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, Third Edition on other grounds by Reed v. [sic] Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, 559 U.S. 154 (2010). In this situation, there is no need to identify the component works in the application, although the applicant may do so by checking the box marked “contribution to a collective work (e.g. an article)” in the field or by providing a similar statement in the  space.

If the serial and the component works were created by different authors, but the claimant in the serial owns all rights in the component works, the applicant should identify the author of each component included within the claim. The applicant may assert a claim in each component by checking the box marked “contribution to a collective work (e.g. an article)” in the Author Created field or by providing a similar statement in the Nature of Authorship space. In the alternative, the applicant may describe the specific form of authorship that appears in each component, such as “text,” “photographs,” or “artwork.” In all cases, the applicant should provide a explaining how the claimant obtained the copyright in each component. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see.

If the serial contains a substantial amount of previously published material, previously registered material, material, or material that is not owned by the copyright claimant, the applicant should exclude that material from the claim using the procedure described in.

For guidance concerning the deposit requirements for, see.

712.4&emsp;International Standard Serial Number (“ISSN”)

If an International Standard Serial Number (“”) has been assigned to the serial, the is strongly encouraged to include that information in the online application. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see. When completing, the applicant may include the ISSN number in the space marked Previous or Alternative Titles.

If the applicant provides an ISSN, the number will appear on the and the. Providing this information is useful, because an ISSN may be used to search and retrieve the registration records for a particular serial. However, providing an ISSN is optional and an application will be accepted even if this portion of the application is left blank.

The U.S. Copyright Office does not assign ISSNs. For information concerning the procedure for obtaining an ISSN, applicants should write to the Serials Record Division of the Library of Congress at the following address:

"Library of Congress ISSN Publisher Liaison Section 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington, DC 20540-4284"

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