Copyright Basics by United States;Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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not meeting these requirements may be returned resulting in delayed
registration.* Special Deposit Requirements Special deposit requirements exist for many types of works. The following are prominent examples of exceptions to the general deposit requirements: + If the work is a motion picture, the deposit requirement is one complete copy of the unpublished or published motion picture _and_ a separate written description of its contents, such as a continuity, press book, or synopsis. + If the work is a literary, dramatic, or musical work *published only in a phonorecord*, the deposit requirement is one complete phonorecord. + If the work is an unpublished or published computer program, the deposit requirement is one visually perceptible copy in source code of the *first 25 and last 25 pages* of the program. For a program of fewer than 50 pages, the deposit is a copy of the entire program. For more information on computer program registration, including deposits for revised programs and provisions for trade secrets, request "Copyright Registration for Computer Programs" [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ61.pdf]. + 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 |
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