As a general rule, the information that the applicant provides in the Author Created field should be identical to the information that the applicant provides in the New Material Included field. Likewise, the information that the applicant provides in the Nature of Authorship space should be identical to the information that the applicant provides in space 6(b).
For guidance in completing the New Material Included field and space 6(b), see Sections 621.8(C).
621.8(B) Identifying Unclaimable Material That Should Be Excluded from the Claim
If the applicant intends to register a work that contains an appreciable amount of unclaimable material, the applicant should exclude that material from the claim.
When completing an online application the applicant should identify the unclaimable material by checking one or more of the boxes that appear on the Limitation of Claim screen in the field marked Material Excluded that accurately describe the previously published material, previously registered material, public domain material, or separately owned material that appears in the work. The options for each type of work are listed below:
Literary Works
- Text
- Artwork
- Photographs
- Compilation
- Computer program
Works of the Visual Arts
- Text
- 2-D artwork
- Photograph(s)
- Jewelry design
- Architectural work
- Sculpture
- Technical drawing
- Map
Works of the Performing Arts
- Lyrics
- Music
- Musical arrangement
- Text (screenplay, scripts, other)
Sound Recordings
- Sound recording
- Production
- Performance
