806.8 Deposit Requirements for Pantomimes
To register a pantomime with the U.S. Copyright Office, the applicant should deposit a copy of the work that is sufficient to identify the applicant's claim to copyright in the pantomime and to allow the Office to examine the work for copyrightable authorship.
For a discussion of the deposit requirements for pantomimes, see Chapter 1500, Section 1509.2(D).
807 Audiovisual Works
807.1 What Is an Audiovisual Work?
The Copyright Act defines audiovisual works as "works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied." 17 U.S.C. § 101.
Types of audiovisual works include:
• Motion pictures.
• Arcade games and videogames.
• Karaoke displays.
• Applications designed for mobile phones and tablets.
• Banner advertisements.
• Webinars.
• Slide presentations.
• Multimedia kits that have an audiovisual component.
• Virtual reality environments.
807.2 Audiovisual Works Distinguished from Other Types of Works
807.2(A) Audiovisual Works Distinguished from Motion Pictures
Motion pictures are a type of audiovisual work. In describing the categories of copyrightable authorship, Section 102(a)(6) of the Copyright Act draws a distinction between motion pictures and other audiovisual works. Likewise, the Office generally uses the term "audiovisual works" to refer to audiovisual works other than motion pictures, and assigns motion pictures to a separate team of registration specialists. For information on motion pictures, see Section 808.
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