When completing an online application, the applicant should provide this information on the Authors screen. Specifically, the applicant should check one or more of the boxes in the Author Created field that accurately describe the author's contribution to the content. If none of these terms fully describe the content that will be submitted for registration, the applicant should provide a more specific description in the field marked "Other." For guidance on completing this field, see Chapter 600, Section 618.4(A).
When completing a paper application, the applicant should provide this information in the space marked Nature of Authorship. For guidance in completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 618.4(B).
NOTE: The deposit copy(ies) must contain all of the authorship that is claimed in the Author Created field or the Nature of Authorship space. If the applicant asserts a claim in content that does not appear in the deposit copy(ies), the registration specialist may communicate with the applicant or may refuse to register that aspect of the claim. For more information on the deposit requirements, see Section 1010.
1009.6(A) Acceptable Terminology for an Application to Register a Website or Website Content
As a general rule, the following terms may be used to describe the copyrightable content on a website, provided that they accurately describe the authorship that appears in the deposit copy(ies). In most cases, the Office will accept combinations or variant forms of these terms, unless they are contradicted by information provided in the deposit copy(ies) or elsewhere in the registration materials.
Literary content:
• Text
Visual arts content:
• Artwork or 2-D artwork
• Photographs
• Drawings
• Technical drawings
• Map
• Architectural work
Performing arts content:
• Music
• Lyrics
• Script
• Choreographic work
• Pantomime
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