Compendium of US Copyright Office Practices (1973)

by US Copyright Office

For other versions of this work, see Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices.

Copyright Office

Library of Congress

Washington, D. C. 20559

COMPENDIUM OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE

PRACTICES

1973 Revisions

INSTRUCTIONS:

The attached revised pages are replacements for those in the Compendium having corre­sponding numbers, or additional pages to be placed in appropriate numerical sequence. Each of the attached pages is marked with the identifying date of this revision, thus: [1973]

Particular attention is called to the following new additions to Chapter 2:

Part 2.8WORKS OF ART (CLASS G)

Part 2.11PHOTOGRAPHS (CLASS J)

List of replacement and new pages:

Title page
Foreword (iii)
Preface (iv)
Table of contents (v and vi)
2-121 through 2-130 (replaces pages 2-1 through 2-10)
2-141 through 2-150 (replaces pages 2-11 through 2-20)
2-181 through 2-201 (replaces pages 2-21 through 2-42)
2-271 through 2-299
2-421 through 2-447
2-571 through 2-580 (replaces pages 2-43 through 2-52)
3-1
3-2
3-9
3-10
4-9
4-10
5-13
5-14
7-5
7-6
12-5
12-6
12-9
12-10
8-l
8-1A
8-1B
8-2
8-11 through 8-16
8-19
8-19a
8-52 through 8-73
8-98
8-99
8-128 through 8-135
INDEX (Pages 1 through 43)

COMPENDIUM

of

COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES

(As of July 1, 1973)

Compendium of

Copyright Office Practices

FOREWORD

The Copyright Office has made available to the its administrative staff manual known as the "Compendium of Copyright Office Practices." This step was taken pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552). Accordingly, the Regulations of the Copyright Office [37 C.F.R., ch. II (24 F.R. 4955)] were amended, effective July 4, 1967, to provide in Section 201.2(b)(3):

The Copyright Office maintains an administrative staff manual referred to as its "Compendium of Office Practices, II and an index to the manual, for the general guidance of its staff in making registrations and recording documents. The manual and index, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are available in the Copyright Office for public inspection and copying.

Although previously available for inspection and copying, it was not until the July 1970 edition that the Compendium was published through the Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office.

The Compendium has not yet been completed and does not cover all aspects of Copyright Office work. Additional portions will be issued as they are completed, and amendments and supplements will be issued from time to time. These changes will be published in the form of additional or replacement pages of this looseleaf publication.

REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

PREFACE

This Compendium is an Office manual intended primarily for the use of the staff of the Copyright Office as a general guide to its operating problems and practices.

It is important to note that the Compendium is not a book of "rules" to be followed. Similarly, it is not a set of ready-made answers to questions arising in cases encountered in daily work.

The Compendium is a condensed digest of Office practices in individual cases representing common fact situations. It is a guide to general precedents and no more. Since the statements of practice in the Compendium are necessarily simplified, they cannot cover every situation that may arise. Each new case presented to the Office involves its own facts which may require special analysis.

The practices of the Copyright Office are subject to constant revision and modification in the light of new experience and continuing reappraisal. Accordingly, further additions, deletions, and other changes will be made from time to time. The Copyright Office will maintain a separate record of all material withdrawn from this volume as superseded.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
for
COMPENDIUM OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE PRACTICES

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				Page
		Preface		iii
Chapter 1	*[1]	Basic policies
Chapter 2		Copyrightable Matter
	*	2.1	In general
	*	2.2	Class A
		2.3	Class B (including BB)	2-121
		2.4	Class C	2-141
	*	2.5	Class D
		2.6	Class E	2-181
	*	2.7	Class F
	*	2.8	Class G	2-271
	*	2.9	Class H
	*	2.10	Class I
		2.11	Class J	2.421
	*	2.12	Class K (except KK)
	*	2.13	Class K (KK)
		2.14	Classes L and M	2-571
	*	2.15	Class N
Chapter 3		Publication		3-1
Chapter 4		Notice		4-1
Chapter 5		Deposit of Copies		5-1
Chapter 6		Manufacturing Clause		6-1
Chapter 7		Citizenship and Domicile of Author		7-1
Chapter 8		Works First Published Abroad		8-1
Chapter 9	*	Applications and Fees
Chapter 10	*	Registration Procedure
Chapter 11		Renewal Registration		11-1
Chapter 12		Assignments and Related Documents		12-1
Chapter 13		Notices of Use		13-1
Chapter 14	*	Office Records
Chapter 15		Certificates and Certification		15-1
Addendum		Supplementary Practices		S-1
Index

1. Asterisk indicates material to be prepared. Note: The page designations shown in the right-hand column consist of two numbers separated by a hyphen. The first number designates the chapter; the second number identifies the page within the chapter. (For example, the number "4-16" designates the sixteenth page in Chapter 4.)