Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 98 pages of information about Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office.

Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 98 pages of information about Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office.

    (4) Deposit.

(i) General.  The deposit for a work registered as a restored work under the amended section 104A, except for those works listed in paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) through (iv) of this section, should consist of one copy or phonorecord which best represents the copyrightable content of the restored work.  In descending order of preference, the deposit should be: 

    (A) The work as first published;

    (B) A reprint or re-release of the work as first published;

(C) A photocopy or identical reproduction of the work as first published; or

(D) A revised version which includes a substantial amount of the copyrightable content of the restored work with an indication in writing of the percentage of the restored work appearing in the revision.

(ii) Previously registered works.  No deposit is needed for works previously registered in the Copyright Office.

(iii) Works embodied solely in machine-readable format.  For works embodied only in machine-readable formats, the deposit requirements are as follows: 

(A) One machine-readable copy and a descriptive statement of the work; or

(B) Representative excerpts of the work, such as printouts; or, if the claim extends to audiovisual elements in the work, a videotape of what appears on the screen.

(iv) Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works.  With the exception of 3-dimensional works of art, the general deposit preferences specified under paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this section shall govern.  For 3- dimensional works of art, the preferred deposit is one or more photographs of the work, preferably in color.

(v) Special relief.  An applicant who is unable to submit any of the preferred deposits may seek an alternative deposit under special relief (37 CFR 202.20(d)).  In such a case, the applicant should indicate in writing why the deposit preferences cannot be met, and submit alternative identifying materials clearly showing some portion of the copyrightable contents of the restored work which is the subject of registration.

(vi) Motion pictures.  If the deposit is a film print (16 or 35 mm), the applicant should contact the Performing Arts Section of the Examining Division for delivery instructions.  The telephone number is:  (202) 707-6040; the telefax number is:  (202) 707-1236.

(5) Group registration.  Copyright claims in more than one restored work may be registered as a group in the following circumstances: 

(i) Single series title.  Works published under a single series title in multiple episodes, installments, or issues during the same calendar year may be registered as a group, provided the owner of U.S. rights is the same for all episodes, installments, or issues.  The Form GATT should be used and the number of episodes or installments should be indicated in the title line.  The filing fee for registering a group of such works is $20.  In general, the

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