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| TEXT ADOPTED BY SENATE | TEXT OF EXISTING LAW | TEXT OF COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT |
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| § 101. Definitions | § 101. Definitions | |
| As used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: | As used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: | |
| An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. | An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. | |
| “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied. | “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied. | |
| The “best edition” of a work is the edition, published in the United States at any time before the date of deposit, that the Library of Congress determines to be most suitable for its purposes. | The “best edition” of a work is the edition, published in the United States at any time before the date of deposit, that the Library of Congress determines to be most suitable for its purposes. | |
| A person’s “children” are his immediate offspring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by him. | A person’s “children” are that person’s immediate off-spring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by that person. | |
| A “collective work” is a work, such as a periodical issue, anthology, or encyclopedia, in which a number of contributions, constituting separate and independent works in themselves, are assembled into a collective whole. | A “collective work” is a work, such as a periodical issue, anthology, or encyclopedia, in which a number of contributions, constituting separate and independent |
