Copyright

Perform

“To ‘perform’ a work means to recite, render, play, dance, or act it, either directly or by means of any…

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Pantomime

The art of imitating, presenting, or acting out situations, characters, or events through the use of physical gestures and bodily…

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PA

An abbreviation for the “Performing Arts Division” of the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Online public record

The database posted on the U.S. Copyright Office’s website containing records relating to registrations and document recordations issued after 1978.…

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OGC

An abbreviation for the U.S. Copyright Office’s “Office of the General Counsel.”

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Official certification

“An official certification is a certification, by the appropriate Government official, that the original of the document is on file…

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Object code

A representation of a computer program that is written in a machine language consisting of binary code (i.e., ones and…

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Nonexclusive license

A nonexclusive license is “a license of intellectual property rights that gives the licensee a right to use, make, or…

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Nature of Authorship

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

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Motion pictures

“‘Motion pictures’ are audiovisual works consisting of a series of related images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression…

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