Glossary Guide

Scènes à faire

A stock character, setting, or event that is common to a particular subject matter or medium. Standard expressions that necessarily…

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Rule of Doubt

In certain circumstances, the U.S. Copyright Office may register a claim under the Rule of Doubt if the registration specialist…

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RRCS

An abbreviation for the U.S. Copyright Office’s “Records Research and Certification Section.”

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Review Board (also referred to as the “Board”)

A Board consisting of the Register of Copyrights and the General Counsel of the Copyright Office (or their respective designees)…

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Request for reconsideration

A request for reconsideration to the Registration Program Office or a request for reconsideration to the Review Board is an…

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Renewal claim

An assertion of ownership for the second term of copyright in a work of authorship originally published or registered under…

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Remitter

The party who submits a document to the U.S. Copyright Office for recordatio

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Registration specialists

Members of the U.S. Copyright Office’s Registration Program who are responsible for examining claims to copyright.

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Registration materials

A public record maintained by the U.S. Copyright Office. It includes all the materials that an applicant submits to the…

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Registration

“‘Registration,’ for purposes of Sections 205(c)(2), 405, 406, 410(d), 411, 412, and 506(e) [of the 1976 Act] means a registration…

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