{"id":2532,"date":"2018-11-21T07:44:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T07:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2020-03-24T08:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:24:04","slug":"third-edition-of-usa-copyright-office-compendium-application-tips-for-musical-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/2018\/11\/third-edition-of-usa-copyright-office-compendium-application-tips-for-musical-works.html","title":{"rendered":"Third edition of USA copyright office compendium \u2013 application tips for musical works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A copyright claim in music or lyrics may be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in the same manner as other works of the performing arts. When submitting an online application, the applicant should select \u201cWork of the Performing Arts\u201d as the Type of Work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The applicant should give the title of the work being registered. When registering a musical work with the online application, the applicant should follow these guidelines:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Registering a single song contained on an album: Give the individual song title as the \u201cTitle of work being registered\u201d and give the album title as the \u201cTitle of larger work.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Registering an entire album: Give the album title as the \u201cTitle of work being registered\u201d and enter each song title separately as a \u201cContents title\u201d if the claimant is the author of or owns all rights in each of the songs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Registering the music contained in a motion picture: Give the song title(s) as the \u201cTitle(s) of work being registered\u201d and give the motion picture title as the \u201cTitle of larger work.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The applicant must give the year of completion date for the work submitted. If the applicant intends to register a derivative work, the applicant must give the year that the derivative version was completed (not the year the original work was completed).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The applicant should clearly and accurately describe the authorship that each author contributed and should only refer to the material submitted in the deposit copy(ies). When&nbsp; completing an online application, the applicant may use one or more of the following terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Music<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lyrics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Text<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Musical Arrangement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Other acceptable terms may be provided in the Author Created\/Other field, such as \u201cmelody\u201d (for a single line) or \u201csong\u201d (for lyrics and music).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When completing the Author Created field or the Nature of Authorship space, the applicant should avoid ambiguous or unclear terms, such as referring to the physical object in which the musical work has been fixed (e.g., CD, mp3, tape, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If the work being registered is a derivative work or a compilation of preexisting works, the use of the underlying works must be lawful and the preexisting material must be identified and excluded from the claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In all cases, the applicant should provide a brief description of the new material that is being submitted for registration and the applicant should use an acceptable term to describe the author\u2019s contributions to that material (e.g., music, lyrics, musical arrangement).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When describing new material that the author added to a derivative work or compilation, the applicant should avoid using ambiguous or unclear terms, such as providing the name of a musical instrument or referring to the physical object in which the work has been fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/docs\/Third_edition_of_USA_copyright_office_compendium.pdf\">general rule<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/docs\/Draft_third_edition_of_USA_copyright_office_compendium.pdf\">draft<\/a>), the U.S. Copyright Office will accept statements that identify the material excluded from the claim and the new material included in the claim, unless they are contradicted by information provided elsewhere in the registration materials or unless the terms used to describe the authorship are otherwise unclear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To register a musical work with the U.S. Copyright Office, the applicant should deposit a copy or phonorecord of the work that is sufficient to identify the applicant\u2019s claim to copyright in the music and\/or lyrics and to allow the Office to examine the work for copyrightable authorship.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A copyright claim in music or lyrics may be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in the same manner as other works of the performing arts. 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