2116.4(B) Works Manufactured by Other Processes
When the applicant asserts that a work was manufactured by other processes and it appears the work may not have fully complied with the manufacturing requirements, the U.S. Copyright Office will require additional information about the manufacturing processes to determine whether the work secured the full original term of copyright in the United States. If such information cannot be provided, renewal registration may be refused.
2116.5 Deposit Information
This space of Form RE/Addendum describes the material deposited for registration of published works that were not registered for the original term. Renewal registration is generally dependent on the availability of a complete copy or phonorecord of the work as first published.
2116.5(A) Deposit Requirement
The deposit requirement for renewal registration of published works that were not registered for the original term is one complete copy or phonorecord of the best edition as first published. 22 For example, if a book was first published in a hardcover edition, a motion picture distributed in 35mm format, a sound recording released on an LP vinyl disk, a newspaper sold in print form, a complete copy in that format, including any packaging such as a dust cover, liner notes, and artwork is required. This requirement applies to U.S. works and works of foreign origin.
Exception: For information regarding the deposit requirements for renewal claims in contributions first published in a periodical or collection and separate works or elements of authorship in a larger work, see Section 2116.5(C).
22 The Copyright Act of 1909 provided for the first time that copyright could be secured by the act of publication with notice, after which it required "prompt" deposit of "two complete copies of the best edition thereof then published" for U.S. works and "one complete copy of the best edition then published" for works of foreign origin. To register a work for the original term, the Office required two complete copies of the best edition then published for U.S. works, and one complete copy of the best edition so published for works of foreign origin if a registration fee was paid, or two such copies if a catalog card was submitted in lieu of the fee. This policy seeks to meet both the basic registration requirement and the Library of Congress's best edition criteria, while minimizing the impact of the deposit requirement on renewal registration of works that may be difficult to obtain or provide.
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