COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1900
Publication
Contents
1901 What This Chapter Covers 3
1902 What Constitutes Publication? 3
1903 The Significance of Publication 4
1904 General Policies Concerning Publication 5
1904.1 Applicant Makes the Determination 5
1904.2 Facts Stated in the Application 6
1904.3 Claim in a Published or Unpublished Work Contradicted by Information
Provided Elsewhere, such as in the Registration Materials 6
1905 Distribution of Copies or Phonorecords of a Work 6
1905.1 Distribution to the Public 6
1905.2 The Means of Distribution 8
1905.3 Deposit for Registration in the U.S. Copyright Office 8
1906 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords of a Work 8
1906.1 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords to a Group of Persons 8
1906.2 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords for the Purpose of Further
Distribution, Public Performance, or Public Display 9
1906.3 The Copies or Phonorecords Must Be in Existence 10
1907 Distributing the Work vs. An Offer to Distribute the Work 10
1908 A Public Performance or Public Display Does Not Constitute Publication 11
1908.1 Performing a Work of Authorship 11
1908.2 Displaying a Work of Authorship 11
1908.3 Public Performances and Public Displays 12
1908.4 Private Performances and Private Displays 13
1909 Specific Forms of Publication 13
1909.1 Unpublished Work Embodied in a Published Work 13
1909.2 Publishing a Portion of a Work 14
1909.3 Publishing Separate Parts or Installments of a Work 14
1909.4 Works First Published Outside the United States 15
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