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, Third Edition If it appears that the failed to submit the entire copyrightable content of the work, or if the specialist is unable to access, view, or examine that content, the specialist will communicate with the applicant.

If the work is approved for registration, the effective date of registration is the date that the Office received the entire copyrightable content of the work in a form that can be accessed, viewed, and examined. As a general rule, the fact that the deposit copy(ies) may not satisfy the “” requirement is irrelevant to this determination. For a discussion of the “best edition” requirements, see.

625.2(A)&emsp;Acceptable File Formats for the Deposit Copy(ies) Accompanying an Online Application

If the uploads a  using any of the acceptable file formats listed on the U.S. Copyright Office’s website (www.copyright.gov/eco/help-file-types.html), the  will be the date that the Office received the deposit copy(ies), provided that the file can be opened and provided that the applicant satisfied the minimum requirements for an acceptable application and paid the applicable  as of that date.

625.2(B)&emsp;Unacceptable File Formats for the Deposit Copy(ies) Accompanying an Online Application

If the uploads the  in a file format that is not listed on the U.S. Copyright Office’s website, the  may attempt to open the file using the equipment available in the Office or may communicate with the applicant to request a  in an acceptable file format.

If the specialist is able to view and/or listen to the authorship that is claimed in the application, the effective date of registration will be the date that the Office received the deposit copy(ies), provided that the applicant satisfied the minimum requirements for an acceptable application and paid the applicable  as of that date.

If the specialist is unable to open the file or unable to view or listen to the authorship claimed in the application, he or she will ask the applicant to resubmit the deposit copy(ies) in an acceptable file format. If the work is approved for registration, the effective date of registration will be the date that the Office received a copy or phonorecord of the work in an acceptable file format that can be accessed, viewed, and examined by the specialist. 37 C.F.R. § 202.20(b)(2)(iii)(D).

625.2(C)&emsp;Corrupted Deposit Copy(ies) Files Accompanying an Online Application

If the submits the  in a file format that is listed on the U.S. Copyright Office’s website, and if the  is unable to access, view, or examine the deposit copy(ies) because the file appears to be corrupted, the specialist will ask the applicant to submit another copy or phonorecord of the work.

If the applicant resubmits the deposit copy(ies) in one of the file formats listed on the Office’s website, the effective date of registration generally will be based on the date that Chapter 600 : 241