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Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition

COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1000

Websites and Website Content

Contents

1001 What This Chapter Covers 4

1002 Definitions 4

1002.1 Website 4

1002.2 Website Content 5

1002.3 Hypertext 5

1002.4 Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 5

1002.5 Cascading Style Sheets 6

1002.6 Databases 6

1003 Identifying the Authors of a Website 7

1003.1 Distinguishing Between Individual Authors, Joint Authors, and Works Made for Hire 7

1003.2 Distinguishing Between Authorship and / or Ownership When the Owner

of a Website Hires a Third Party to Create Content for That Site 7

1003.3 Copyrightable Content Contained in or Added to a Website 8

1003.4 User Generated Content (UGC) 8

1 004 Identifying the Owner of Website Content 9

1005 Transfer of Ownership by Terms of Service 10

1006 Copyrightable Subject Matter 10

1006.1 Literary Works 11

1006.1(A) HTML Code 12

1006.1(B) Databases 13

1006.2 Visual Art Works 13

1006.3 Works of the Performing Arts 13

1006.4 Compilation Authorship 14

1007 Uncopyrightable Material 14

1007.1 Ideas for Websites, Website Operation, or Website Structure 15

1007.2 Domain Names and URLs 15

1007.3 Hypertext Links 15

1007.4 Layout and Format 16

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