Copyright Basics
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(See Format Note at end of document.)

Table of Contents

  + What Is Copyright?
  + Who Can Claim Copyright
  + Copyright and National Origin of the Work
  + What Works Are Protected?
  + What Is Not Protected by Copyright?
  + How to Secure Copyright
  + Publication
  + Notice of Copyright
    + Form of Notice for Visually Perceptible Copies
    + Form of Notice for Phonorecords of Sound Recordings
    + Position of Notice
    + Publications Incorporating U.S. Government Works
    + Unpublished Works
    + Omission of Notice and Errors in Notice
  + How Long Copyright Protection Endures
  + Transfer of Copyright
    + Termination of Transfers
  + International Copyright Protection
  + Copyright Registration
  + Registration Procedures
    + Original Registration
    + Special Deposit Requirements
    + Unpublished Collections
  + Effective Date of Registration
  + Corrections and Amplifications of Existing Registrations
  + Mandatory Deposit for Works Published in the United States
  + Use of Mandatory Deposit to Satisfy Registration Requirements
  + Who May File an Application Form?
  + Application Forms
  + Fill-in Forms
  + Fees
  + Search of Copyright Office Records
  + For Further Information

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