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, Third Edition COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1600

Preregistration

Contents

1601 What This Chapter Covers 4

1 602 What Is Preregistration? 4

1603 Eligibility Requirements 5

1603.1 Works That Are Eligible for Preregistration 5

1603.2 The Work Must Be Copyrightable 7

1603.3 A Portion of the Work Must Be Fixed 7

1603.4 The Work Must Be Unpublished 8

1603.5 The Work Must Be Intended for Commercial Distribution 8

1 604 Preregistration Distinguished from Registration 8

1 604.1 Preregistration Is a Temporary "Placeholder" for an Actual Registration 8

1604.2 Limited Usefulness of Preregistration 9

1605 Preregistration for a Sound Recording Distinguished from a Preregistration

for a Musical Composition 10

1606 Completing the Application 10

1606.1 Confidentiality and Privacy Concerns 10

1606.2 Type of Work 11

1606.3 Title 12

1606.4 Author 12

1606.5 Copyright Claimant 13

1606.6 Key Dates 13

1606.6(A) Date of Creation 13

1606.6(B) Expected Date of Completion 14

1606.6(C) Expected Date of Commercial Distribution 14

1606.7 Description of the Work 15

1606.7(A) Motion Pictures 15

1606.7(B) Sound Recordings 15

1606.7(C) Musical Compositions 16

1606.7(D) Books 16

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