application was filed. In other cases, the applicant intends to register the most recent version of a website, but instead of providing the date of first publication for that version, the applicant provides the date that the website first appeared on the internet.
To register material from the initial version or any subsequent version of a published website, the applicant must deposit an acceptable copy or phonorecord of the specific version that the applicant intends to register and the applicant must provide the correct date of first publication for that version. If the date of publication specified in the application does not match the version reflected in the deposit copy(ies), the registration specialist may communicate with the applicant to determine if the correct version has been submitted.
Examples:
• Capitol City Cupcakes owns a website that went live on June 1, 2009. The company submits a copy of all the text, artwork, and other copyrightable content that appeared on the site on June 1, 2009 and states that the content was first published on that date. The registration specialist will register the claim. The registration will cover the content as it existed on June 1, 2009, but it will not cover any new material that has been added to the site since then.
• DC Doughnuts owns a website that first appeared on the internet on July 1, 2013. A year later the company decides to register all of the photographs, illustrations, and other copyrightable content that appeared on the initial version of the site. The applicant states that the website was first published on July 1, 2013, but submits a copy of the website as it existed on July 1, 2014. The registration specialist will communicate with the applicant to determine if the date of publication is correct, and if so, to request an appropriate copy of the content that appeared on the site as of July 1, 2013.
1010.6 Deposit Requirements for Specific Types of Website Content
1010.6(A) The Initial Version of a Published Website
To register the initial version of a published website, the applicant should submit the relevant webpages as they existed on the date that the initial version was first published.
1010.6(B) Subsequent Versions of a Published Website
To register subsequent versions of a published website, the applicant should submit the relevant webpages as they existed on the date that the subsequent version was first published.
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