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, Third Edition "Examples:

Literary Works:


 * Substituting the pronouns “she” and “her” for “he” and “his” in a preexisting work of authorship.
 * Combining a coined term with a few short phrases that define the term.
 * A Venn diagram consisting of three overlapping circles containing the names of various personality disorders and a few words and short phrases that describe the symptoms of each condition.
 * A standard form contract for a real estate transaction requesting factual information from the buyer and containing standard legal language for the release of the seller’s interest in the properly.
 * Editing that merely consists of spelling and grammatical corrections.

Works of the Performing Arts:


 * A synopsis consisting of a single sentence.
 * A musical phrase consisting of three notes.
 * A consisting of a single tone.

Works of the Visual Arts:


 * Solitaire rings, simple diamond stud earrings, simple hoop earrings, and other jewelry designs that contain only a trivial amount of authorship.
 * Touching-up an aged or damaged photograph in order to restore it to its original condition, without adding an appreciable amount of authorship to the original image.
 * A photograph of Winston Churchill combined with the word “Commitment” and the quotation “Never, never, never give up.”
 * An outline map of South Carolina with a blue heart in the center of the design featuring the white crescent moon and white palmetto tree from the state flag."

Specific categories of, , and that contain a de minimis amount of authorship are discussed in , , and. Chapter 300 : 28