, 310.10, 310.11, 313.4(E), 903.1, 923.1, 924, 924.1, 924.2, 924.3, 924.3(A), 924.3(B), 924.3(C), 924.3(D), 924.3(E), 924.3(F), 924.4, 924.5, 924.6(A), 925.1, 925.3, Glossary (definitions of 'Applied art,' 'Design of a useful article,' and 'Separability')
Trade-Mark Cases, 100 U.S. 82 (1879): 306
United States v. Perry, 146 U.S. 71 (1892): 925.1, 925.3
Aerocon Engineering, Inc. v. Silicon Valley Bank (In re World Auxiliary Power Co.), 303 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2002): 2309.3(E)
Alaska Stock, LLC. v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 747 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2014): Introduction at 2, 613.10(F), 1112.3
Alfred Bell & Co. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc., 191 F.2d 99 (2d Cir. 1951): 311.2, 709
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp., 714 F.2d 1240 (3d Cir. 1983): 721.3, 721.4
Atari Games Corp. v. Oman, 979 F.2d 242 (D.C. Cir. 1992): 807.5
ATC Distribution Group, Inc. v. Whatever It Takes Transmissions & Parts, Inc., 402 F.3d 700 (6th Cir. 2005): 923.1
Baldwin v. EMI Feist Catalog, 805 F.3d 18 (2d Cir. 2015): 2310.3(C)(1)
Bartok v. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., 523 F.2d 941 (2d Cir. 1975): 2115.5(C)(2), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Posthumous works”)
Bean v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 585 Fed. Appx. 322 (9th Cir. 2014): 613.10(F)
Bean v. Pearson Education, Inc., 585 Fed. Appx. 461 (9th Cir. 2014): 613.10(F)
Belcher v. Tarbox, 486 F.2d 1087 (9th Cir. 1973): 310.2
Bikram’s Yoga College of India, L.P. v. Evolution Yoga, LLC, 803 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 2015): 805.5(B)(3), 806.5(B)
Brandir International, Inc. v. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co., 834 F.2d 1142 (2d Cir. 1987): 924.1
Brattleboro Publishing Co. v. Winmill Publishing Corp., 369 F.2d 565 (2d Cir. 1966): 2115.5(C)(2) n.15
Brownstein v. Lindsay, 742 F.3d 55 (3d Cir. 2014): 1807.4(F)
Carol Barnhart, Inc. v. Economy Cover Corp., 773 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1985): 924.1
Chamberlin v. Uris Sales Corp., 150 F.2d 512 (2d Cir. 1945): 311.2
Darden v. Peters, 488 F.3d 277 (4th Cir. 2007): 919.2
Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy Corp., 630 F.2d 905 (2d Cir. 1980): 311.2
Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children & Adults of Louisiana, Inc. v. Playboy Enterprises, 815 F.2d 323 (5th Cir. 1987): 2115.5(C)(2) n.15
Effects Associates, Inc. v. Cohen, 908 F.2d 555 (9th Cir. 1990): 1008.3(D)
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer, 579 F.2d 294 (4th Cir. 1978): 313.3(D)
Esquire, Inc. v. Ringer, 591 F.2d 796 (D.C. Cir. 1978): 924.3(F)
Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc., 194 F.3d 1211 (11th Cir. 1999): 2122.4(A)
Falcon Enterprises, Inc. v. Publishers Service, Inc., 438 Fed. Appx. 579 (9th Cir. 2011): 1008.3(D)
Gay Toys, Inc. v. Buddy L. Corp., 703 F.2d 970 (6th Cir. 1983): 923.1
Gibran v. National Committee of Gibran, 255 F.2d 121 (2d Cir. 1958): 2115.5(C)(1)
Harris v. Coca-Cola Co., 73 F.2d 370 (5th Cir. 1934): Chapter 2100 Part VIII n.32 (definition of “Joint work”)
Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 618 F.2d 972 (2d Cir. 1980): 313.3(C), 313.4(I)
Horgan v. Macmillan, Inc., 789 F.2d 157 (2d Cir. 1986): 805.1, 805.2(B), 805.2(C), 805.3(D)(3), 805.4(A), 805.4(B), 805.4(D), 805.5(A), 805.7Howell v. Miller, 91 F. 129 (6th Cir. 1898): 313.6(C)(2)Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc., 153 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 1998): 102.6.Johnson v. Jones, 149 F.3d 494 (6th Cir. 1998): 1008.3(D)Kitchens of Sara Lee, Inc. v. Nifty Foods Corp., 266 F.2d 541 (2d Cir. 1959): 313.4(C)Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd., 755 F.3d 496 (7th Cir. 2014): 804.3(B)Kodadek v. MTV Networks, Inc., 152 F.3d 1209 (9th Cir. 1998): 1503.2L. Batlin & Son v. Snyder, 536 F.2d 486 (2d Cir. 1976): 310.1, 310.6, 311.2, 313.4(A), 925.1Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing, 512 F.3d 522 (9th Cir. 2008): 807.3(C)Meshwerks, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., 528 F.3d 1258 (10th Cir. 2008): 923.1Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc. v. American Home Realty Network, LLC, 722 F.3d 591 (4th Cir. 2013): Introduction at 2, 613.10(F), 1005Midway Manufacturing Co. v. Artic International, Inc., 704 F.2d 1009 (7th Cir. 1983): 807.3(B)Mitchell Brothers Film Group v. Cinema Adult Theater, 604 F.2d 852 (5th Cir. 1979): 315Montgomery v. Noga, 168 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 1999): 721.2Morris v. Business Concepts, Inc., 259 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2001): 509.2, 712.2(B)Murray v. Gelderman, 566 F.2d 1307 (5th Cir. 1978): 2115.5(C)(2) n.15Nash v. CBS, Inc., 899 F.2d 1537 (7th Cir. 1990): 313.3(C)NBA v. Motorola, 105 F.3d 841 (2d Cir. 1997): 805.5(B)(3); 806.5(B)Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., 45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1930): 313.3(B)Olem Shoe Corp. v. Washington Shoe Corp., 591 Fed. Appx. 873 (11th Cir. 2015): Introduction at 2Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc., 457 F.2d 1213 (2d Cir. 1972): 2115.5(C)(2) n.15Publications International v. Meredith Corp., 88 F.3d 473 (7th Cir. 1996): 313.4(F), 313.4(G)
Ray Charles Foundation v. Robinson, 795 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2015): 2305
Reyher v. Children’s Television Workshop, 533 F.2d 87 (2d Cir. 1976): 804.6(B)
Satava v. Lowry, 323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003): 313.3(B)
Schrock v. Learning Curve International, Inc., 586 F.3d 513 (7th Cir. 2009): 311.2
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992): 313.3(B)
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc., 161 F.2d 406 (2d Cir. 1946): Chapter 2100 Part VIII n.33 (definition of “Joint work”)
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc., 221 F.2d 569 (2d Cir. 1955): Chapter 2100 Part VIII n.34 (definition of “Joint work”)
Sohm v. Scholastic Inc., 959 F.3d 39 (2d Cir. 2020): 613.10(F)
Southco, Inc. v. Kanebridge Corp., 390 F.3d 276 (3d Cir. 2004): 707.1
Subafilms, Ltd. V. MGM-Pathe Communications Co., 24 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 1994): 102.6
Torres-Negron v. J&N Records, LLC, 504 F.3d 151 (1st Cir. 2007): 1503.2
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. v. Parts Geek, LLC, 692 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2012): 506.2, 613.1
Waldman Publishing Corp. v. Landoll, Inc., 43 F.3d 775 (2d Cir. 1994): 311.2
Walker v. Time Life Films, Inc., 784 F.2d 44 (2d Cir. 1986): 313.4(I)
White v. Kimmell, 193 F.2d 744 (9th Cir. 1952): 1905.1
Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Artic International, Inc., 685 F.2d 870 (3d Cir. 1982): 721.3
Yardley v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 108 F.2d 28 (2d Cir. 1939): 2115.5(C)(2) n.15
Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corp., 36 F. Supp. 2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999): 313.4(A), 909.3(A)
Cadence Industries Corp. v. Ringer, 450 F. Supp. 59 (S.D.N.Y. 1978): 2115.5(E)(2)
Coach, Inc. v. Peters, 386 F. Supp.2d 495 (S.D.N.Y. 2005): 914.1
Compuware Corp. v. Serena Software International, Inc., 77 F. Supp. 2d 816 (E.D. Mich. 1999): 2407.1(C)(2)
Daly v. Palmer, 6 Fed. Cas. 1132 (C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1868) (No. 3552): 806.2(D)
GCA Corp. v. Chance, 217 U.S.P.Q. 718 (N.D. Cal. 1982): 721.5
King v. Mister Maestro, Inc., 224 F. Supp. 101 (S.D.N.Y. 1963): 2122.4(A)
Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc. v. Public Building Commission of Chicago, 320 F. Supp. 1303 (N.D. Ill. 1970): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Publication”)
Maljack Productions Inc. v. UAV Corp., 964 F. Supp. 1416 (C.D. Cal. 1997): 804.8(D), 808.10(I)(4)
McLaren v. Chico’s FAS, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120185 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2010): Introduction at 2
Midway Manufacturing Co. v. Strohon, 564 F. Supp. 741 (N.D. Ill. 1983): 721.9(E)
Paul Morelli Design, Inc. v. Tiffany & Co., 200 F. Supp. 2d 482 (E.D. Pa. 2002): 310.10
Rogers v. Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 2d 722 (S.D. Tex. 2012): Introduction at 2
Signo Trading International, Ltd. v. Gordon, 535 F. Supp. 362 (N.D. Cal. 1981): 709.1
Teller v. Dogge, 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1302 (D. Nev. 2013): 806.4(D)
William. A. Meier Glass v. Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., 95 F. Supp. 264 (W.D. Pa 1951): Chapter 100 Part VIII (definition of “Publication”)
Zambito v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 613 F. Supp. 1107 (E.D.N.Y. 1985): 313.4(I), 804.6(B)
Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. v. Franchise Pictures LLC (In re Franchise Pictures LLC), 389 B.R. 131 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2008): 2309.3(E)
Brief for the Register of Copyrights as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents, Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 201 (1954) (No. 228): 925.1, 925.2
Transcript of Proceedings, Stein v. Mazer, 111 F. Supp. 359 (D. Md. Nov. 20, 1952) (No. 5879): 925.2
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 881 (2019) (citing §§ 623.2, 623.4 (2017)—special handling procedure)
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 1498 (2020) (citing § 313.6(C)(2) (2017)—Government edicts doctrine)
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) (citing §§ 924.2(A), 924.2(B) (2014)—test for physical and conceptual separability)
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) (Ginsburg, J. concurring) (citing § 1506 (2014)—deposit requirements for works fixed in a useful article)
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) (Breyer, J. dissenting) (citing §§ 924.2(B), 924.3(A)(1) (2014)—test for conceptual separability, copyrightability of fabric designs)
Craft Smith, LLC v. EC Design, LLC, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 25342 (10th Cir. Aug. 11, 2020) (citing § 313.3(E) (2017)—format/layout not copyrightable)
Gold Value International Textile, Inc. v. Sanctuary Clothing, LLC, 925 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2019) (citing § 1106.1 (2014)—unpublished collections)
Jackson v. Roberts (In re Jackson), 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 26264 (2nd Cir. Aug. 19, 2020) (citing § 313.4(C) (2014)—names are not copyrightable)
Ray Charles Foundation v. Robinson, 795 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2015) (citing § 2305 (2014)—notices of termination)
Skidmore v. Zeppelin, 952 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2020) (citing § 313.4(B) (2017)—Musical phrases consisting of three notes are de minimis; § 802.5(A) (2017)—diatonic or chromatic scales and arpeggios are common property)
Skidmore v. Zeppelin, 952 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2020) (Watford, J. concurring) (citing § 802.5(A) (2017)—musical elements in the public domain are not subject to copyright protection)
Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 959 F.3d 1194 (9th Cir. 2020) (citing § 1103 (2017)—definition of what constitutes a “single unit of publication”)
Urban Textile, Inc. v. Rue 21, Inc., 764 Fed. Appx. 603 (9th Cir. 2019) (citing § 1906.1 (2017)—offering copies to a wholesaler, retailer, or other intermediary constitutes publication)
Varsity Brands, Inc. v. Star Athletica, LLC, 799 F.3d 468 (6th Cir. 2015) (citing §§ 903.1, 924, 924.1 through 924.3(D) (2014)—examination of useful articles and pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; test for physical and conceptual separability)
VHT, Inc. v. Zillow Group, 918 F.3d 723 (9th Cir. 2019) (citing § 1104.5 (2017)—scope of a group registration for an automated database; registering thousands of photographs as a compilation may limit a copyright owner’s claim to one award of statutory damages)
ABS Entertainment, Inc. v. CBS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71470 (C.D. Cal. May 30, 2016) (citing § 803.9(F)(3) (2014)—unclear authorship terms for derivative sound recordings)
Advice Interactive Group, LLC v. Web.com Group, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215529 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 20, 2017) (citing §§ 1002.4, 1002.5, 721.1, 721.6 (2017)—Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) not considered a “computer program” for registration purposes)
Ambrosetti v. Press, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80661 (N.D. Ind. May 7, 2020) (citing § 618.7 (2017)—registration for a collective work does not cover the component works if they were previously published or not owned by the claimant of the collective work)
American Society for Testing and Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14623 (D.D.C. Feb. 2, 2017) (citing § 313.6(c)(2) (2014)—government edicts issued by state, local, or territorial governments not copyrightable)
Archie MD, Inc. v. Elsevier, Inc., 261 F. Supp. 3d 512 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) (citing §§ 1402.7, 1802.7(C), 1905.1 (2014)—corrections that can be made with a supplementary registration; definition of “publication”)
Asche & Spencer Music, Inc. v. Principato-Young Entertainment, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 3d 833 (D. Minn. 2015) (citing § 625.5 (2014)—legal rationale for requiring registration or a refusal from the U.S. Copyright Office prior to filing an infringement action)
Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co. v. Best Brands Consume Prods., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99346 (S.D.N.Y. June 4, 2020) (citing §§ 1905.1, 1906.3 (2017)—the doctrine of “limited publication”; offering toys to retailers constitutes publication provided the toys are available for distribution when the offer is made)
Blue Book Services, Inc. v. Farm Journal, Inc., 435 F. Supp. 3d 912 (E.D. Ill. 2020) (citing §§ 508.2, 727.3(D) (2017)—registration for a compilation does not cover preexisting material or data in the compilation unless it is expressly claimed; § 1117.2 (2017)—claims to underlying material in a database may be approved if there is a sufficient amount of creative expression in those elements, 1117.7(B) (2017)—registration for a claim in a “compilation of database material” covers only the original “selection, coordination, and/or arrangement” of the material or data)
Bowen v. Paisley, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114048 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2016) (citing § 802.3 (2014)—elements of authorship in a copyrightable musical work)
Brandon v. New Power Generation, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109046 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 3, 2017) (citing § 1802.9(F) (2014)—U.S. Copyright Office may decline to issue a supplementary registration if the proposed change would be directly at issue in litigation)
Brantley v. Epic Games, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95565 (D. Md. May 29, 2020) (citing § 805.1 (2017)—choreography is a subset of dance; §§ 805.2, 805.5(A)–(B)(2017)—copyrightable choreographic works are distinguished from individual movements, dance steps, social dances, and simple routines; §§ 805.5(B)(1)–(3)(2017)—the dividing line between copyrightable choreography and uncopyrightable dance is a continuum, rather than a bright line)
Bruhn NewTech, Inc. v. United States, 144 Fed. Cl. 755 (2019) (citing § 612.2 (2014)—software is distributed when copies are purchased or licensed; § 612.5 (2014)—definition of “nation of first publication”; referencing § 721.8 (2014)—the source code for two versions of the same video game may be registered where the code is “substantially different and not simply the result of interoperability or hardware compatibility”)
Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 244 F. Supp. 3d 1350 (N.D. Ga. 2017) (citing §§ 313.6(C)(2), 717.1 (2014)—copyrightability of legal annotations and edicts of law issued by a state government)
Compulife Software, Inc. v. Rutstein, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41111 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 12, 2018) (citing § 721.10(A) (2017)—Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is not a computer program or source code; an application to register HTML does not cover the actual website content unless applicant submits a copy of the website content and expressly asserts a claim in that material)
Conan Properties International LLC v. Sanches, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98631 (E.D.N.Y. June 8, 2018) (citing § 305—fixation requirement; §§ 313.4(H), 618.8(A)(8), 804.3(B), 911 (2017)—the U.S. Copyright Office will not register claims of copyright in characters)
Craft Smith, LLC v. EC Design, LLC, 388 F. Supp. 3d 1385 (D. Utah 2019) (citing § 313.3(E) (2017)—layout not copyrightable; § 503.1(C) (2017)—compilation must fit within one of the eight categories set forth under 17 U.S.C. § 102(a) to qualify for copyright protection; § 503.3 (2017)—Copyright Office does not examine authorship not claimed in the application)
CSS, Inc. v. Herrington, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109670 (S.D.W.V. Aug. 18, 2016) (citing § 209 (2014)—sequence of events for issuing a certificate of registration and establishing an online public record for a registered work)
Datacarrier S.A. v. Woccu Services Group, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50299 (W.D. Wis. Mar. 27, 2018) (citing § 313.4(G) (2017)—blank forms not copyrightable under 17 U.S.C. § 102(b); 221 F. Supp. 3d 1078 (D. Wis. 2016) (generally citing Compendium (2014)—the protected aspects of a computer program do not include the purely functional aspects of the program)
Design Ideas, Ltd. v. Meijer, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113704 (C.D. Ill. Aug. 25, 2016) (citing §§ 906.8, 924.1, 924.2(A), 924.2(B) (2014)—useful articles, separability test, physical and conceptual separability); 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94489 (C.D. Ill. June 20, 2017) (citing § 924.1 (2014)—useful articles)
Dish Network, LLC v. Fraifer, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56555 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 31, 2020) (citing §§ 1906.1, 1906.3 (2017)—offering copies of a work to a group of persons for further distribution may constitute publication; copies of a work must exist before they can be offered for distribution)
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84986 (S.D. Cal. May 21, 2018) (citing §§ 503.5, 507.2, 621.8(B), 1008.2, Glossary (2017)—previously published material (and preexisting material more generally) must be excluded from a claim in derivative work or collective work, even if author is the same, and owns all rights in the material)
Energy Intelligence Group, Inc. v. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14632 (D. Kan. Jan. 30, 2019) (defendant’s argument concerning the scope of a group registration, while not meritorious and contrary to the Compendium, was not unreasonable given the lack of precedent in the Tenth Circuit concerning statutory damages); 304 F. Supp. 3d 1051 (D. Kan. 2018) (citing §§ 1112, 1112.2 (2017)—Form G/DN); 300 F. Supp. 3d 1356 (D. Kan. 2018) (citing § 1104.5 (2017)—copyright holders using group registration options may be entitled to a separate award of statutory damages for each work within the group); 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116754 (S.D. Tex. July 26, 2017) (citing § 1112.2 (2017)—asserting a claim in text, compilation, and editing on Form G/DN)
Fabric Selection v. NNW Import, Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31806 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2018) (citing §§ 101, 1106.1 (2017)—all self-contained works within a collection must be unpublished in order to qualify as an “unpublished collection”)
Freeplay Music, LLC v. Dave Arbogast Buick-GMC, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163383 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 24, 2019) (citing § 204.3 (2017)—the deposit copy is an original or copy of the item submitted to the Office for registration; § 1802.9(G) (2017)—when the Copyright Office is aware of actual or prospective litigation involving a basic registration, the Office may decline to issue a supplementary registration if it seems likely that the proposed change would be directly at issue in the litigation)
Gold Value International Textile, Inc. v. Sanctuary Clothing, LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181296 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2017) (citing §§ 1106.1, 1802.7(C) (2014)—eligibility requirements for an unpublished collection; publication issues that cannot be addressed with a supplementary registration); 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174466 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 24, 2017) (citing §§ 1904.1, 1906.01 (2014)—applicants must demonstrate that the work satisfies registration requirements under U.S. copyright law; determinations should be based on facts existing when the application is filed; publication occurs when product samples are offered to sales representatives for the purpose of selling those works to wholesalers and retailers)
Griffin v. Sheeran, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52908 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2020) (citing § 504.2 (2017)—registration only covers the material included in the deposit copy(ies))
Hayden v. 2K Games, Inc., 375 F. Supp. 3d 823 (E.D. Ohio 2019) (N.D. Ohio Mar. 21, 2019) (citing § 906.4 (2017)—typeface, typefont, lettering, calligraphy, and typographic ornamentation not copyrightable)
ICC Evaluation Service, LLC v. International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67783 (D.D.C. Apr. 17, 2020) (citing § 613.10(F) (2014)—contributions to collective works may be registered where the rights in those contributions belong to the claimant)
Interior Electric Incorporated Nevada v. T.W.C. Construction, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24686 (D. Nev. Feb. 12, 2020) (citing § 922 (2017)—technical and scientific drawings include mechanical drawings, engineering diagrams, and similar works)
Jane Envy, LLC v. Best Imports & Wholesale, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176238 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2014) (citing § 314.4(J) (2014 public draft)—familiar symbols and designs not copyrightable)
Jane Envy, LLC v. Infinite Classic Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175986 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2014), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23621 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2016) (citing § 313.4(J) (2014)—familiar symbols and designs not copyrightable)
Krist v. Scholastic, Inc., 415 F. Supp. 3d 514 (E.D. Pa. 2019) (citing § 101 (2d ed. 1988) and § 101 (2017)—effective date of COMPENDIUM OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES (3d. ed. 2014); referencing § 615.06 (2d. ed. 1988)—authors of contributions to collective works not required to be named in the application)
Louise Paris, Ltd. v. Standard Fabrics International, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104222 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 8, 2016) (citing § 1802.6(I) (2014)—supplementary registration may be used to correct an erroneous publication date)
Manufacturing Automation & Software Systems, Inc. v. Hughes, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106797 (C.D. Cal. June 25, 2018) (citing § 721.10(A) (2017)—registration for a claim in “computer program” covers the copyrightable expression in the program code and any copyrightable screen displays that may be generated by that code)
Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dis. LEXIS 129575 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2015) (citing § 2408 (2014)—certificate of registration for claims registered or renewed on or before December 31, 1977)
Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC v. Netseer, Inc., 156 F. Supp. 3d. 1052 (N.D. Cal. 2016), 198 F. Supp. 3d. 1083 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (citing Introduction (2014)—publication history of the Compendium, effective date of the Third Edition; §§ 1002.4, 1002.5 (2014)—definition of HTML and cascading style sheets; § 1006.1(A) (2014)—registration of HTML code; §§ 1007, 1007.4 (2014)—uncopyrightable material within a website, look and feel of a website not copyrightable)
Micro Focus (U.S.), Inc. v. Express Scripts, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22345 (D. Md. Feb. 12, 2019) (citing § 622.1 (2017)—rights and permissions field identifies organization that should be contacted for permission to use a work)
Naruto v. Slater, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11041 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2016) (citing §§ 306, 313.2 (2014)—human authorship requirement, works that lack human authorship)
Olivares v. University of Chicago Press, 213 F. Supp. 3d 757 (M.D.N.C. 2016) (citing § 709.4 (2014)—merely correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, or other minor changes, revisions, or other modifications to a preexisting work are not copyrightable)
Oracle America, Inc. v. Terix Computer Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59495 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2015) (citing § 721.8 (2014)—registration does not extend to previously published material)
Paisley Park Enterprises, Inc. v. Boxill, 299 F. Supp. 3d 1074 (D. Minn. 2017) (citing § 625.5 (2017)—registration, rather than the mere submission of an application, is a prerequisite for initiating an infringement action)
Palmer/Kane LLC v. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145103 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 7, 2017) (citing § 1906.1 (2014)—offering photographs to a stock photography agency for the purpose of licensing the images to third parties may constitute publication)
Palmer/Kane LLC v. Rosen Book Works LLC, 204 F. Supp. 3d 565 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) (citing § 1116.1 (2014)—eligibility requirements for a group registration of published photographs)
Pelligrino v. Epic Games, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55623 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 31, 2020) (citing §§ 805.4, 805.5(B), 805.5(B)(3) (2017)—choreographic works are comprised of dance steps, dance movements, and/or dance patterns)
Philpot v. New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3953 (E.D. La. Jan. 9, 2019) (citing § 1106.1 (2017)—unpublished collection option cannot be used to register a number of published and unpublished works)
RCTV International Corp. v. Rosenfeld, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136867 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2016) (citing § 102.6 (2014)—territorial scope of U.S. copyright law)
Reiner v. Eringer, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 228995 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2019) (citing §§ 613.9, 619.13(A), 619.13(B) (2014)—U.S. Copyright Office will issue a registration to an applicant using initials in lieu of a full name provided that the claimant is known to the public by those initials)
Roberts v. Gordy, 877 F.3d 1024 (11th Cir. 2017) (citing §§ 605.6, 611.4, 621, 1904.2, 1904.3 (2014)—U.S. Copyright Office generally accepts factual representations in an application, though registration specialists may communicate concerning mistakes concerning year of creation, previous registrations, and publication status)
RoyaltyStat, LLC v. IntangibleSpring Corp., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4791 (Jan. 10, 2018) (citing § 727.3(D) (2017)—acceptable authorship statements for database claims), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182959 (citing §§ 204.3, 313.3, 727.1, 727.2, 1509.1(D)(2) (2017)—registration requirements for database claims)
Schenck v. Orosz, 105 F. Supp. 3d 812 (M.D. Tenn. 2015) (generally citing Compendium (2014) on unit of publication)
SellPoolSuppliesOnline.com LLC v. Ugly Pool Arizona Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163007 (D. Ariz. Sept. 24, 2018) (citing §§ 204, 204.3 (2017)—definition of “deposit” in reference to copy or copies of a work submitted to the Office and discussion of required submission for registration (application, fee, and deposit copy(ies)); §§ 1006, 1108.2, 1008.5, 1008.6, 1008.6(A), 1009.4(A)(2), 1009.8, 1010.1, 1010.5, Glossary (2017)—definition of “website,” and discussion of copyrightable authorship within websites and other application requirements)
Telebrands Corp. v. NewMetro Design, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137541 (D.N.J. Oct. 4, 2016) (citing §§ 313.4, 913.1 (2014)—logos, familiar symbols, mere variations of lettering and coloring)
Turk v. Cambridge Properties Incorporated, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179836 (D. Ariz. Feb. 27, 2015) (citing Glossary (definition of “claim”); §§ 613.3, 613.6, 618.6, 619.1, 1117, 1117.1, 1117.2, 1117.7(F) (2014)—group registration of databases; identifying the author and claimant of a work; authorship statement and limitation of claim for compilations)
UAB “Planner5D” v. Facebook, Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133542 (N.D. Cal. July 24, 2020) (citing § 721.8 (2017)—scope of registration is limited to the new material in the work and not to any previously published material)
Urban Textile, Inc. v. Rue 21, Inc., 2017 WL 1201751 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2017) (citing §§ 1802.7(C), 1906.1, 1908 (2014)—registration of unpublished collections, samples offered to wholesalers and retailers constitutes publication)
Ward v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., 93 F. Supp. 3d 193 (S.D.N.Y. 2015) (citing §§ 618.1, 618.2, 618.3 (2014)—claim defined by information provided in Author Created field or the Nature of Authorship space)
Abend v. MCA, Inc., 863 F.2d 1465 (9th Cir. 1988) (citing § 1317.05—renewal of a contribution to a composite work)
Alaska Stock, LLC v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 747 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2014) (referencing § 615.06—registration for a collective work may cover contributions created by individual authors even if they are not named in the certificate)
Bikram’s Yoga College of India, L.P. v. Evolution Yoga, LLC, 803 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 2015) (citing §§ 450.01, 450.02, 450.03(a)—definition of choreographic works, elements of choreographic works)
Chosun International v. Chrisha Creations, Ltd., 413 F.3d 324 (2d Cir. 2005) (citing § 505.03—separability test)
DeliverMed Holdings, LLC v. Schaltenbrand, 734 F.3d 616 (7th Cir. 2013) (citing § 606.03—applicant unauthorized to submit the claim)
Gold Value International Textile, Inc. v. Sanctuary Clothing, LLC, 925 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2019) (citing §§ 607, 905.02—unpublished collections; publication may occur via distribution to persons who are under no implied or express restrictions concerning the disclosure of the content of the work)
Horgan v. Macmillan, Inc., 789 F.2d 157 (2d Cir. 1986) (citing §§ 450.01, 450.03(a), 450.06—definition of choreographic works, elements of choreographic works, social dances and simple routines not copyrightable)
Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc., 755 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing § 505.03—conceptual separability); 739 F.3d 446 (9th Cir. 2014) (same); 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85034 (C.D. Cal. June 18, 2012) (same)
Kay Berry, Inc. v. Taylor Gifts, Inc., 421 F.3d 199 (3d Cir. 2005) (citing § 607.01—multiple works registered as a unit of publication)
Kelley v. Chicago Park District, 635 F.3d 290 (7th Cir. 2011) (citing §§ 202.02(b), 503.03(a)—works created by nature not copyrightable)
Langman Fabrics v. Graff Californiawear, Inc., 160 F.3d 106 (2d Cir. 1999) (citing § 1006—fabric designs, useful articles)
Olem Shoe Corp. v. Washington Shoe Corp., 591 Fed. Appx. 873 (11th Cir. 2015) (citing § 626.01(a)—disclaiming preexisting works), 101 U.S.P.Q.2d 1462 (D. Fla. 2011) (same)
Ronaldo Designer Jewelry v. Cox, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142851 (N.D. Miss. Aug. 22, 2019) (citing § 626.01(a)—disclaiming preexisting works); 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119114 (N.D. Miss. July 16, 2019) (citing §§ 626.01(a), 626.01(b)—disclaiming preexisting works)
Shoptalk, Ltd. v. Concorde-Horizons Corp., 168 F.3d 586 (2d Cir. 1999) (citing § 910.04—publication of preexisting works incorporated into a derivative work)
Syntek Semiconductor Co. v. Microchip Technology Inc., 307 F.3d 775 (9th Cir. 2002) (citing §§ 321.01, 321.02, 321.03, 324.04—definition of source code and object code, registration of computer programs under the rule of doubt)
Whimsicality, Inc. v. Rubie’s Costume Co., 891 F.2d 452 (2d Cir. 1989) (citing § 505.02—separable authorship in costumes and clothing); 721 F. Supp. 1566 (E.D.N.Y.) (citing §§ 505.01, 505.02, 505.03—useful articles, separability test, conceptual separability)
Advanz Behavioral Management Resource v. Miraflor, 21 F. Supp. 2d 1179 (C.D. Cal. 1998) (citing § 108.01—guidelines for examining original works of authorship)
Aftermarket Technology Corp. v. Whatever It Takes Transmissions, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27933 (W.D. Ky. Aug. 13, 2003) (citing § 305—short phrases)
Aqua Creations USA Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 98 U.S.P.Q.2d 1471 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (citing § 505.05—conceptual separability)
Archie MD, Inc. v. Elsevier, Inc., 261 F. Supp. 3d 512 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2017) (citing COMPENDIUM, THIRD § 904(5) (2014), though the quoted language actually appears in COMPENDIUM, SECOND § 904(5)—registration requirements for unpublished works)
Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 18 U.S.P.Q.2d 1935 (N.D. Cal. 1991) (citing § 1902.01—inspection and copying of deposit copies)
Axelrod & Cherveny Architects, P.C. v. Winmar Homes, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15788 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 6, 2007) (citing § 619—nature of work space)
Bel Air Lighting, Inc. v. Progressive Lighting, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23468 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 15, 2010) (citing § 505.03—conceptual separability)
Bonazoli v. R.S.V.P. International, Inc., 353 F. Supp. 2d 218 (D.R.I. 2005) (citing § 505.05—factors not relevant to the separability test)
Bruhn NewTech, Inc. v. United States, 144 Fed. Cl. 755 (2019) (referencing § 721.8—adapted program does not contain a sufficient amount of copyrightable authorship where a previously published computer program is merely adapted to run on a different operating system and the changes are the result of only functional considerations)
Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. v. American Express, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3819 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 6, 1990) (citing § 325.02(c)—computer programming languages not copyrightable)
Coach, Inc. v. Peters, 386 F. Supp. 2d 495 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (citing §§ 108.03, 503.02(a)—familiar symbols, mere variations of lettering, commercial success, no comparison of previously registered works)
Compuware Corp. v. Serena Software International, Inc., 77 F. Supp. 2d 816 (E.D. Mich. 1999) (citing § 1902.01—inspection and copying of deposit copies)
Craigslist Inc. v. 3Taps Inc., 942 F. Supp. 2d 962 (N.D. Cal. 2013) (citing § 615.06—registration for a collective work may cover contributions created by individual authors even if they are not named in the certificate)
Custom Chrome, Inc. v. Ringer, 35 U.S.P.Q.2d 1714 (D.D.C. 1995) (citing § 505.03—conceptual separability)
Cybermedia, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 19 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (N.D. Cal. 1998) (citing § 615.04(d)(1)—naming a corporation as the author of a work made for hire)
Darden v. Peters, 402 F. Supp. 2d 638 (E.D.N.C. 2005) (citing § 305.06—copyrightable authorship in maps)
Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp., 825 F. Supp. 340 (D. Mass. 1993) (citing § 321.03—source code and object code considered to be representations of the same computer program); 803 F. Supp. 487 (D. Mass. 1992) (same)
Determined Productions, Inc. v. Koster, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4586 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 13, 1993) (citing § 1507.07(a)—supplementary registration)
Donald Bruce & Co. v. B.N. Multi Com Corp., 964 F. Supp. 265 (N.D. Ill. 1997) (citing § 1507.07(a)—supplementary registration)
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84986 (S.D. Cal. May 21, 2018) (citing § 108.04—the term “substantial amount” used as the baseline in determination of whether preexisting material must be excluded)
eScholar, LLC v. Otis Educational Systems, 76 U.S.P.Q.2d 1880 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (citing §§ 321.01, 321.02—definition of source code)
Express, LLC v. Forever 21, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91705 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2010) (citing § 503.02(a)—mere variations in color)
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. v. United Fabrics International, Inc., 896 F. Supp. 2d 223 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (citing §§ 904(5), 1507.07(a)—unpublished collections)
Furnituredealer.net, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41580 (D. Minn. Mar. 14, 2019) (citing § 615.06—registration requirements for contributions to collective works)
Games Workshop, Ltd. v. Chapterhouse Studios, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168360 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 27, 2012) (citing §§ 503.02(a)–(b)—mere variation in arrangement of geometric shapes)
Gener-Villar v. Adcom Group, Inc., 560 F. Supp. 2d 112 (D.P.R. May 2008) (citing §§ 624.01(f), 632.02(d)(2)—cancellation, supplementary registration)
Graphic Design Marketing, Inc. v. Xtreme Enterprises, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57486 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 2, 2011) (citing § 108.04—registration reflects administrative determination on copyrightability)
Homer Laughlin China Co. v. Oman, 22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1074 (D.D.C. 1991) (citing § 108.03—no comparison of previously registered works)
Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201498 (C.D. Cal. May 8, 2017) (citing §§ 503.02(a), 503.02(b)—common geometric shapes not copyrightable, creative expression for sculptural works requires more than two or three standard forms or shapes)
In re Peregrine Entertainment, Ltd., 116 B.R. 194 (C.D. Cal. 1990) (citing §§ 1602–1612—recordation of documents pertaining to copyright)
Krist v. Scholastic, Inc., 415 F. Supp. 3d 514 (E.D. Pa. 2019) (citing § 101 (2d ed. 1988) and § 101 (2017)—effective date of COMPENDIUM OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES (3d ed. 2014); referencing § 615.06 (2d ed. 1988)—authors of contributions to collective works not required to be named in the application)
Levine v. McDonald’s Corp., 735 F. Supp. 92 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) (citing § 403—copyrightable authorship in musical works)
Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 943 (E.D. Ky. 2003) (citing § 321—registration of computer programs)
Lotus Development Corp. v. Paperback Software International, 740 F. Supp. 37 (D. Mass. 1990) (citing §§ 604, 609, 702.01, 708—administrative classification of works, registration of computer programs and screen displays, one registration per work)
Maljack Productions, Inc. v. UAV Corp., 964 F. Supp. 1416 (C.D. Cal. 1997) (citing §§ 496.03(b), 910.04—registration of derivative works, publication of preexisting works incorporated into a motion picture)
Manufacturers Technologies, Inc. v. Cams, Inc., 706 F. Supp. 984 (D. Conn. 1989) (citing §§ 321.01, 321.02—definitions of source code and object code)
Masquerade Novelty, Inc. v. Unique Industries, Inc., 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 556 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 16, 1990) (citing § 505.03—conceptual separability)
McClaren v. Chico’s FAS, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120185 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2010) (citing § 607.01—multiple works registered as a unit of publication)
Member Services, Inc. v. Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103776 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2010) (citing §§ 321.01, 321.02—defining source code and object code)
Metropolitan Regional Information System v. American Home Realty Network, Inc., 18 F. Supp. 3d 662 (D. Md. 2013) (citing § 308.02—collective works typically created as a work made for hire); 888 F. Supp. 2d 691 (D. Md. 2012) (citing § 615.06—registration for a collective work may cover contributions created by individual authors even if they are not named in the certificate)
Micro Consulting, Inc. v. Zubeldia, 813 F. Supp. 1514 (W.D. Okla. 1990) (citing § 324.05—special relief from the deposit requirements for computer programs); (referencing §§ 325.02, 325.02(a)—acceptable authorship statements)
Morita v. Omni Publications International, Ltd., 741 F. Supp. 1107 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) (citing § 626.01(a)—disclaimer of previously published material, previously registered material, or public domain material in an application to register a derivative work)
Mortgage Marketing Guide, LLC v. Freedman Report, LLC, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56871 (D.N.J. July 28, 2008) (citing § 1507.08—supplementary registration)
Natkin v. Winfrey, 111 F. Supp. 2d 1003 (E.D. Ill. 2000) (citing § 508.01—objects depicted in photographs)
Olander Enterprises, Inc. v. Spencer Gifts, LLC, 812 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (C.D. Cal. 2011) (citing §§ 607, 607.01—multiple works registered as a unit of publication)
Oracle America, Inc. v. Terix Computer Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59495 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2015) (citing § 323.01—registration does not extend to previously published material)
Oravec v. Sunny Isles Luxury Ventures, L.C., 469 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (S.D. Fla. 2006) (referencing § 620.02(a)—date of creation)
Pacific Stock, Inc. v. Pearson Education, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3337 (D. Haw. Feb. 26, 2013) (citing §§ 615.06, 615.07(b)(3)—registration for a collective work may cover contributions created by individual authors even if they are not named in the certificate)
Panoramic Stock Images, Ltd. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, 961 F. Supp. 2d 918 (N.D. Ill. 2013) (citing §§ 615.06, 615.07(b)(3)—registration for a collective work may cover contributions created by individual authors even if they are not named in the certificate)
Paul Morelli Design, Inc. v. Tiffany & Co., 200 F. Supp. 2d 482 (E.D. Pa. 2002) (citing § 505.02(a)—commercial success irrelevant to copyrightability)
Phoenix Entertainment Partners, LLC v. Dr Fofo, LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166017 (D.S.C., Sept. 27, 2018) (citing §§ 604, 702.5, 492—“sound recordings” should be registered under in Class SR, while other audiovisual works should be registered in Class PA classification; sounds accompanying audiovisual works are not “sound recordings”)
Rogers v. Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 2d 722 (S.D. Tex. 2012) (citing §§ 624.01(f), 904(1), 904(5)—supplementary registration; publication)
Schenck v. Orosz, 105 F. Supp. 3d 812 (M.D. Tenn. 2015) (citing § 626.01(a)—disclaiming preexisting works)
Shady Records, Inc. v. Source Enterprises, Inc., 73 U.S.P.Q.2d 1954 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (citing § 1507.05(c)—supplementary registration)
Siegel v. Warner Brothers Entertainment, 690 F. Supp. 2d 1048 (C.D. Cal. 2009) (citing § 1608.01—constructive notice for recorded documents)
Skyline Design, Inc. v. McGrory Glass, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8439 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 23, 2014) (citing § 619.08(a)—deposit contains authorship that is not expressly claimed in the application)
Spilman v. Mosby-Yearbook, Inc., 115 F. Supp. 2d 148 (D. Mass. 2000) (citing § 503.02(a)—mere variations in coloring)
Staggers v. Real Authentic Sound, 77 F. Supp. 2d 57 (D.D.C. 1999) (citing § 495.01—joint authorship)
Systems XIX, Inc. v. Parker, 30 F. Supp. 2d 1225 (N.D. Cal. 1998) (citing § 495.01—authorship of sound recordings)
Titan Sports, Inc. v. Hellwig, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10523 (D. Conn. Apr. 26, 1999) (citing § 202.02(1)—characters)
Trenton v. Infinity Broadcasting Corp., 865 F. Supp. 1416 (C.D. Cal. 1994) (citing § 404—de minimis expression in musical works)
Universal Dyeing & Printing v. Knitwork Productions II, LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107182 (C.D. Cal. June 26, 2019) (citing § 607.01—registration for a unit of publication)
Universal Dyeing & Printing v. Topson Downs of California, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16669 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2019) (citing § 1106.1—published and unpublished works cannot be registered together as an unpublished collection; §§ 1802.6(D), 1802.6(J), 1802.7(D)—errors involving the author, author created, nature of authorship, or limitation of claim fields can be corrected with a supplementary registration, but errors in the deposit copy(ies) cannot)
Xoom, Inc. v. Imageline, Inc., 93 F. Supp. 2d 688 (E.D. Va. 1999) (citing §§ 324, 806.12—deposit requirements for machine-readable works)
Yu Zhang v. Heineken N.V., 96 U.S.P.Q.2d 1409 (C.D. Cal. 2010) (citing § 503.02(a)—calligraphy not copyrightable); 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121084 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2010) (same)
Yurman Studio, Inc. v. Castaneda, 591 F. Supp. 2d 471 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (referencing § 614—nature of work space)
Abend v. MCA, Inc., 863 F.2d 1465 (9th Cir. 1988) (citing § 11.8.3—renewal of a contribution to a composite work)
Batjac Productions Inc. v. Goodtimes Home Video Corp., 160 F.3d 1223 (9th Cir. 1998) (citing § 3.1.1 IV(a)—publication of preexisting works incorporated into a motion picture)
Norris Industries, Inc. v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., 696 F.2d 918 (11th Cir. 1983) (citing §§ 2.8.1.1.b.1, 2.8.1.1.b.2—ornamental articles distinguished from useful articles)
Poe v. Missing Persons, 745 F.2d 1238 (9th Cir. 1984) (citing § 2.8.1.1.b.2—definition of useful articles)
Richlin v. MGM Pictures, Inc., 531 F.3d 962 (9th Cir. 2008) (citing § 3.1.1 IV(a)—publication of preexisting works incorporated into a motion picture)
Shoptalk, Ltd. v. Concorde-Horizons Corp., 168 F.3d 586 (2d Cir. 1999) (citing § 3.1.1 IV.a—publication of preexisting works incorporated into a derivative work)
Skidmore v. Zeppelin, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 7584 (9th Cir. Mar. 9, 2020) (citing § 2.6.1.II.a—registration practices regarding unpublished musical compositions)
TCA Television Corp. v. McCollum, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 18333 (2d Cir. Oct. 11, 2016) (citing § 12.2.1—exclusive or non-exclusive license to use a copyrighted work)
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. Dunnahoo, 637 F.2d 1338 (9th Cir. 1981) (citing §§ 2.14.2.II.b.2, 3—placement of copyright notice in motion pictures)
Cadence Industries Corp. v. Ringer, 450 F. Supp. 59 (S.D.N.Y. 1978) (citing §§ 11.8.3, 11.8.3.II.b—definitions of author and composite work)
Huk-A-Poo Sportswear, Inc. v. Franshaw, Inc., 411 F. Supp. 15 (S.D.N.Y. 1976) (generally citing Chapter 6—The Manufacturing Clause)
Jon Woods Fashions, Inc. v. Curran, 8 U.S.P.Q.2d 1870 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) (citing § 2.8.3.I.a—familiar symbols or designs, simple combination of standard symbols not copyrightable)
Siegel v. Warner Brothers Entertainment, 690 F. Supp. 2d 1048 (C.D. Cal. 2009) (citing Index—Administrative classification for prints and pictorial illustrations)
Condition of the Library of Congress: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Library, 54th Cong. (1897), reprinted in S. REP. No. 54-1573 (1897): 101.1
H.R. REP. No. 89-2237 (1966): 2310.3(C)(1)
H.R. REP. No. 90-83 (1967): 2310.3(C)(1)
S. REP. No. 94-473 (1975): 305 n.1, 503.1(D), 505.1, 505.2, 505.3, 507.1, 507.2, 508.1, 509.1, 509.2, 510, 706, 710, 716, 721.7, 721.8, 801.2, 801.6, 802.6(A), 803.6(A), 805.1, 805.5(B), 805.5(B)(1), 805.5(B)(2), 805.7, 806.1, 808.3(B), 2310.3(A), 2310.3(C)(1), 2310.3(C)(2), 2310.4(A), Glossary (definition of “Choreographic works”)
H.R. REP. No. 94-1476 (1976), reprinted in 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N 5659: 305, 307, 310.1, 310.2, 310.10, 310.11, 311.1, 311.2, 312.2, 312.3, 313.1, 313.3(A), 313.3(D), 313.6(B), 313.6(C)(1), 503.1(D), 505.1, 505.2, 505.3, 507.1, 507.2, 508.1, 508.2, 509.1, 509.2, 510, 615.1(B), 615.2(B), 616.2, 625, 703, 706, 710, 716, 721.7, 721.8, 727.2, 801.2, 801.6, 802.6(A), 803.6(A), 805.1, 805.5(B), 805.5(B)(1), 805.5(B)(2), 805.5(B)(3), 805.7, 806.1,
806.5(B), 808.3(B), 908.1, 913, 923.1, 924, 924.1, 924.2, 924.3(E), 924.3(F), 924.5, 925.1, 925.3, 1008.3(A), 1105.1, 1105.4, 1106.5(E), 1108, 1108.2(A), 1108.5(A)(1), 1109.2(A), 1110.5, 1112.2, 1114, 1506, 1509.1(F)(1), 1511, 1902, 1905.1, 1905.2, 1906.1, 1908, 1908.1, 1908.2, 1908.3, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Posthumous works”), 2304.1(A), 2310.1, 2310.3(A), 2310.3(C)(1), 2310.4(A), Glossary (definitions of “Choreographic works”, “Motion pictures”, and “Phonorecords”)
H.R. REP. No. 98-781 (1984): 1204.2
H.R. REP. No. 101-514 (1990), reprinted in 1990 U.S.C.C.A.N. 6915: 2314.1, 2314.2, 2314.3
H.R. REP. No. 101-735 (1990), reprinted in 1990 U.S.C.C.A.N. 6935: 926.1, 926.2, 2313.1, 2313.2
H.R. REP. No. 109-33, PT. 1 (2005), reprinted in 2005 U.S.C.C.A.N. 220: 1602, 1605
126 CONG. REC. 29,895 (1980) (statement of Rep. Kastenmeier): 721.1
151 CONG. REC. S495 (daily ed. Jan. 25, 2005) (statement of Sen. Hatch): 1601
House Rule X: 101.1
Senate Rule XXV: 101.1
37 C.F.R. § 201.1(c): 1511.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 201.1(c)(4): 1708.2
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(a): 2405.3
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(a)(2): 409
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(a)(3): 505.2, 506.4(B), 605.1, 2310.13
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(b)(3)(i): 2407.1(B)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(b)(5): 2407.1(B)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(b)(6): 2405.2
37 C.F.R. § 201.2(b)(7): Introduction at 1, Introduction at 5
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(a)(3)(ii): Glossary (definition of “Official certification”)
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(c): 2309.15, 2310.8, Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(c)(1): 2311
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(c)(3): 2311
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(d): Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(e): 2309.15
37 C.F.R. § 201.4(e)(2): Glossary (definition of “Date of recordation”)
37 C.F.R. § 201.5 (1977): 2132
37 C.F.R. § 201.5(a) (1977): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Abandonment”)
37 C.F.R. § 201.6(a): 625.3(A), 1412.4
37 C.F.R. § 201.6(b): 625.3(A), 1412.5
37 C.F.R. § 201.6(c): 1802.8(C)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7: 212.4, 2140
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(b): 1807.3
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c): 1807.3, 1807.4(E)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(1): 1807.4, 1807.4(C)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(2): 1412.7, 1807.4, 1807.4(B)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(3): 1807.4, 1807.4(A)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4): 1509.1(F)(4)(b), 1807.4, 1807.4(C), 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(i): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(ii): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(iii): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(iv): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(v): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(vi): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(vii): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(viii): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(ix): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(x): 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.7(c)(4)(xi): 1105.3, 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.8(b): 1807.4(C), 1807.4(D)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10: 2310.5(A)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(ii): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(iii): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(iv): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(v): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(vi): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(vii): 2310.5(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(vii)(A): 2310.4(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(1)(vii)(B): 2310.4(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(2)(vii)(A): 2310.3(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(2)(vii)(B): 2310.3(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(b)(3): 2310.3(D)(1), 2310.4(D)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(c)(1): 2310.4(D)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(c)(3): 2310.3(D)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(c)(4): 2310.3(D)(2), 2310.4(D)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(c)(5): 2310.3(D)(2), 2310.4(D)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(d)(1): 2310.3(D)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(d)(2): 2310.3(D)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(d)(3): 2310.3(D)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(e)(1): 2310.12
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(e)(2): 2310.12
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(f): 2310.10
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(f)(1)(ii): Glossary (definition of "Date of recordation")
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(f)(1)(iii): 2310.7(A)
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(f)(3): 2310.10, Glossary (definition of "Date of recordation")
37 C.F.R. § 201.10(f)(5): 2310.3(C)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(a): 2314, 2314.6
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(c): 2314.5, 2314.8, 2314.10
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(c)(2): 2314.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(c)(3): 2314.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(c)(4): 2314.12
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(d): 2314.5, 2314.9
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(e): 2314.10, 2314.11
37 C.F.R. § 201.25(f): 2314.5, 2314.8, 2314.11
37 C.F.R. § 201.26(d)(1): 2313.4
37 C.F.R. § 201.26(e): 2313.4, 2313.8, Glossary (definition of "Date of recordation")
37 C.F.R. § 201.38: 2312
37 C.F.R. § 202.1: 618.8(C)(1), 618.8(C)(2), 618.8(C)(3), 618.8(C)(4), 618.8(C)(5), 618.8(C)(6), 621.9(E)(2), 621.9(E)(6), 714, 808.11(E), 1007
37 C.F.R. § 202.1(a): 313.3(D), 313.4(C), 313.4(F), 313.4(J), 313.4(K), 621.2, 707.1, 713, 716, 723, 802.5(B), 803.5(B), 804.6(B), 805.5(A), 806.5(A), 906.2, 906.3, 906.4, 913, 921, 1007.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.1(b): 313.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.1(c): 313.4(G), 906.6, 921
37 C.F.R. § 202.1(d): 313.4(D), 313.4(E), 802.5(A), 906.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.1(e): 313.3(D), 723, 906.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.2: 2114 n.2, 2207
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(i): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(ii): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(iii): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(iv): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(v): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(vi): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(vii): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(viii): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(ix): 2207.1(E), 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(4)(x): 2207.3(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(5): 2207.1(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(6): 2207.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(7): 2207.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(9)(i): 2207.7
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(9)(ii): 2207.7
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(9)(iii): 2207.7(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(9)(iv): 2207.7(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.2(c)(9)(v): 2207.7(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(a)(3): 404, 407, 408, 614.1(F), 618.8(B), 619.1, 619.5, 1103.4(G), 1110.7(E), 1114.6(K), 1606.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(a)(3)(i): 619.13(T), 1106.1(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b): 609
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(i): 703, 713, 714, 716, 721.11, 1509.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(ii): 721.11, 801.2, 1509.2, Glossary (definition of “Work of the Performing Arts”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(iii): 713, 714, 716, 721.11
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(iv): 802.8(A), 803.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(iv)(A): 1104
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(iv)(B): 1104
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(iv)(C): 1104
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(1)(v): 618.7(C), 712.2, 1107.1, 1509.1(B), 1511.6, 1511.8(A), 1511.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(i)(A): 1402.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(i)(B)(1): 1405.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(i)(B)(2): 1104, 1106.1(C), 1405.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(i)(B)(3): 1405.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(i)(D): 1508.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(ii)(A): 1402.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(2)(iii): 609.3, 803.9(A), 1104, 1106.1(D), 1402.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(4): 910, 1103.1, 1103.2, 1407, 1509.1(F)(7), 1802.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(4)(i) (1978): 1106
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5): 1407, 1802.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(A): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(B): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(C): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(D): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(E): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(i)(F): 1112.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(ii)(A): 727.3, 1112.5, 1403, 1404
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(5)(ii)(B): 1112.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(11): 510, 619.11, 621.5, 1103.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(11)(i): 510.1, 619.11, 721.5, 1802.7(C), 1803
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(11)(ii): 510.2, 619.11, 1803
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(11)(ii) n.2: 510.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(b)(11)(iii): 510.3, 619.11, 1802.7(H), 1803
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c): 2007.2(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(1): 402, 619.5, 1405.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(2): 625.1, 2007.2(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(2)(i): 1112.8(G)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(3)(i): 624.2, 624.3(B), 1405.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(3)(ii): 624.3(A), 624.3(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(3)(iii): 624.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(3)(iv): 624.4(B), 1106.5(L), 1107.6(J), 1108.6(K), 1110.7(I), 1114.6(O)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(3)(v): 624.4(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.3(c)(4): 721.9(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4: 1108.7, 1110.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(b)(3): 712.2, 1108.1, 1110.1, Glossary (definition of “Periodical”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c): 1106.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c)(1): 1106.1, 1106.1(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c)(2): 1106.1, 1106.1(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c)(3): 1106.1(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c)(4): 1106.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(c)(5): 1106.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(f)(1)(i): 1109.1, 1109.2, Glossary (definition of “Newsletter”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(f)(1)(ii): 1109.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(h)(9): 1114.4(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.4(h)(11): 1114.6, 1411
37 C.F.R. § 202.5(c)(2): 1704.1, 1708.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.5(c)(3): 1704.1, 1708.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(e)(5): 1802.8(A)(7), 1802.8(B)(6), 1802.8(D), 1802.9(C), 1802.9(F)
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(e)(6): 1802.7(C), 1802.8(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(e)(7): 1802.8(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(e)(8): 1802.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(f)(1): 1802.1, 1802.11
37 C.F.R. § 202.6(f)(2): 1802, 1802.4, 1802.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.7 (1959): 2122.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.8(a) (1948): 908.1, 925.1, 925.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.10(a): 310.11, 905, 914.1, 924.1, 924.5, 925.1, 925.2, 925.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.10(b): 310.11, 914.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.11: 608, 1702
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(b)(2): 926.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c): 926
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(2): 926.3, 1106.1(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(3): 926.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(4): 926.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(4)(i): 926.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(4)(ii): 926.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(5): 926.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(5)(i): 1509.3(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(c)(5)(ii): 1509.3(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(d): 926.2(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(d)(1): 926.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(d)(3)(i): 926.2(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(d)(3)(ii): 926.2(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.11(d)(4)(i): 926.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.12: 1407, 1802.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.12(c)(3): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.12(c)(3)(i): 1509.1(M)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13: 1802.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(b)(1): Glossary (definition of “Secure test”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(b)(2): Glossary (definition of “Secure test”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(b)(3): Glossary (definition of “Secure test”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(b)(4): Glossary (definition of “Secure test”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(b)(5): Glossary (definition of “Secure test item”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.13(c)(1): 1106.1(B), 1403
37 C.F.R. § 202.15 (1975): 2122.6(A), 2122.6(C), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Motion picture”)
37 C.F.R. 202.15a (1972): 2122.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.16: 1603
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(1): 1603.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(i): 1603.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(A): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(B): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(C): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(D): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(E): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii)(F): 1603.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(2)(ii): 1603.3, 1603.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.16(b)(3): 1603
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(2)(i): 1104, 1511.2(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(2)(ii)(A): 1511.2(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(2)(ii)(B): 1511.2(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(2)(iii): 1511.2(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(2)(iv): 1511.2(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(4): 1010.7, 1509.1(B), 1511.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(b)(5): 712.1, 1509.1(A), 1511.8(A), Glossary (definition of “Literary monograph”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(1): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(2): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(3): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(4): 1511.3, 1511.8(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(5): 1010.7, 1511.2(E), 1511.3, 1511.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(6): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(7): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(8): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(9): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(10): 1511.4
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(11): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(c)(12): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(1)(i): 1511.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(1)(ii): 1511.8
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(i): 1511.8(I)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(ii): 1511.8(F)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(iv)(A): 1511.8(H)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(iv)(B): 1511.8(H)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(v): 1511.8(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(vi): 1511.8(G)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(vii): 1511.8(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(viii): 1511.8(J)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(ix): 1511.8(A), 1511.8(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(d)(2)(xi): 1511.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(e)(1): 1511.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(e)(3): 1511.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(e)(4): 1511.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(f)(1): 1511.7(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.19(f)(3): 1511.7(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(1): 1010.2, 1504, 1504.2, 1507.1, 1509.1(B), 1509.2(A)(2)(a),
1509.2(F)(2)(a)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2): 1505
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(i): 1104, 1505.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(ii): 1103.3, 1505.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(A): 1505.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(B): 1505.4, 1509.1(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(C): 1508.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(D): 625.2(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iv): 1505.5, 1509.2(A)(2)(b)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(v): 1104, 1509.2(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(vi)(A): 1509.2(A)(2)(b)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(vi)(B): 1509.2(A)(2)(b)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(vii): 1509.2(F)
37 C.F.R. 202.20(c)(1)(i): 1104, 1503.1, 1503.2, 1504.1, 1509.1, 1509.1(A), 1509.1(B), 1509.1(C), 1509.1(E)
37 C.F.R. 202.20(c)(1)(ii): 1104, 1503.2, 2116.5(A) n.20
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(1)(iii): 1103.3, 1104, 1503.1, 1503.2, 1504.2, 1509.1, 1509.1(C), 1509.2, 1509.3
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(1)(iv): 1103.3, 1104, 1503.1, 1503.2, 1504.1, 1504.2, 1509.1(L), 1509.2(A)(2)(c), 1509.2(B)(4), 1509.2(F)(2)(b), 1509.2(H), 1509.3(E)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2): 1503.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(A): 1509.3(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(C): 1509.3(A)(5)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(E): 1104
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(G): 1509.1(E), 1509.3(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(H): 1509.2(A)(2)(a)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(I): 1502.2(A)(2)(d), 1509.2(D)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(J): 1509.1(E), 1509.1(I), 1509.3(A)(6), 1509.3(A)(7), 1509.3(A)(8)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(K): 1509.1(D), 1509.3(A)(10)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(L): 1509.1(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(ii): 1506, 1509.2(F), 1509.2(F)(1), 1509.2(F)(2), 1509.2(F)(4), 1509.2(F)(4)(g)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(iii): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(iv): 1503.1, 1503.2, 1506, 1509.3(A)(1), 1509.3(A)(3), 1509.3(E)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(v): 1509.3(A)(9)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vi): 1509.1(J)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii): 1112.1, 1503.2, 1506, 1509.1(F), 1509.1(F)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(A)(1): 1509.1(F)(2), 1509.1(F)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(A)(2): 607, 1509.1(F)(4)(b), 1509.1(F)(4)(c), 1509.1(F)(4)(d)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(B): 607, 1509.1(F)(4)(b)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(C)(1): 1509.1(F)(6)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(C)(2): 1509.1(F)(6)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D): 1112.7(A), 1506, 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(1): 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(2): 727.1, 1112.1, 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(3): 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(4): 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(5): 1112.7(A), 1112.7(C), 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(6): 1112.7(C), 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(7): 1112.7(C), 1509.1(G)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(vii)(D)(8): 727.3, 1112.7(B), 1509.1(G)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii): 1503.2, 1509.2(E)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii)(A): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii)(B): 1506, 1509.2(E)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii)(C): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii)(D): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(viii)(E): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(ix): 1503.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(x): 1503.2, 1506, 1509.3(A)(4)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi): 1503.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(A): 1503.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(A)(1): 1506, 1509.1(E), 1509.3(B)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(A)(2): 924.6(C), 1506, 1509.3(B)(1)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(B): 1509.1(E)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(B)(2): 1506, 1509.3(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(B)(3): 1509.1(E), 1509.3(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(B)(4): 1506, 1509.3(A)(10)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xi)(B)(5): 1509.3(B)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xii): 1104, 1503.2, 1506, 1509.2(A)(2)(d)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xiii): 1503.2, 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xiv): 1503.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xv): 1509.2(A)(2)(b)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xviii): 1506
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xix): 1112.7(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xix)(A): 1509.1(F)(5), 1509.1(G)(1), 1509.1(H), 1509.2(E)(1), 1509.3(A)(11)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(xix)(B): 1509.1(F)(5), 1509.1(G)(1), 1509.1(H), 1509.2(E)(1), 1509.3(A)(11)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d): 1115.5, Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Special relief”)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(1)(i): 1508.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(1)(ii): 1508.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(1)(iii): 1106.4, 1107.5(D), 1108.5(B), 1109.5(D), 1110.5, 1114.4(C), 1508.8(A)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(1)(iv): 1106.4, 1107.5(D), 1108.5(B), 1109.5(D), 1110.5, 1114.4(C), 1508.8(A), 1509.1(F)(4)(e)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(3): 1508.8(B)
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(d)(4): 1508.8(D)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21: 1511.9
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(a): 1506, 1509.3(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(b): 1506, 1509.3(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(d): 1509.3(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(e): 1509.3(C)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(f): 1509.2(A)(2)(d), 1509.2(C)(2)
37 C.F.R. § 202.21(h): 1509.2(F)(3)
37 C.F.R. § 202.22(b)(1): 1511.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.22(d): 1511.5
37 C.F.R. § 202.23: 2410.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.23(a): 1510.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.23(a)(1): 2410.1
37 C.F.R. § 202.23(b): 1510.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.23(c): 1510.2
37 C.F.R. § 202.24: 1511.2(E), 1511.3, 1511.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.24(a): 1010.7, 1511.6
37 C.F.R. § 202.24(c)(3): 1511.3
37 C.F.R. Part 202, Appendix B: 904, 1010.2, 1504, 1509.1, 1509.2, 1509.2(A)(2)(a), 1509.2(A)(2)(b), 1509.2(B)(2), 1509.2(C)(2), 1509.2(D)(2), 1509.2(F)(2)(a), 1509.3, 1511.1
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(b): 1210.2
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(b)(2): 1211
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(b)(2)(ii): 1208
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(c)(1): 1210
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(c)(2): 1210, 1210.1, 1212.8(C)
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(d): 1212.8(C)
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(e): 1210.1
37 C.F.R. § 211.4(f): 1216, 1802.4
37 C.F.R. § 212.8(a)(3): 1317, 1802.4
37 C.F.R. § 212.8(c): 1317
37 C.F.R. § 212.8(c)(2): 1802.4
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (1st ed. 1973):
Introduction at 4, 1106.6, 2115.2(B), 2115.2(C), 2115.2(E)(2), 2115.2(F) n.10, 2116.6,
2120, 2121.1, 2121.4(A), 2122.1(E), 2122.2(D), 2122.3(C), 2122.4(D), 2122.6(B), 2123,
2124.1 n.27, 2125 n.28
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (2d ed. 1984):
Introduction at 4
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (2d ed. 1988):
Introduction at 4, 1106.6
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (2d ed. 1998):
Introduction at 4
U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (3d ed. 2020):
1106.6, 1802.8(A)(4), 2115.4(A)(1) n.13, 2115.5(G) n.17, 2116.2(B) n.18, 2116.5(A)
n.20, 2116.5(B)(2) n.21, 2116.5(B)(3) n.22, 2121.4(A), 2126 n.29
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, STUDY No. 3: THE MEANING OF "WRITINGS" IN THE COPYRIGHT CLAUSE OF
THE CONSTITUTION (1956): 2114 n.4
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, STUDY No. 12: JOINT OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHTS (1958): Chapter
2100 Part VIII (definition of "Unitary work")
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, STUDY No. 31: RENEWAL OF COPYRIGHT (1960): Chapter 2100 Part
VIII (definition of "Published Collection")
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, COPYRIGHT OFFICE STUDY No. 28, COPYRIGHT IN CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS
(1961): 805.2(C), 805.2(D), 805.2(F), 805.3(B), 805.3(C), 805.4(B), 805.5(B),
805.5(B)(1), 805.5(B)(2), 805.5(B)(3), 805.8(D), 806.2(D), 2122.3
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS ON THE GENERAL REVISION OF
THE U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW 17 (COMM. PRINT 1961): 805.2(D), 924
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REPORT TO THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS BY THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
(1966): 313.2
Best Edition of Published Copyrighted Works for the Collections of the Library of Congress (Circular 7B): 904, 1010.2, 1504, 1509.1, 1509.2, 1509.2(A)(2)(b), 1509.2(B)(2), 1509.2(C)(2), 1509.2(D)(2), 1509.2(F)(2)(a), 1509.3, 1511.1
Calculating Fees for Recording Documents and Notices of Termination in the Copyright Office (Circular 12A): 2309.11(B), 2310.7(D)
The Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the Copyright Office (Circular 23): 2113, 2122.1(C), 2406.1
Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code (Circular 92): Chapter 3, note 7: 2102
Copyright Notice (Circular 3): 2114 n.3
Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works (Circular 55): 808.10(G)(2)(d)
Copyright Registration for Secure Tests and Test Items (Circular 64): 1509.1(J), 1509.1(N)
Copyright Restoration Under the URAA (Circular 38B): 2007.1, 2301
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (Circular 22): 2113, 2122.1(C), 2406.1
How to Obtain and Maintain a Copyright Office Deposit Account (Circular 5): 1312.8
International Copyright Conventions (1977) (Circular 38): 2122.5(C), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of 'Pan-American Conventions')
International Copyright Relations of the United States (Circular 38A): 2004, 2004.1, 2004.2
The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office (Circular 75): Glossary (definition of 'Licensing Division')
Limitations on the Information and Services Provided by the Copyright Office (Circular 17): 2405.2
Obtaining Access to and Copies of Copyright Records and Deposits (Circular 6): 2406.1
Special Handling (Circular 10): 1215
Using the Single Application (Circular 11): 1405.1
Understanding the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act: 2004.1
U.S. Copyright Office, United States Copyright Relations of Current Interest (1960): 2118, 2122.5(C), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definitions of “Geneva Phonogram Convention” and “U.C.C. country”)
Inspection and Copying of Records and Other Documents, 32 Fed. Reg. 9314 (June 30, 1967): Introduction at 4
Motion Picture Soundtracks, 40 Fed. Reg. 12,500 (Mar. 19, 1975): 808.4(J), 808.10(F), 2122.6(C), Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Motion Picture”)
Filing of Agreements Between Copyright Owners and Public Broadcasting Entities, Termination of Transfers and Licenses Covering the Extended Renewal Terms, etc., 41 Fed. Reg. 221 (Nov. 15, 1976): 2310.10.
Termination of Transfers and Licenses Covering the Extended Renewal Term, 42 Fed. Reg. 45,916 (Sept. 13, 1977): 2310.4(B)(1), 2310.4(D)(1), 2310.4(D)(2)
Application for Registration of Claim to Copyright Under Revised Copyright Act, 42 Fed. Reg. 48,944 (Sept. 26, 1977): 502, 510, 510.2, 619.7, 619.11, 1106.1(E), 1803
Deposit Requirements: Proposed Rulemaking, 42 Fed. Reg. 59,302 (Nov. 16, 1977): 1509.2(A)(2)(b)
Corrections and Amplifications of Copyright Registrations; Import Statements; and Recordation of Documents, 43 Fed. Reg. 771 (Jan. 4, 1978): 1802.7(B), 1802.9(E)
Part 202 – Registration of Claims to Copyright, 43 Fed. Reg. 763 (Jan. 4, 1978): 1105.1
Part 202 – Registration of Claims to Copyright, 43 Fed. Reg. 965 (Jan. 5, 1978): 404, 405, 510, 1106.6, 1110.2
Deposit Requirements; Motion Pictures, 43 Fed. Reg. 12,320 (Mar. 24, 1978): 1509.2(F)(4)
Part 202 – Registration of Claims to Copyright, Deposit Requirements, 43 Fed. Reg. 41,975 (Sept. 19, 1978): 1508.8(C), 1509.1(D), 1509.1(E), 1509.3(A)(7), 1509.3(B)(2)
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Notice of Termination of Inquiry Regarding Blank Forms, 45 Fed. Reg. 63,297 (Sept. 24, 1980): 313.4(G), 906.6, 921
Policy Decision Regarding Immediate Cancellation of Registration in Uncollectible Check Cases, 46 Fed. Reg. 30,221 (June 5, 1981): 1807.4(B)
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Notice of Termination of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Registration of Claims to Copyright in the Graphic Elements involved in the
Design of Books and Other Printed Publications, 46 Fed. Reg. 30,651 (June 10, 1981): 707.3, 1007.4
Policy Decision Announcing Fee for Special Handling of Applications for Copyright Registration, 47 Fed. Reg. 19,254 (May 4, 1982): 623.1, 623.6
Notice of Inquiry Deposit of Computer Programs and Other Works Containing Trade Secrets, 48 Fed. Reg. 22,951 (May 23, 1983): 1509.1(F)(4)(a)
Compendium of Copyright Office Practices, 49 Fed. Reg. 23,125 (June 4, 1984): Introduction at 4
Policy Decision Announcing an Increase in the Fee for Special Handling of Applications for Copyright Registration, 49 Fed. Reg. 39,741 (Oct. 10, 1984): 623.7
Cancellation of Completed Registrations, 50 Fed. Reg. 33,065 (Aug. 16, 1985): 1807.4, 1807.4(B)
Cancellation of Completed Registrations, 50 Fed. Reg. 40,833 (Oct. 7, 1985): 1807.1, 1808
Policy Decision Fixing Fees for the Special Handling of Import Statements and Documents, 50 Fed. Reg. 46,206 (Nov. 6, 1985): 623.1, 623.2
Registration of Claims to Copyright; Deposit Requirements for Computer Programs Containing Trade Secrets, 51 Fed. Reg. 34,667 (Sept. 30, 1986): 1509.1(F)(4)(a)
Operating Guidelines Regarding the Child Protection Act; Public Availability, 52 Fed. Reg. 10,177 (Mar. 30, 1987): 315
Copyright Registration for Colorized Versions of Black and White Motion Pictures, 52 Fed. Reg. 23,443 (June 22, 1987): 313.4(K), 808.8(E), 906.3
Compendium of Copyright Office Practices, 53 Fed. Reg. 20,392 (June 3, 1988): Introduction at 4
Registration Decision: Registration and Deposit of Computer Screen Displays, 53 Fed. Reg. 21,817 (June 10, 1988): 721.7, 721.10(A), 721.10(B), 1509.1(F)(6)
Policy Decision on Copyrightability of Digitized Typefaces, 53 Fed. Reg. 38,110 (Sept. 29, 1988): 313.4(F), 716
Registration of Claims to Copyright Deposit Requirements for Computer Programs Containing Trade Secrets and for Computer Screen Displays, 54 Fed. Reg. 13,173 (Mar. 31, 1989): 721.7, 1509.1(F)(1), 1509.1(F)(4)(a), 1509.1(F)(4)(d), 1509.1(F)(4)(e), 1509.1(F)(6)
Registration of Claims to Copyright, Registration and Deposit of Databases, 54 Fed. Reg. 13,177 (Mar. 31, 1989): 1112, 1112.1, 1112.2, 1112.7, 1112.7(A)
Registration of Claims to Copyright; Mandatory Deposit of Machine-Readable Copies, 54 Fed. Reg. 42,295 (Oct. 16, 1989): 1509.1(F)(5)
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Group Registration of Serials, 55 Fed. Reg. 50,556 (Dec. 7, 1990): 1105.3, 1107
Policy Decision: Revised Special Handling Procedures, 56 Fed. Reg. 37,528 (Aug. 7, 1991): 623.1, 623.2, 623.6, 623.7
General Provisions—Registry of Visual Art Incorporated in Buildings, 56 Fed. Reg. 38,340 (Aug. 13, 1991): 2314.4, 2314.5
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Deposit of CD-ROM Format, 56 Fed. Reg. 47,402 (Sept. 19, 1991): 1509.1(F)(5)
General Provisions—Registry of Documents Pertaining to Computer Shareware and the Donation of Public Domain Software, 56 Fed. Reg. 50,657 (Oct. 8, 1991): 2313.1, 2313.3
Registrability of Costume Designs, 56 Fed. Reg. 56,530 (Nov. 5, 1991): 911, 925.1
Registrability of Computer Programs that Generate Typefaces, 57 Fed. Reg. 6201 (Feb. 21, 1992): 313.3(D), 723
General Provisions—Computer Shareware Registry, 58 Fed. Reg. 29,105 (May 19, 1993): 2313.1, 2313.2, 2313.3
Copyright Restoration of Certain Motion Pictures in Accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement: List of Titles for Which Statements of Intent to Restore Copyright Were Received, 60 Fed. Reg. 8252 (Feb. 13, 1995): 808.10(J)(2)
Proclamation No. 6780, 60 Fed. Reg. 15,844 (Mar. 27, 1995): 1204.4
Registration of Claims to Copyright; Group Registration of Daily Newsletters, 60 Fed. Reg. 15,874 (Mar. 28, 1995): 1109
Modification of Appeal Procedure, 60 Fed. Reg. 21,983 (May 4, 1995): Introduction at 4
Restoration of Certain Berne and WTO Works, 60 Fed. Reg. 50,414 (Sept. 29, 1995): 2007.2(A)(1), 2007.2(A)(4)
Change in Procedure for Recording Certain Multiple Title Documents, 63 Fed. Reg. 23,475 (Apr. 29, 1998): Introduction at 4
Fees, 63 Fed. Reg. 43,426 (Aug. 13, 1998): 2309.3(A)
Corrections and Amplifications of Copyright Registrations; Applications for Supplementary Registration, 63 Fed. Reg. 59,235 (Nov. 3, 1998): 618.1, 621.3, 1802.6(F)
Registration of Claims to Copyright; Group Registration of Daily Newsletters, 64 Fed. Reg. 29,522 (June 1, 1999): 1109
Registration of Claims to Copyright, Group Registration of Photographs, 65 Fed. Reg. 26,162 (May 5, 2000): 1114.5
Registration of Claims to Copyright, 65 Fed. Reg. 41,508 (July 5, 2000): 618.8(I)
Notice of Termination, 66 Fed. Reg. 22,139 (May 3, 2001): 2310.4(A)
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Group Registration of Contributions to Periodicals, 67 Fed. Reg. 10,329 (Mar. 7, 2002): 1110
New Procedure for Courier Deliveries, 68 Fed. Reg. 70,039 (Dec. 16, 2003): 623.5(C)
Notice of New Copyright Office Seal, 68 Fed. Reg. 71,171 (Dec. 22, 2003): 101.4, 2409
U.S. Copyright Office, “Work Made for Hire” under the 1909 Copyright Law (2005): Chapter 2100 Part VIII (definition of “Work made for hire”)
Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, 70 Fed. Reg. 42,286 (July 22, 2005): 1602, 1603, 1603.1, 1603.4, 1604.1, 1604.2, 1605, 1606, 1606.2, 1606.7, 1607, 1608, 1612
Recordation of Documents, 70 Fed. Reg. 44,049 (Aug. 1, 2005): 2309.9(E)
Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, 70 Fed. Reg. 61,905 (Oct. 27, 2005): 1602, 1603, 1603.1, 1604.1, 1606, 1606.1, 1606.3, 1606.6(C), 1606.9, 1608
Fees, 71 Fed. Reg. 15,368 (Mar. 28, 2006): 2007.2
Correction of Errors in Certificates of Registration of Vessel Hull Designs, 71 Fed. Reg. 46,402 (Aug. 14, 2006): 1802.4
Online Registration of Claims to Copyright, 72 Fed. Reg. 36,883 (July 6, 2007): 618.8(A), 621.9
Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims, 74 Fed. Reg. 39,900 (Aug. 10, 2009): 623.1, 623.2
Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online, 75 Fed. Reg. 3863 (Jan. 25, 2010): 1110.1, 1511.2(E), 1511.6
Registration of Claims to Copyright, 76 Fed. Reg. 4072 (Jan. 24, 2011): 727.3, 1112.5, 1112.7(B), 1509.1(G)(3)
Deposit Requirements for Registration of Automated Databases That Predominantly Consist of Photographs, 76 Fed. Reg. 5106 (Jan. 28, 2011): 1112.7(B), 1509.1(G)(3)
Gap in Termination Provisions, 76 Fed. Reg. 32,316 (June 6, 2011): 2310.3(C)(3)
Copyright Office Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 18,742 (Mar. 28, 2012): 1708.1
Registration of Copyright: Definition of Claimant, 77 Fed. Reg. 29,257 (May 17, 2012): 402, 404, 405, 407, 619.7, 619.9, 624.2(C)
Registration of Claims to Copyright, 77 Fed. Reg. 37,605 (June 22, 2012): 307, 311.1, 312.1, 313.3, 313.4(G), 503.1(C), 710, 805.4(B), 805.5(B), 805.5(B)(3), 805.7, 805.8(C), 805.8(D), 806.5(B), 806.6(B), 806.7, 915
Deposit Requirements for Registration of Automated Databases that Predominantly Consist of Photographs, 77 Fed. Reg. 40,268 (July 9, 2012): 1112
Registration of Claims to Copyright: Group Registration of Serial Issues Filed Electronically, 77 Fed. Reg. 66,920 (Nov. 8, 2012): 1107
Single Application Option, 78 Fed. Reg. 38,843 (June 28, 2013): 1405, 1405.3
Changes to Recordation Practices, 79 Fed. Reg. 41,470 (July 16, 2014): 2309.13, 2309.14
Changes to Recordation Practices, 79 Fed. Reg. 55,633 (Sept. 17, 2014): 2309.13, 2309.13(C)
Fees for Submitting Corrected Electronic Title Appendices, 79 Fed. Reg. 68,622 (Nov. 18, 2014): 2309.13(C)
Removal of Personally Identifiable Information from Registration Records, 81 Fed. Reg. 63,440 (Sept. 15, 2016): 1805.1(A), 1805.1(B)
Group Registration of Contributions to Periodicals, 81 Fed. Reg. 86,634 (Dec. 1, 2016): 619.13(Q), 1105.4, 1110, 1110.1, 1110.2, 1110.5, 1110.6, 1110.7(B)
Group Registration of Photographs, 81 Fed. Reg. 86,643 (Dec. 1, 2016): 727.3, 1105.4, 1112.3, 1112.7(B), 1114, 1117
Supplementary Registration, 81 Fed. Reg. 86,656 (Dec. 1, 2016): 210, 1802.1, 1802.2, 1802.3, 1802.4, 1802.8, 1802.8(A), 1802.8(A)(3), 1802.9(A), 1802.9(C), 1802.9(F), 1804, 2131
Removal of Personally Identifiable Information From Registration Records, 82 Fed. Reg. 9004 (Feb. 2, 2017): 205, 622.2, 622.4, 1804
Supplementary Registration, 82 Fed. Reg. 27,424 (June 15, 2017): 1802.4, 1802.8, 1802.8(A), 1802.8(B)
Group Registration of Contributions to Periodicals, 82 Fed. Reg. 29,410 (June 29, 2017): 1110, 1110.1, 1110.5, 1110.7
Simplifying Deposit Requirements for Certain Literary Works and Musical Compositions, 82 Fed. Reg. 38,859 (Aug. 16, 2017): 712.1, 1509.1(A), 1509.1(B), 1509.1(C), 1509.2(A)(2)(b), 1510.1, 1511.8(A)
Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, 82 Fed. Reg. 45,625 (Sept. 29, 2017): 1103.1(A), 1103.1(C)
Group Registration of Unpublished Works, 82 Fed. Reg. 47,415 (Oct. 12, 2017): 1106, 1106.1, 1106.1(A), 1106.1(C), 1106.1(D), 1106.1(E), 1106.6
Group Registration of Newspapers, 82 Fed. Reg. 51,369 (Nov. 6, 2017): 1105.4, 1108, 1108.1, 1108.2, 1108.2(B), 1108.2(C), 1108.2(D), 1108.5(A)(1), 1108.5(A)(2), 1108.5(A)(3), 1108.5(A)(4), 1108.5(B), 1108.6, 1108.6(A), 1108.6(D)
Secure Tests, 82 Fed. Reg. 52,224 (Nov. 13, 2017): 1105.4
Group Registration of Photographs, 83 Fed. Reg. 2542 (January 18, 2018): 1114
Group Registration of Newspapers, 83 Fed. Reg. 4144 (Jan. 30, 2018): 1108
Streamlining the Single Application and Clarifying Eligibility Requirements, 83 Fed. Reg. 5227 (Feb. 6, 2018): 624.2, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1405.1, 1405.2, 1405.3
Group Registration of Serials, 83 Fed. Reg. 22,896 (May 17, 2018): 1107.2(D), 1107.6, 1107.6(E), 1107.6(F), 1107.7
Group Registration of Newsletters, 83 Fed. Reg. 22,902 (May 17, 2018): 1109, 1109.2(A), 1109.2(B), 1109.5(D), 1109.6, 1109.6(G), 1109.7
Group Registration of Newsletters and Serials, 83 Fed. Reg. 61,546 (Nov. 30, 2018): 1107, 1107.2(D), 1107.6(E), 1109, 1109.6
Simplifying Copyright Registration for Architectural Works, 83 Fed. Reg. 66,182 (Dec. 26, 2018): 926.3
Streamlining the Single Application and Clarifying Eligibility Requirements, 83 Fed. Reg. 66,627 (Dec. 27, 2018): 1405
Group Registration of Unpublished Works, 84 Fed. Reg. 3693 (Feb. 13, 2019): 1106, 1106.6
Group Registration of Newspapers, 84 Fed. Reg. 3698 (Feb. 13, 2019): 1108
Architectural Works, 84 Fed. Reg. 16,784 (Apr. 23, 2019): 926.3
Group Registration of Newspapers, 84 Fed. Reg. 60,917 (Nov. 12, 2019): 1108
Group Registration of Serials, 84 Fed. Reg. 60,918 (Nov. 12, 2019): 1107.2(D)
Copyright Office Fees, 85 Fed. Reg. 9374 (Feb. 19, 2020): 1508.2
Group Registration of Short Online Literary Works, 85 Fed. Reg. 37,341 (June 22, 2020): 1105.4
4 MELVILLE & DAVID NIMMER, NIMMER ON COPYRIGHT §13.03[A][1][c] (2013): 310.4
BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY (9th ed. 2009): Glossary (definitions of 'Exclusive license' and 'Nonexclusive license')
Benuto Cellini, Gold Salt (circa 1540-1543), cited in Brief for Respondents, Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 201 (1954) (No. 228) (reproduction from MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, ART TREASURES FROM THE VIENNA COLLECTIONS, Plate XXXVIII (1949)): 925.1
Ann Hutchinson Guest, CHOREO-GRAPHICS: A COMPARISON OF DANCE NOTATION SYSTEMS FROM THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (1989): 805.3(D)(1)
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON NEW TECHNOLOGICAL USES OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS, FINAL REPORT (1979): 721.1
U.S. Design Patent No. 16,728, cited in L. Batlin & Son v. Snyder, 536 F.2d 486 (2d. Cir. 1976): 925.1