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, Third Edition The U.S. Copyright Office may accept any of the terms listed below or any combination of those terms that are not redundant or duplicative (e.g., “text” and “” when support for each term is nonexistent), provided that they accurately describe the authorship being claimed. In some cases, the Office may accept variant forms of these terms. If the statement provided in the Nature of Authorship space is contradicted by the information provided in the or elsewhere in the registration materials, the  will communicate with the applicant.

For a definition and discussion of the following terms, see. For representative examples that demonstrate how to complete the Nature of Authorship space, see.

Literary Works / Form TX
 * Text
 * Photograph(s)
 * Artwork

Works of the Visual Arts / Form VA. When completing a paper application using, the applicant should check one or more of the boxes in space 2 that accurately describe the authorship that the applicant intends to register. The options include:


 * 2-dimensional artwork
 * Photograph(s)
 * 3-dimensional sculpture
 * Jewelry design
 * Map
 * Technical drawing
 * Reproduction of work of art
 * Text
 * Text

Works of the Performing Arts / Form PA
 * Music
 * Lyrics
 * Text
 * Musical arrangement
 * Script
 * Screenplay

Sound Recordings / Form SR Chapter 600 : 113
 * Performance
 * Production
 * Music
 * Lyrics
 * Lyrics