For representative examples that demonstrate how to complete the Author Created field and the Nature of Authorship space in an application to register a contribution to a collective work, see Section 618.7(D).
618.7(B)(2) Registering a Collective Work and a Contribution to a Collective Work
If the author of the collective work created a contribution that appears within the collective work, the applicant may register that contribution together with the collective work by providing the following information in the online application:
- The applicant should provide the title of the collective work as the “Title of work being registered.” In addition, the applicant may provide the title of the contribution in the Contents Title field, although this is optional. For guidance on completing the Titles screen, see Sections 610.2 and 610.4.
- The applicant should assert a claim in the collective work as a whole using the procedure described in Section 618.7(A).
- The applicant should assert a claim in the contribution by checking one or more of the boxes in the Author Created field that accurately describe the contribution that the applicant intends to register. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Section 618.4(A).
If the contribution was created by an individual or entity other than the author of the collective work, the applicant may register that contribution together with the collective work, provided that the claimant owns the copyright in that contribution and the work was not previously published or registered. When completing the online application the applicant should provide the following information:
- The applicant should provide the title of the collective work as the “Title of work being registered.” For guidance on completing the Titles screen, see Section 610.2.
- The applicant should assert a claim in the collective work as a whole using the procedure described in Section 618.7(A).
- On the Authors screen the applicant should provide the name of the individual or entity that created the contribution in the field marked Individual Author or Organization. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Section 613.9.
- On the Authors screen the applicant should provide the title of the contribution in the field marked Author Created/Other. Currently, the total amount of text that may be provided in the Author Created/Other field is limited to 100 characters. If more space is required, the applicant should provide the additional information in the Note to Copyright Office field.
- On the Claimants screen the applicant should provide an appropriate transfer statement in the Transfer field that explains how the claimant obtained the
