• mpeg, including mp3
37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(C).
The electronic registration system has a sixty minute "time out" feature that limits the size and the number of files that may be submitted during each upload session. These limits vary depending on the connection speed of the applicant's computer. The maximum size for files submitted with a typical modem is 11.3 MB, while the maximum size for files submitted with a typical broadband connection is 170 MB.
If the applicant intends to upload a large number of files, the Office encourages the applicant to submit the deposit in one or more compressed ZIP files. If the applicant intends to upload a very large file, the Office encourages the applicant to compress the deposit in a ZIP file or to separate the deposit into two or more smaller files. Alternatively, the applicant may upload the deposit during two or more upload sessions; information concerning this procedure is available on the Office's website at copyright.gov/eco / faq.html.
If the applicant is unable to upload the deposit with these options, then as discussed above, the applicant may save the deposit copy(ies) onto a physical storage device and deliver it to the Office by mail, by courier, or by hand delivery, together with a shipping slip that connects the deposit with the online application.
1508.2 Hard Copy Deposits
The applicant must submit the deposit copy(ies), phonorecords, or identifying material in a hard copy format in the following situations:
• The work is not eligible for submission in electronic format because it does not satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 1507.2.
• The applicant is submitting a paper application rather than an online application.
• The applicant prefers to submit the deposit copy(ies) in a hard copy format rather than an electronic format.
Applicants may submit the deposit copy(ies) in a hard copy format by mail, by courier, or by hand. These delivery options are discussed in Sections 1508.3 through 1508.5.
When the applicant submits an online application and filing fee and subsequently submits the deposit copy(ies) using one of these methods, the applicant must attach a shipping slip to the deposit copy(ies) to ensure that the deposit will be paired with the online application. See 37 CFR 202. 3(b)(2)(f) (D). To create a shipping slip the applicant must click the Create Shipping Slip button at the bottom of the Case Summary screen then click the shipping slip link that appears in the field marked Send By Mail. The applicant must print one or more copies of the shipping slip, attach a copy to each deposit copy, and send all of these items to the Office in a single package (regardless of whether the deposit is submitted by mail, by courier, or by hand).
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