• Yes or No: Are you the only author and owner of the work (or the agent of the individual author who is also the only owner]? Check "NO" to this question if the work was created by multiple individuals (such as, multiple performers, artists, writers) or if any part of this work was prepared as a "work made for hire" for another entity.
• Yes or No: Does the work you are sending contain material created only by this author? Check "NO" to this question if the copy includes more than one performer, writer, artist, actor, or if it contains content or contributions by anyone else, even if the claim is limited to only the contribution by this author or the material has been licensed, permissioned or transferred to the claimant.
When registering multiple works under the unit of publication option, the applicant should check the box marked "no" that appears next to the question "Are you registering one work?"
Works registered under the unit of publication option are not considered "one work," even though they may be treated as a single work for registration purposes under Section 202.3(b)(4) of the regulations [i.e., for the purpose of registering the works with one application). Therefore, if the applicant checks the box marked "yes," the registration specialist will communicate with the applicant. This may delay the examination of the application.
NOTE: The statements listed above appear in the online application, but they do not appear in any of the paper applications.
1107.4(B) Type of Work
When completing an online application, the applicant should select the class of work that is most appropriate for the works that the applicant intends to register and the authorship that appears in those works. These classes are listed under a drop down menu marked Type of Work. Identifying the class of works that will be submitted for registration is also the first step in completing a paper application. The Office has prescribed five basic classes of works that may be registered with a paper application, and each of these classes has its own paper form.
For guidance in completing this portion of the online application or guidance in selecting an appropriate paper application, see Section 1106.3(B) above.
1107.4(C) Title
The applicant should provide the primary title of the unit of publication that will be submitted for registration (including any subtitles), even though the "unit" itself is not a work. The applicant should provide this information in the Title of This Work field of the online application.
The titles of the self-contained works that appear within the unit of publication, if any, may be provided in the Contents Title field. If the applicant provides these titles in the application, they will appear on the certificate of registration and the online public record under the heading Contents Title.
Chapter 1100 : 25
12/22/2014
