Glossary Guide

EDR

An abbreviation for “effective date of registration.”

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Document pertaining to copyright

“A document shall be considered to ‘pertain to a copyright’ if it has a direct or indirect relationship to the…

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Display

“To ‘display’ a work means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide,…

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Derivative work

“A ‘derivative work’ is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization,…

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Deposit copy

A physical or electronic embodiment of a work. A deposit copy may be on or in various media (e.g., paper,…

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Deposit account

A standing account with the U.S. Copyright Office from which customers can draw funds to pay for services provided by…

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De minimis

A legal term that is based on the Latin phrase “de minimis non curat lex,” which means “the law does…

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Date of recordation

1) For the recordation of transfers of copyright ownership and other documents pertaining to copyright under Section 205 of Title…

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Database

For purposes of copyright registration, a database is defined as a compilation of digital information comprised of data, information, abstracts,…

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Created

“A work is ‘created’ when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time; where a work…

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