Glossary Guide

Identifying material (“ID material”)

An alternative deposit copy permitted or required under U.S. Copyright Office regulations for registration, such as photographs submitted in lieu…

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ID material

An abbreviation for “identifying material.”

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Group registration

An option for registering a group of works with one application, one filing fee, and one set of deposit copies.…

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GATT registration

Registrations that cover copyright claims in a work in which U.S. copyright was restored under the 1994 Uruguay Round Agreements…

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“GATT”)

An agreement which, in part restores copyright protection for certain foreign works that have lost copyright in the United States.…

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GATT

An abbreviation for “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.”

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Form VA

A paper application used to register architectural works and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including two-dimensional or three-dimensional works of…

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Form TX

A paper application used to register a nondramatic literary work, such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, an individual article, a textbook,…

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Form SR

A paper application used to register works that contain sound recording authorship. An applicant should use Form SR if the…

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Form SE/GROUP

A paper application used to register a group of related serials.

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