+ If the work is in a CD-ROM format, the
deposit requirement is one
complete copy of the material,
that is, the CD-ROM, the operating
software, and any manual(s)
accompanying it. If registration is
sought for the computer program
on the CD-ROM, the deposit should
also include a printout of
the first 25 and last 25 pages of source
code for the program.
In the case of works reproduced in three-dimensional copies, identifying material such as photographs or drawings is ordinarily required. Other examples of special deposit requirements (but by no means an exhaustive list) include many works of the visual arts such as greeting cards, toys, fabrics, oversized materials (request “Deposit Requirements for Registration of Claims to Copyright in Visual Arts Material” [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ40a.pdf]); video games and other machine-readable audiovisual works (request Circular 61 [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ61.pdf]); automated databases (request Circular 65 [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ65.pdf] , “Copyright Registration for Automated Databases"); and contributions to collective works. For information about deposit requirements for group registration of serials, request Circular 62 “Copyright Registration for Serials.” [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ62.pdf] ,
If you are unsure of the deposit requirement for your work, write or call the Copyright Office and describe the work you wish to register.
Unpublished Collections
Under the following conditions, a work may be registered in unpublished form as a “collection,” with one application form and one fee:
+ The elements of the collection are assembled in an orderly form;
+ The combined elements bear a single
title identifying the collection
as a whole;
+ The copyright claimant in all the elements
and in the collection as
a whole is the same; and
+ All the elements are by the same author,
or, if they are by
different authors, at least
one of the authors has contributed
copyrightable authorship to
each element. An unpublished collection
is not indexed under the individual
titles of the contents but under
the title of the collection.
NOTE: A Library of Congress Catalog Card Number is different from a copyright registration number. The Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Division of the Library of Congress is responsible for assigning LC Catalog Card Numbers and is operationally separate from the Copyright Office. A book may be registered in or deposited with the Copyright Office but not necessarily cataloged and added to the Library’s collections. For information about obtaining an LC Catalog Card Number, see the following homepage: [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pcn]. For information on International Standard Book Numbering