box should be checked "no." The name of the unincorporated organization should not be provided in space 2. If the applicant wishes to include this information in the registration record, the photographer's d.b.a. should be provided in a cover letter. The registration specialist will add the name of the photographer's d.b.a. to the certificate of registration and the online public record. In addition, the d.b.a. may be added as an index term if it is likely that users may use that term to search for the photographer's works.
By contrast, if the photographs were created as a work made for hire, the applicant should check the "yes" box that appears under the heading "Was this contribution to the work a 'work made for hire'?" In space 2 [a] the applicant should provide [i] the name of the photographer and (ii) the name of the photographer's employer or the party who specially ordered or commissioned the photographs.
Example:
• Matte & Glossy Studio LLC, employer for hire of Moises Da Gama.
In the Nature of Authorship space the applicant should check the box marked "photograph." All of the other boxes should be left empty. If the applicant attempts to register any other type of authorship, the registration specialist will ask the applicant to remove that authorship from the claim.
1116.6(A)(3) Space 3(a): Year in Which Creation of This Work Was Completed
The applicant should identify the year in which the photographer created the most recent photograph in the group. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 611.
1116.6(A)(4) Space 3(b): Date and Nation of First Publication of This Particular Work
To register a group of published photographs the applicant must provide publication dates for each photograph in the group.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide a specific date of publication for each photograph in the group.
If all the photographs were published on the same date, the applicant should enter that date on line 3(b] of the application, including the month, day, and year. If the applicant cannot determine the exact date of publication, the applicant may provide a qualified statement, such as "approximately," "on or about," "on or before," "not later than," or the like. The registration specialist will add this statement to the registration record with an annotation, such as: "Regarding publication: Applicant states 'On or about April 13, 2008."'
NOTE: Although the Office may accept such a statement, precise information may be necessary to enforce the copyright in a particular photograph.
If the photographs were published on different dates, the applicant should provide a range of publication dates in space 3(b]. For example, if the earliest photograph in the
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