- Music
- Lyrics
Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works
- Script/screenplay
- Preexisting music
- Preexisting footage
- Preexisting photographs
Single Issue of a Serial Publication
- Text
- Artwork
- Editing
- Translation
- Compilation
- Photographs
For a definition and discussion of these terms, see Section 618.4(C).
If the terms provided in the checkboxes do not fully describe the unclaimable material that appears in the work, the applicant should provide a more specific description in the space marked Material Excluded/Other. Currently, the total amount of text that may be provided in both the Material Excluded and the New Material Included fields is limited to 1800 characters.
When completing a paper application, the applicant should provide a brief statement on space 6(a) of the application under the heading Preexisting Material that accurately describes the unclaimable material that should be excluded from the claim.
If the work does not contain an appreciable amount of unclaimable material, the Material Excluded field of the online application or space 6(a) of the paper application may be left blank.
For representative examples that demonstrate how to complete this portion of the application, see Section 621.8(E).
621.8(C) Identifying the New Material That the Applicant Intends to Register
This Section provides guidance on completing the New Material Included field in the online application and space 6(b) in the paper application.
When completing an application to register a compilation or a collective work that contains an appreciable amount of unclaimable material, the applicant should complete the New Material Included/Other field in the online application or space 6(b) of the paper application using the procedure described in 621.8(D).
NOTE: If the work does not contain an appreciable amount of unclaimable material, this portion of the application may be left blank. In other words, the New Material Included field should be completed only if material has been excluded from the claim in the
