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, Third Edition that identifies the author of the work, the general subject matter of the work, the type of work submitted for registration, or any other relevant information that a person searching the U.S. Copyright Office’s records is likely to include in his or her search request.

"Examples:


 * Sculpture of a Green Frog, Preliminary Study in Clay by Quang Ha (Spring 2008).
 * Painting on Illustration Board by Imran Latif (2010).
 * Photo Taken at Sand Hill Cove, Narragansett, Rhode Island by Ann McKenna (2012).
 * Working Title: Zuzu’s Petals."

If the author decides to change the title after the work has been registered, the applicant may file an application on Form CA to reflect the new title in the. For guidance on completing Form CA, see. If a previously registered, unpublished work is later with a new title, the applicant may choose to reflect the new title by filing an application for a new  for the first published edition of the work. (This is permissible even if the published edition is exactly the same as the previously registered, unpublished edition.) For information concerning this practice, see.

610.6(B)&emsp;Descriptive Titles That Appear to Be Incorrect

If the provides a descriptive title that does not appear to describe the work that has been submitted for registration (such as “Print No. 1” or “Study in Red” for a painting that is black and white), the  generally will accept the title specified in the application. However, the specialist may communicate with the applicant if there is a substantial variance between the title provided in the application and the title that appears on the. For examples of a substantial variance, see.

610.6(C)&emsp;Titles Consisting of Roman Letters and Arabic Numerals

The U.S. Copyright Office’s electronic registration system only accepts titles consisting of Roman letters and/or Arabic numerals. It does not accept titles consisting of other types of letters, numerals, or characters, such as Cyrillic or Mandarin. Nor does it accept diacritical marks used in Spanish, French, German, or other foreign languages, such as ç, à, ñ, or ü.

The system will accept titles written in a foreign language, provided that the title consists of Roman letters and/or Arabic numerals. The title will appear on both the and the, but without any diacritical marks. Chapter 600 : 54