For additional guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 618.4.
In addition, the applicant should check the exact same boxes that appear on the Limitation of Claim screen in the field marked New Material Included. In other words, if the applicant checked the box for “text” in the Author Created field, the applicant also should check the box for “text” on the Limitation of Claim screen in the New Material Included field. Likewise, if the applicant checked the box for “compilation” in the Author Created field and stated “selection and arrangement of church records” in the Other field, the applicant should check the box for “compilation” in the New Material Included field and state “selection and arrangement of church records” in the Other field. For additional guidance on completing these portions of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 621.8.
A registration for a genealogy does not cover any of the factual information that may be included in the work. Nor does it cover material that is in the public domain, material that has been previously published, material that has been previously registered, or material that is owned by another person or legal entity. If the genealogy contains this type of material the applicant should exclude it from the application by checking the appropriate boxes that appear on the Limitation of Claim screen in the field marked Material Excluded.
Examples:
- The applicant should check the box marked “text” if the genealogy contains a substantial amount of text that is in the public domain, text that has been previously published, text that has been previously registered, or text owned by a third party.
- The applicant should check the box marked “photograph(s),” if the genealogy contains a substantial number of photos that are in the public domain, photos that have been previously published, photos that have been previously registered, or photos owned by a third party.
- The applicant should check the box marked “artwork” if the genealogy contains a substantial amount of artwork that is in the public domain, artwork that has been previously published, artwork that has been previously registered, or artwork owned by a third party.
If the genealogy contains a substantial amount of material that has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, the applicant should provide the registration number and the year that the registration was issued in the field marked Previous Registration. For additional guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Sections 621.8(F).
If the genealogy appears to contain a substantial amount of public domain material, previously published material, previously registered material, or material that is owned
