Category: copyright

An agreement which, in part restores copyright protection for certain foreign works that have lost copyright in the United States. The loss of copyright would have occurred for one of the following reasons: Failure to comply with certain “formalities” of United States law. These formalities include: i. publication without notice prior to March 1, 1989.… Continue reading General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“GATT”)

An abbreviation for “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.”

A paper application used to register architectural works and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including two-dimensional or three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints or art reproductions, maps, and technical drawings.

A paper application used to register a nondramatic literary work, such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, an individual article, a textbook, a reference work, a directory, a catalog, advertising copy, a compilation of information, a computer program, a textual work made available online, or a database.

A paper application used to register works that contain sound recording authorship. An applicant should use Form SR if the work contains sound recording authorship and if the applicant intends to register that element of the work (even if the work also contains other types of authorship, such as music or lyrics). If the applicant… Continue reading Form SR

A paper application used to register a group of related serials.

A paper application used to register a single issue of a published or unpublished serial.

A paper application used to register certain types of works of the performing arts, namely musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes, choreographic works, motion pictures, and other audiovisual works.

A continuation sheet used only in conjunction with Form MW.

A paper application used to register a mask work fixed in a semiconductor chip product under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984.