“‘Sound recordings’ are works that result from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, but not…
A document generated by the U.S. Copyright Office’s electronic registration system. If the applicant submits a physical copy of a…
series of musical, spoken, or other sounds connotes a temporal succession of sounds rather than simultaneous sounds, such as those…
“A ‘semiconductor chip product’ is the final or intermediate form of any product— (A) having two or more layers of…
Content generated by a computer program that appears on a computer screen.
A stock character, setting, or event that is common to a particular subject matter or medium. Standard expressions that necessarily…
In certain circumstances, the U.S. Copyright Office may register a claim under the Rule of Doubt if the registration specialist…
A Board consisting of the Register of Copyrights and the General Counsel of the Copyright Office (or their respective designees)…