1010.6(C)
1010.6(D)
1010.6(E)
1010.6(F)
1010.6(G)
Revised Website Content
To register new text, new photographs, new artwork, or other content that has been added, modified, or revised on a website, the applicant should submit a complete copy or phonorecord of the new material. The deposit should contain all of the new copyrightable material that is described in the application.
Example:
• Artifax, LLC added a new page to its website that describes the company's products and services. Artifax submits an application to register the "new text" and "new illustrations" that appear on this webpage, along with a PDF file containing the new content. The registration specialist will register the claim.
Compilations
If the applicant asserts a claim in the selection, coordination, and/or arrangement of material within a website, the compilation authorship must be fully represented in the deposit. See Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc., 499 U.S. 340, 358 (1991) ("Originality requires only that the author make the selection or arrangement independently . . . and that it display some minimal level of creativity) (emphasis added). For instance, the Office may register a website that contains a compilation of photographs, provided that the author's selection, coordination, and/or arrangement of images is evident in the claim. If the author's contribution is unclear, the registration specialist will communicate with the applicant.
HTML Code
To register the HTML code for a website, the applicant must deposit the entire HTML code.
Computer Programs Contained or Embedded Within a Website
To register a computer program that is contained or embedded within a website, the applicant must submit the appropriate deposit material for that type of work. For a discussion of the deposit requirements for computer programs, including derivative computer programs and programs that contain trade secret material, see Chapter 1500, Section 1509.1(C).
Databases Contained or Embedded Within a Website
To register a database that is contained or embedded within a website, the applicant must submit the appropriate deposit material for that type of work.
For a discussion of the deposit requirements for a single-file or multi-file database, see Chapter 1500, Section 1509.1(D). For a discussion of the deposit requirements for registering a group of updates or revisions to a database, see Chapter 1100, Section 1117.6.
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