Copyright

Mask work

“A ‘mask work’ is a series of related images, however fixed or encoded — (A) having or representing the predetermined,…

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Manufacturing clause

Section 601 of the 1976 Copyright Act, which was repealed by the Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010.…

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Mandatory deposit copy

A deposit copy sent to the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to Section 407 of the Copyright Act. Section 407 provides…

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Literary works

“‘Literary works’ are works, other than audiovisual works, expressed in words, numbers, or other verbal or numerical symbols or indicia,…

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LIT

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

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Limitation of claim

The portion of the application that identifies copyrightable material that has been excluded from the claim. It is typically used…

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Licensing Division

The Licensing Division in the U.S. Copyright Office administers certain statutory licenses set forth in the Copyright Act. The Division…

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License

An agreement by which a party grants another party one or more rights (but fewer than all rights), usually limited…

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Joint work

“A ‘joint work’ is a work prepared by two or more authors with the intention that their contributions be merged…

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International Standard Serial Number (“ISSN”)

A unique identifier assigned to a serial publication by national centers under the auspices of the ISSN network. The U.S.…

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