The U.S. Copyright Office may accept any of the terms listed below or any combination of those terms, provided that they accurately describe the new authorship being claimed. In some cases, the Office may accept variant forms of these terms. If the statement provided in space 6(b) is contradicted by the information provided in the deposit copy(ies) or elsewhere in the registration materials, the registration specialist will communicate with the applicant.
For a definition and discussion of the following terms, see Section 618.4(C). For representative examples that demonstrate how to complete space 6(b), see Section 621.8(E).
Literary Work / Form TX
- Text
- Photograph(s)
- Artwork
- Computer program
- Compilation
Work of the Visual Arts / Form VA
- Text
- 2-D artwork
- Photograph(s)
- Jewelry design
- Architectural work
- Sculpture
- Technical drawing
- Map
Work of the Performing Arts / Form PA
- Music
- Lyrics
- Musical arrangement
- Script
- Screenplay
- Choreographic work
- Pantomime
Sound recording /Form SR
- Sound recording
- Performance
- Production
- Music
- Lyrics
Motion Picture or Audiovisual Work / Form PA
- Editing
- New narration
- Additional new footage
- Revisions / additions to script
