website in Circular 7B: Best Edition of Published Copyrighted Works for the Collections of the Library of Congress (www.copyright.gov/circs/circ07b.pdf).
1509.2(A)(3) Musical Works Published on Phonorecords
To register a musical work first published in the United States only in phonorecords the applicant should submit one complete phonorecord of the best edition of the work.
1509.2(A)(4) Musical Works Published by Rental, Lease, or Lending
To register a musical work published solely by rental, lease, or lending, the applicant should submit one complete copy of the best edition (if the work was published only in copies) or one complete copy or phonorecord of the best edition (if the work was published in both copies and phonorecords). 37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(E).
If the musical work was published solely by rental, lease, or lending as a full score and parts, the full score is considered the complete copy. Id. § 202.20(b)(2)(vi)(A). If the musical work was published as a conductor's score and parts, the conductor's score is considered the complete copy. Id. § 202.20(b)(2)(vi)(B).
1509.2(A)(5) Musical Works Published Only in Motion Pictures
To register a musical work that was published only as embodied in a motion picture, the applicant may submit identifying material instead of submitting a copy of the actual motion picture. Specifically, the applicant may submit the following:
• A transcription of the entire musical work; or
• A reproduction of the entire musical work on a phonorecord, and photographs or other reproductions from the motion picture showing the title of the motion picture, the credits for the soundtrack, and the copyright notice for the soundtrack (if any).
See 37 C.F.R. §§ 202.20(c)(2)(i)(I), 202.20(c)(2)(xii), 202.21(f).
1509.2(A)(6) Musical Works Published in Electronic Format
To register a musical work published in both electronic and hard copy formats, the applicant should submit complete copy(ies) or phonorecord(s) of the best edition in the hard copy format. If the musical work was published solely in electronic format, the applicant may submit digital files containing a complete copy or phonorecord of the work, provided that the requirements set forth in Section 1507.2 have been met.
1509.2(B) Sound Recordings
1509.2(B)(1) Unpublished Sound Recordings
To register an unpublished sound recording, the applicant should submit one complete phonorecord of the work that contains all of the authorship claimed on the application.
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