Tag: Glossary Guide

An abbreviation for the U.S. Copyright Office’s “Public Information Office.”

An abbreviation for the U.S. Copyright Office’s “Office of Public Information and Education.”

“‘Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works’ include two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints and art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, diagrams, models, and technical drawings, including architectural plans. Such works shall include works of artistic craftsmanship insofar as their form but not their mechanical or utilitarian aspects are concerned; the design… Continue reading Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works

“‘Phonorecords’ are material objects in which sounds, other than those accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work, are fixed by any method now known or later developed, and from which the sounds can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. The term ‘phonorecords’ includes… Continue reading Phonorecords

“To ‘perform’ a work means to recite, render, play, dance, or act it, either directly or by means of any device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show its images in any sequence or to make the sounds accompanying it audible.” 17 U.S.C. § 101.

The art of imitating, presenting, or acting out situations, characters, or events through the use of physical gestures and bodily movements.

An abbreviation for the “Performing Arts Division” of the U.S. Copyright Office.

The database posted on the U.S. Copyright Office’s website containing records relating to registrations and document recordations issued after 1978. Also known as the Public Catalog.

An abbreviation for the U.S. Copyright Office’s “Office of the General Counsel.”

“An official certification is a certification, by the appropriate Government official, that the original of the document is on file in a public office and that the reproduction is a true copy of the original.” 37 C.F.R. § 201.4(a)(3)(ii) (italics omitted).