Glossary Guide

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Section 601 of the 1976 Copyright Act, which was repealed by the Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010.…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