{"id":2947,"date":"2019-09-20T16:26:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T16:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2020-02-04T17:07:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T17:07:45","slug":"third-edition-of-usa-copyright-office-compendium-application-tips-for-dramatic-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/2019\/09\/third-edition-of-usa-copyright-office-compendium-application-tips-for-dramatic-works.html","title":{"rendered":"Third edition of USA copyright office compendium \u2013 application tips for dramatic works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When registering a claim in a dramatic work using the online application, the applicant should select \u201cWork of the Performing Arts\u201d as the \u201cType of Work.\u201d When registering a claim using a paper application, the applicant should complete Form PA.<\/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;\">If the dramatic work is a joint work, the applicant should name all of the joint authors and describe the contributions of each author, but should name only the authors who contributed copyrightable, tangible expression to the work. For instance, if one person contributed the story idea and a second person contributed the script, the applicant should name only the author of the script.<\/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 author\u2019s contribution to the work. When completing an online application, the applicant may select the boxes marked \u201ctext,\u201d \u201dmusic,\u201d \u201clyrics,\u201d and \/ or \u201cmusical arrangement\u201d in the Author Created field. If the author created the text that appears in the dramatic work, the applicant may describe that text by writing one or more of the following terms in the field marked Other.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Play<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Script<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Screenplay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Musical play<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Adaptation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dramatization<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Synopsis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">These terms also may be used when completing the Nature of Authorship space on Form PA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/docs\/Third_edition_of_USA_copyright_office_compendium.pdf\">cases<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/docs\/Draft_third_edition_of_USA_copyright_office_compendium.pdf\">draft<\/a>), the applicant should use terms that describe the authorship that has been submitted for registration, rather than the applicant\u2019s future plans for the work. For example, if the work is a treatment for a future motion picture, the applicant should state \u201ctreatment\u201d not \u201cmotion picture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When completing this portion of the application, the applicant should avoid using ambiguous terms or terms that describe uncopyrightable material, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Idea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Plot<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Format<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Characters<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Stage directions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If the work is a derivative dramatic work or a compilation of dramatic works, and the underlying works are used with permission, the applicant should identify and exclude any preexisting work or material from the claim and should provide a brief description of the new material that the author contributed to the work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When preparing an application to register a dramatization, an adaptation, or a revision the applicant should exclude the preexisting work from the claim by naming the author and title of the preexisting work. The new material may be described as a \u201cdramatization,\u201d \u201cadaptation,\u201d or \u201crevision\u201d. The registration specialist will communicate with the applicant if it appears that the author of the adaptation or dramatization unlawfully used a copyrighted work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When preparing an application to register a translation of a dramatic work, the applicant should exclude the preexisting work from the claim by identifying the author and title of the preexisting work. The new work should be described as a \u201ctranslation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Where a director submits an application to register a claim to copyright in the text of his or her stage directions, the registration specialist will communicate with the applicant to determine whether the copyright owner of the play gave the director permission to create a derivative work. If the copyright owner of the play did not grant permission, the specialist will refuse registration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If the applicant confirms in writing that the copyright owner of the play granted permission to use the play as a basis for the derivative work, the specialist will register the claim in the text of the stage directions as a derivative work of the play, provided that the text is copyrightable. To avoid correspondence, the applicant should notify the Office if the author of the stage directions obtained permission to use the dramatic work as a basis for the derivative work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To register a dramatic 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 dramatic work and to allow the Office to examine the work for copyrightable authorship.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post provides basic information on how to complete an online or paper application for a dramatic work, as well as terms to use and terms to avoid when describing the authorship in such works<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/2019\/09\/third-edition-of-usa-copyright-office-compendium-application-tips-for-dramatic-works.html\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Third edition of USA copyright office compendium \u2013 application tips for dramatic works<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,39,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intellectual-property","category-copyright","category-interpretation","category-law","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2948,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions\/2948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dekuzu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}