Glossary Guide

Form CO

Previously used to file claims to copyright, the fill-in Form CO had to be completed on a computer, printed, and…

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Form CA

A paper application used to submit an application for a supplementary registration for certain types of works. Specifically, Form CA…

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Form

A printed document designed and issued by the U.S. Copyright Office for use in applying for registration and requesting certain…

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Foreign work

A work that is not a United States work.

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Fixed

“A work is ‘fixed’ in a tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in a copy or phonorecord, by or…

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Filing fee

A nonrefundable charge for processing a registration or document recordation request.

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Exclusive rights

Any or all of the exclusive rights under Copyright Law, as set forth in Section 106 of the Copyright Act.…

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Exclusive license

An exclusive license is “a license that gives the licensee the sole right to perform the licensed act, often in…

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Eligible country

“The term ‘eligible country’ means a nation, other than the United States, that— Becomes a WTO member country after the…

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Effective Date of Registration (“EDR”)

“The effective date of a copyright registration is the day on which an application, deposit, and fee, which are later…

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