Ch. 5.
5.2.2.
5.2.2.
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5.2.2
Published works.(cont'd)
3.
Exceptions to optional deposit:(cont'd)
(iii)
Works which the Copyright Office cannot adequately examine from photographs
(iv)
Two-dimensional works which are not impracticable of deposit because of their size, weight, fragility, or monetary value (e.g., textiles)
4.
Two sets of photographs or reproductions will be required whenever two copies of the work would ordinarily be deposited, and each set must be complete and identical.
5.
All photographs and reproductions of any one work shall be of equal size and must not be smaller than 5 × 7 inches or larger than 9 × 12 inches in dimension. The preferred size is 8 × 10 inches. Each photograph or reproduction, regardless of size, shall present the work in an image that is lifesize or larger; or, if smaller than lifesize, the image must be at least 4 inches in one of its dimensions.
6.
At least one corresponding photograph or reproduction in each set must show or bear an indication on the front or back thereof of the exact measurement of one dimension
of the work.7.
The copyright notice and its position on the work must be clearly visible on at least one corresponding photograph or reproduction in each set. In those cases where it is difficult or impossible to obtain a photograph properly showing the notice, the applicant may include in each set a drawing of the form of the notice showing it. exact appearance, its dimensions, and its specific position on the work. Such drawing shall be of the dimension as the submitted photographs.
