COPYRIGHT
OFFICE
PRACTICES
OFFICE
PRACTICES
2-145
Ch. 2.4
2.4.3
2.4.3
2.4.3.
Only Non-dramatic Textual Works Registrable in Class C.
(cont'd)
(cont'd)
I.
Dramatic material. (cont'd)
b.
(cont'd)
Example:
The script for a commercial film sound track consisting mainly of straight narration, but including two short dramatic scenes.
II.
Copy deposited should be a textual Manuscript.
a.
As a rule the copy deposited for registration in Class C should be a manuscript containing the complete text of the work as it has been, or is expected to be, delivered. A mere outline or collection of notes is not registrable in Class C (see item 2.4.4.11.a., below).
b.
A sound recording of a work prepared for oral delivery is not acceptable for registration in Class C. When a sound recording is deposited, the Office will reject the claim but point out to the applicant the possibility of writing out the text in manuscript form and then making registration on the basis of
the manuscript . (As to the problem of the sale of recordings as publication, see item 3·l·3·IV.)c.
Where the copy deposited consists of Class C material combined with other material, the practice to follow depends upon the nature of the other material.
1.
Where the other material, while registrable in unpublished form, cannot be considered an actual part of the work prepared for oral delivery, separate registrations will be suggested.
Example
The text of a television commercial advertising electrical appliances, and some unpublished drawings intended to be used in magazine advertisements of the appliances.
[1973]