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301&emsp;What This Chapter Covers

This Chapter discusses the U.S. Copyright Office’s practices and procedures for evaluating authorship. For guidance on practices and procedures relating to specific types of works, see the following Chapters:
 * For a general overview of the registration process, see.
 * For guidance in determining who may file an application and who may be named as the, see.
 * For guidance in identifying the work that will be submitted for registration, see.
 * For guidance in completing the application, see.
 * For a discussion of, see.
 * For a discussion of, see.
 * For a discussion of, see.
 * For a discussion of websites and website content, see.
 * For a discussion of the options for registering certain groups of works, see.
 * For a discussion of, see.

302&emsp;The Legal Framework

The Copyright Act protects “original works of authorship in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.” 17 U.S.C. § 102(a).

Section 410(a) of the statute states that the shall register a  to copyright and issue a  if the U.S. Copyright Office determines that “the material deposited constitutes  subject matter and that the other legal and formal requirements have been met.” If the Office determines that “the material deposited does not constitute copyrightable subject matter or that the claim is invalid for any other reason, the Register shall refuse registration and shall notify the  in writing of the reasons for such refusal.” 17 U.S.C. § 410(b). Chapter 300 : 5