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, Third Edition *An online application is submitted for a work titled Marva Thompson’s New Band Arrangements of J.S. Bach Fugues. Marva Thompson is named as the author of “music,” but the Limitation of Claim screen is blank. The registration specialist may register the claim without communicating with the applicant. The title indicates that the claim is limited to the new musical arrangements but does not extend to any music that is in the.
 * A paper application is submitted for a textbook. In space 2 the applicant asserts a claim in “text,” but spaces 6(a) and 6(b) are left blank. The deposit copies indicate that this is the fourth edition of this work. The registration specialist may add this information to the title space and register the claim with an, such as: “Regarding title information: ‘fourth edition’ added by Copyright Office from deposit copy(ies).” Alternatively, the specialist may communicate with the applicant to clarify the preexisting material.

621.9(D)(2)&emsp;Claim Clarified by Information Provided in the Author Created Field or Nature of Authorship Space

If the fails to complete the New Material Included and/or Material Excluded fields in an online application or fails to complete spaces 6(a) and/or 6(b) on a paper application, the application may be accepted if the  is clearly defined by information provided in the Author Created field or the Nature of Authorship space.

Examples:

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 * UnderWare LLC submits an online application for a titled Passion for Fashion v. 3.0. UnderWare is named as the sole author of the work and its name appears in the . In the Author Created/Other field the applicant asserts a claim in “numerous updates to this version.” Although this information should have been provided in both the Author Created and New Material Included fields, the  may register the claim, because the application is clearly limited to the updates that the author made to this work.
 * Kyle Kessler submits a paper application for a floral pattern naming himself as the author and . In space 6(a) the applicant disclaims “previous unadorned version of artwork.” In the Nature of Authorship space the applicant asserts a claim in “updated adorned version of artwork.” Although this information should also have been provided in space 6(b), the registration specialist may approve the registration, because the claim is clearly limited to the “updated adorned version.”
 * A paper application is submitted for a work titled 100 Poems by Ingrid Stacy (Second Edition). In the Nature of Authorship space the applicant asserts a claim in “forty new poems.” Although this information should have been provided in both space 2 and space