COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1600
Preregistration
Contents
1601 What This Chapter Covers 4
1 602 What Is Preregistration? 4
1603 Eligibility Requirements 5
1603.1 Works That Are Eligible for Preregistration 5
1603.2 The Work Must Be Copyrightable 7
1603.3 A Portion of the Work Must Be Fixed 7
1603.4 The Work Must Be Unpublished 8
1603.5 The Work Must Be Intended for Commercial Distribution 8
1 604 Preregistration Distinguished from Registration 8
1 604.1 Preregistration Is a Temporary "Placeholder" for an Actual Registration 8
1604.2 Limited Usefulness of Preregistration 9
1605 Preregistration for a Sound Recording Distinguished from a Preregistration
for a Musical Composition 10
1606 Completing the Application 10
1606.1 Confidentiality and Privacy Concerns 10
1606.2 Type of Work 11
1606.3 Title 12
1606.4 Author 12
1606.5 Copyright Claimant 13
1606.6 Key Dates 13
1606.6(A) Date of Creation 13
1606.6(B) Expected Date of Completion 14
1606.6(C) Expected Date of Commercial Distribution 14
1606.7 Description of the Work 15
1606.7(A) Motion Pictures 15
1606.7(B) Sound Recordings 15
1606.7(C) Musical Compositions 16
1606.7(D) Books 16
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