Copyright

Best edition

“The ‘best edition’ of a work is the edition, published in the United States at any time before the date…

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Berne Convention

An international treaty, the “Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works,” to protect literary and artistic works signed…

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Basic registration

A registration issued on or after January 1, 1978.

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Authorship statement

The portion of the application that describes the copyrightable material created by the author named in the application. In the…

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Author Created

The portion of the online application that identifies the copyrightable material created by the author named in the application. In…

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Authorized agent

Any person entitled to act on behalf of an author, a copyright claimant, or an owner of one or more…

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Audiovisual work

“‘Audiovisual works’ are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by…

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Architectural work

“An ‘architectural work’ is the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building,…

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Applicant

The party who submits an application to the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Anonymous work

“An ‘anonymous work’ is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author.”…

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