If the dramatic work was first published in a motion picture in the United States and if the dramatic work and the motion picture are authored and/or owned by the same party, the applicant may satisfy the deposit requirements for both works by submitting one complete copy of the motion picture together with the separate written description described in Section 1509.2(F)(1). A separate copy of the screenplay is not required.
If the dramatic work and the motion picture are not authored or owned by the same party, the applicant may submit one compete copy of the screenplay together with the identifying material described in Section 202.21(f) of the regulations in lieu of submitting an actual copy of the motion picture.
1509.2(D) Choreographic Works and Pantomimes
Choreographic works and pantomimes generally are fixed in visually perceptible copies, because these types of works are based on the physical movements of a person's body. The forms of fixation for choreography and pantomime typically include dance notation, motion pictures, textual descriptions, as well as drawings, illustrations, and/or photographs. See Chapter 800, Sections 805.3(D) and 806.3(D).
1509.2(D)(1) Unpublished Choreographic Works and Pantomimes
To register an unpublished choreographic work or pantomime, the applicant should submit one complete copy that contains all the authorship claimed on the application, regardless of the medium in which it is fixed.
1509.2(D)(2) Published Choreographic Works and Pantomimes
To register a choreographic work or pantomime first published in a motion picture, the applicant should submit one complete copy of the best edition of the work. 37 C.F.R. § 202.20(c)(2)(i)(I).
If the work was first published in the United States in printed copies, the applicant generally should submit two complete copies of the best edition of the work. If the work was published solely in electronic form, the applicant may submit a digital file containing one complete copy of the work. See Section 1507.2.
As discussed in Section 1504, the criteria used to determine the best edition for a particular work are listed in the "Best Edition Statement" set forth in Appendix B to Part 202 of the Office's regulations. The Best Edition Statement is also posted on the Office's 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(E) Audiovisual Works
The term "audiovisual works" encompasses many categories of works that are
"intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices "17 U.S.C. §
101. Motion pictures represent the largest category of audiovisual works; these types of works are discussed in Section 1509.2(F). The audiovisual components of computer screen displays are discussed in Section 1509.1(C)(7). For all other types of audiovisual
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