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, Third Edition works that may be registered with a paper application, and each of these classes has its own paper form. The should select the form that is most appropriate for the work that the applicant intends to register and the authorship that appears in the work.


 * Use Form TX if the work is a nondramatic, such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, an individual article, a textbook, a reference work, a directory, a catalog, advertising copy, a compilation of information, a , a textual work made available online, or a.
 * Use Form VA if the work is a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, including a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of fine, graphic, or applied art, a photograph, a print or art reproduction, a map, a technical drawing, or an.
 * Use Form PA if the work is a musical work (either with or without lyrics), a dramatic work (such as a screenplay, play or other script), a, a , or an (such as a feature film, documentary film, animated film, television show, video, or videogame).
 * Use Form SR if the applicant intends to register authorship (even if the work contains additional types of authorship, such as music or lyrics). If the applicant does not intend to register a sound recording, Form SR should not be used (even if the work contains one or more sound recordings). Likewise, Form SR is inappropriate if the applicant intends to register the sounds accompanying a  or other audiovisual work.
 * Use Form SE if the applicant intends to register a single issue of a serial (e.g., a magazine, journal, etc.). If the applicant intends to register an individual article, illustration, or other contribution to a serial publication, the applicant should use the appropriate form for that type of work. For example, if the contribution is an article, the application should use Form TX, and if the contribution is an illustration, the applicant should use Form VA.

It is also possible to register a group of or a group of contributions to a periodical with one application, one, and. For a discussion of these options, see  and.

609.2(C)&emsp;Works Containing Multiple Forms of Authorship

If the work contains more than one type of authorship, the should select the type of work or the paper application that corresponds to the predominant form of authorship in that work. For example, if the work is a website that contains a substantial amount of text combined with a few photographs, the applicant should select (in the case of an online application) or  (in the case of a paper application). If the website mostly contains photographs with a small amount of text, the applicant should select Work of the Visual Arts for an online application or for a paper application. If the types of authorship are roughly equal, the applicant may use either option that would be appropriate. However, there is an exception to this rule for that include any  authorship. In this case, the applicant must Chapter 600 : 45