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nt Printing Office: 2000-461-113/20,021 stration provided for by section 409, or in any written statement filed in connection with the application, shall be fined not more than $2,500. Rev: June 2002--20,000 Web Rev: June 2002 U.S. Governmerite the Copyright Office, or call (202) 707-3000. City/State/ZIP *17 U.S.C. § 506(e): Any person who knowingly makes a false representation of a material fact in the application for copyright regi X Certificate will be mailed in window envelope to this address: Name Number/Street/Apt 9 Fees are subject to change. For current fees, check the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov, worrect to the best of my knowledge. Typed or printed name and date If this application gives a date of publication in space 3, do not sign and submit it before that date. Handwritten signature (X) Library of Congress Copyright Office 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000 of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are cr application in space 8 SEND ALL 3 ELEMENTS IN THE SAME PACKAGE: 1. Application form 2. Nonrefundable filing fee in check or money order payable to Register of Copyrights 3. Deposit material MAIL TO:yright claimant owner of exclusive right(s) authorized agent of Name of author or other copyright claimant, or owner of exclusive right(s) 8 Date YOU MUST: · Complete all necessary spaces · Sign youss/Apt/City/State/ZIP b Area code and daytime telephone number ( ) Fax number ( ) Email CERTIFICATION* I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the check only one { author other coplished in the Copyright Office, give name and number of Account. Name Account Number a CORRESPONDENCE Give name and address to which correspondence about this application should be sent. Name/Addree a brief, general statement of the material that has been added to this work and in which copyright is claimed. b DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be charged to a Deposit Account estaberivative work; complete only 6b for a compilation. a. Preexisting Material Identify any preexisting work or works that this work is based on or incorporates. 6 7 b. Material Added to This Work Givof Registration 5 a See instructions before completing this space. If your answer is "Yes," give: Previous Registration Number DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both space 6a and 6b for a dusly registered in unpublished form. This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant. This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application. Year ady been made in the Copyright Office? Yes a. b. c. No If your answer is "Yes," why is another registration being sought? (Check appropriate box.) This is the first published edition of a work previoCE USE ONLY DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE. IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE, USE A SEPARATE CONTINUATION SHEET. PREVIOUS REGISTRATION Has registration for this work, or for an earlier version of this work, alre-9) on the reverse side of this page. · See detailed instructions. · Sign the form at line 8. DO NOT WRITE HERE Page 1 of pages EXAMINED BY CHECKED BY CORRESPONDENCE Yes FORM VA FOR COPYRIGHT OFFIis (are) different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright. MORE ON BACK · Complete all applicable spaces (numbers 5r given in space 2. APPLICATION RECEIVED ONE DEPOSIT RECEIVED TWO DEPOSITS RECEIVED FUNDS RECEIVED See instructions before completing this space. Transfer If the claimant(s) named here in space 4 articular Work Complete this information ONLY if this work has been published. Month Day Year Nation COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the autho work DO NOT WRITE HERE OFFICE USE ONLY 3 4 a Year in Which Creation of This Work Was Completed This information must be given Year in all cases. b Date and Nation of First Publication of This Pe of Authorship Check appropriate box(es).See instructions 3-Dimensional sculpture Map 2-Dimensional artwork Photograph Reproduction of work of art Jewelry design Technical drawing Text ArchitecturalWas This Author's Contribution to the Work Anonymous? Pseudonymous? Yes Yes No No If the answer to either of these questions is "Yes," see detailed instructions. OR { Citizen of Domiciled in Naturitectural work b Name of Author Dates of Birth and Death Year Born Author's Nationality or Domicile Name of Country Year Died Was this contribution to the work a "work made for hire"? Yes No in Nature of Authorship Check appropriate box(es).See instructions 3-Dimensional sculpture Map 2-Dimensional artwork Photograph Reproduction of work of art Jewelry design Technical drawing Text ArchCountry Was This Author's Contribution to the Work Anonymous? Pseudonymous? Yes Yes No No If the answer to either of these questions is "Yes," see detailed instructions. OR { Citizen of Domiciled Issue Date On Pages NAME OF AUTHOR a Was this contribution to the work a "work made for hire"? Yes No DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH Year Born Year Died Author's Nationality or Domicile Name of eriodical, serial, or collection, give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Numberof birth and death blank. Title of This Work NATURE OF THIS WORK See instructions Previous or Alternative Titles Publication as a Contribution If this work was published as a contribution to a part of this work that was "made for hire" check "Yes" in the space provided, give the employer (or other person for whom the work was prepared) as "Author" of that part, and leave the space for dates NE. IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE, USE A SEPARATE CONTINUATION SHEET. 1 2 NOTE Under the law, the "author" of a "work made for hire" is generally the employer, not the employee (see instructions). For any pnt All Forms FORM VA REGISTRATION NUMBER b For a Work of the Visual Arts UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE Clear VA VAU EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION Month Day Year DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LIilled out right on the screen. Simply go to the section/field that you want to fill out and start typing. When done, press the "Print" button. To erase/reset all fields, press the "Clear" button. Prine basic Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For current fees, check the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov, write the Copyright Office, or call (202) 707-3000. This form can be ftructions: The questions in space 5 are intended to find out whether an earlier registration has been made for this work and, if so, whether there is any basis for a new registration.As a rule, only oement will be given in connection with this application.Please keep this statement and refer to it if we communicate with you regarding this application. 5 SPACE 5: Previous Registration General Insde public inspection and copying, preparation of public indexes, preparation of public catalogs of copyright registrations, and preparation of search reports upon request. NOTE: No other advisory statmation are the establishment and maintenance of a public record and the examination of the application for compliance with the registration requirements of the copyright code. Other routine uses inclucessary to delay or refuse registration and you may not be entitled to certain relief, remedies, and benefits provided in chapters 4 and 5 of title 17, U.S.C. The principal uses of the requested infor. 93 - 579) The authority for requesting this information is title 17, U.S.C., secs. 409 and 410.Furnishing the requested information is voluntary.But if the information is not furnished, it may be neof Certificate (space 9): The address box must be completed legibly since the certificate will be returned in a window envelope. PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY STATEMENT Required by the Privacy Act of 1974 (P.Lsignature of the author or other copyright claimant, or of the owner of exclusive right(s), or of the duly authorized agent of the author, claimant, or owner of exclusive right(s). Address for Return ble) of the person to be consulted if correspondence about this application becomes necessary. Certification (space 8): The application cannot be accepted unless it bears the date and the handwritten and send the fee of $30 with your application and deposit. Correspondence (space 7b): This space should contain the name, address, area code, telephone number, email address, and fax number (if availacuments or other attachments or riders. 4 SPACE 4: Claimant(s) Deposit Account: If you maintain a Deposit Account in the Copyright Office, identify it in space 7a. Otherwise, leave the space blank ef statement explaining how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright. Examples: "By written contract"; "Transfer of all rights by author"; "Assignment"; "By will." Do not attach transfer dotion for registration must contain "a brief statement of how the claimant obtained ownership of the copyright." If any copyright claimant named in space 4 is not an author named in space 2, give a bri or a person or organization to whom the copyright initially belonging to the author has been transferred. Transfer: The statute provides that, if the copyright claimant is not the author, the applicaitially to the author of the work (including, in the case of a work make for hire, the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared). The copyright claimant is either the author of the worke(s) and Address(es) of Copyright Claimant(s): Give the name(s) and address(es) of the copyright claimant(s) in this work even if the claimant is the same as the author. Copyright in a work belongs ine compilation itself.Example: "Compilation of 19th century political cartoons." 6 SPACE 6: Derivative Work or Compilation 7,8,9 SPACE 7,8,9: Fee, Correspondence, Certification, Return Address Namlithography"; "Additional cartographic material"; "Compilation of photographs." If the work is a compilation, give a brief, general statement describing both the material that has been compiled and thht claim for which registration is sought.In the case of a derivative work, identify this new material.Examples: "Adaptation of design and additional artistic work"; "Reproduction of painting by photo "19th century quilt design." Do not complete this space for compilations. Material Added to This Work (space 6b): Give a brief, general statement of the additional new material covered by the copyrigis space and space 6b for derivative works.In this space identify the preexisting work that has been recast, transformed, or adapted.Examples of preexisting material might be "Grunewald Altarpiece" orlude works "consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, or other modifications" if these changes, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship. Preexisting Material (space 6a): Complete thres based on drawings, lithographs based on paintings, maps based on previously published sources, or "any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted." Derivative works also inca whole constitutes an original work of authorship." A "derivative work" is "a work based on one or more preexisting works." Examples of derivative works include reproductions of works of art, sculptu.A "compilation" is defined as "a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as version," "compilation," or "derivative work," and if it incorporates one or more earlier works that have already been published or registered for copyright, or that have fallen into the public domainace simultaneously in the United States and other countries, it is sufficient to state "U.S.A." 3 SPACE 3: Creation and Publication General Instructions: Complete space 6 if this work is a "changed or purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public display." Give the full date (month, day, year) when, and the country where, publication first occurred. If first publication took pl public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending"; a work is also "published" if there has been an "offering to distribute copies or phonorecords to a group of persons feing sought, even if other versions exist or if further changes or additions are planned. Publication: The statute defines "publication" as "the distribution of copies or phonorecords of a work to thefixed form on a particular date constitutes the created work on that date.The date you give here should be the year in which the author completed the particular version for which registration is now b. Creation: Under the statute, a work is "created" when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. Where a work has been prepared over a period of time, the part of the work existing in tion." Every application for copyright registration must state "the year in which creation of the work was completed." Give the date and nation of first publication only if the work has been published Number and Date: If more than one previous registration has been made for the work, give the number and date of the latest registration. General Instructions: Do not confuse "creation" with "publicaadditions or revisions, check the last box in space 5, give the earlier registration number and date, and complete both parts of space 6 in accordance with the instruction below. Previous Registrationce for information about supplementary registration or recordation of transfers of copyright ownership. Changed Version: If the work has been changed and you are now seeking registration to cover the her own name.If either of these two exceptions applies, check the appropriate box and give the earlier registration number and date. Otherwise, do not submit Form VA; instead, write the Copyright Offight to cover this first published edition; or (2) someone other than the author is identified as a copyright claimant in the earlier registration, and the author is now seeking registration in his or as the work covered by a previous registration, a second registration is not generally possible unless: (1) the work has been registered in unpublished form and a second registration is now being sou for on a separate Form VA, checking the box "Technical drawing." copyright registration can be made for the same version of a particular work. Same Version: If this version is substantially the same of buildings, including the overall form as well as the arrangement and composition of spaces and elements of the design. NOTE: Any registration for the underlying architectural plans must be applied Text: textual material that accompanies pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, such as comic strips, greeting cards, games rules, commercial prints or labels, and maps. Architectural works: designsngs, pendants, earrings, necklaces, and the like. Technical drawings: diagrams illustrating scientific or technical information in linear form, such as architectural blueprints or mechanical drawings.uch as state and county maps, atlases, marine charts, relief maps, and globes. Photographs: pictorial photographic prints and slides and holograms. Jewelry designs: 3-dimensional designs applied to ripaper, and clothing. Reproductions of works of art: reproductions of preexisting artwork made by, for example, lithography, photoengraving, or etching. Maps: cartographic representations of an area, sints and labels, and packaging, as well as 2-dimensional artwork applied to useful articles, and designs reproduced on textiles, lace, and other fabrics; on wallpaper, carpeting, floor tile, wrapping ink drawings; logo illustrations; greeting cards; collages; stencils; patterns; computer graphics; graphics appearing in screen displays; artwork appearing on posters, calendars, games, commercial prn to the work. 3-Dimensional sculptures: fine art sculptures, toys, dolls, scale models, and sculptural designs applied to useful articles. 2-Dimensional artwork: watercolor and oil paintings; pen andmicile must be given in all cases. Nature of Authorship: Catagories of pictorial, graphic, and sculptural authorship are listed below. Check the box(es) that best describe(s) each author's contributioauthor's contribution was a "work made for hire." Author's Nationality or Domicile: Give the country of which the author is a citizen or the country in which the author is domiciled.Nationality or doyear of death be included in the application unless the work is anonymous or pseudonymous. The author's birth date is optional but is useful as a form of identification. Leave this space blank if the Leek, whose pseudonym is Priam Farrel"). However, the citizenship or domicile of the author must be given in all cases. Dates of Birth and Death: If the author is dead, the statute requires that the e pseudonym and identify it as such (for example: "Huntley Haverstock, pseudonym"); or (3) reveal the author's name, making clear which is the real name and which is the pseudonym (for example: "Henry"anonymous" you may: (1) leave the line blank; or (2) state "anonymous" on the line; or (3) reveal the author's identity.If the work is "pseudonymous" you may: (1) leave the line blank; or (2) give thfied on the copies or phonorecords of the work. An author's contribution to a work is "pseudonymous" if that author is identified on the copies or phonorecords under a fictitious name. If the work is employer (for example: "Elster Publishing Co., employer for hire of John Ferguson"). "Anonymous" or "Pseudonymous" Work: An author's contribution to a work is "anonymous" if that author is not identie work was "made for hire," you must give the full legal name of the employer (or other person for whom the work was prepared). You may also include the name of the employee along with the name of thefor a test, or as an atlas, if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire." If you have checked "Yes" to indicate that thion to a collective work, as a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a compilation, as an instructional text, as a test, as answer material for Hire"? A "work made for hire" is defined as: (1) "a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment"; or (2) "a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contributd the work is its "author." In the case of a work made for hire, the statute provides that "the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared is considered the author." What is a "Work Made of the collective work as a whole. 2 SPACE 2: Author(s) Name of Author: The fullest form of the author's name should be given.Unless the work was "made for hire," the individual who actually createIf you need further space, request Continuation Sheets. In the case of a collective work, such as a catalog of paintings or collection of cartoons by various authors, give information about the authorpurposes. Then, unless the work is a "collective work," give the requested information about every "author" who contributed any appreciable amount of copyrightable matter to this version of the work. or under which a document pertaining to the work might be recorded. 1 SPACE 1: Title General Instruction: After reading these instructions, decide who are the "authors" of this work for copyright esign"; "Fabric Design." Previous or Alternative Titles: Complete this space if there are any additional titles for the work under which someone searching for the registration might be likely to look,l, graphic, or sculptural work being registered for copyright.Examples: "Oil Painting"; "Charcoal Drawing"; "Etching"; "Sculpture"; "Map"; "Photograph"; "Scale Model"; "Lithographic Print"; "Jewelry Ded "Publication as a Contribution," give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Nature of This Work: Briefly describe the general nature or character of the pictorian as a Contribution: If the work being registered is a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection, give the title of the contribution in the "Title of This Work" space. Then, in the line headn the information you give here. For an architectural work that has been constructed, add the date of construction after the title; if unconstructed at this time, add "not yet constructed." Publicatio an identifying phrase that could serve as a title), transcribe that wording completely and exactly on the application. Indexing of the registration and future identification of the work will depend o used to produce the certificate. Title of This Work: Every work submitted for copyright registration must be given a title to identify that particular work.If the copies of the work bear a title (or phone. Access and download circulars, forms, and other information from the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov. LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS Please type or print using black ink. The form is other publications from the address in space 9 or call the Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100. Most circulars (but not forms) are available via fax. Call (202) 707-2600 from a touchtonecular 3, "Copyright Notice." For Further Information: To speak to an information specialist, call (202) 7073000 (TTY: (202) 707-6737). Recorded information is available 24 hours a day. Order forms andished before that date should have carried a notice. For works first published on and after March 1, 1989, use of the copyright notice is optional. For more information about copyright notice, see Cirosit one complete copy of the best edition of the collective work. The Copyright Notice: Before March 1, 1989, the use of copyright notice was mandatory on all published works, and any work first publed Work: Deposit two complete copies of the best edition. Work First Published Outside the United States: Deposit one complete copy of the first foreign edition. Contribution to a Collective Work: Depfor copyright registration must be accompanied by a deposit consisting of copies representing the entire work for which registration is to be made. Unpublished Work: Deposit one complete copy. Publishwings are eligible. Request Circular 41 for more information. Architectural works and technical drawings cannot be registered on the same application. Deposit to Accompany Application: An application f buildings created for the use of human beings. Architectural works created on or after December 1, 1990, or that on December 1, 1990, were unconstructed and embodied only in unpublished plans or draemark laws. For information about trademark registration, write to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, D.C. 20231. Architectural Works: Copyright protection extends to the design or commonly used graphic designs that are in the public domain. When used commercially, material of that sort can sometimes be protected under state laws of unfair competition or under the federal tradse Form TX if it consists mainly of text. NOTE: Words and short phrases such as names, titles, and slogans cannot be protected by copyright, and the same is true of standard symbols, emblems, and otheisement of goods and services are registrable if they contain "original work of authorship." Use Form VA if the copyrightable material in the work you are registering is mainly pictorial or graphic; uentified separately from, and are capable of existing independently of, the utilitarian aspects of the article." Labels and Advertisements: Works prepared for use in connection with the sale or advertitarian aspects." The "design of a useful article" is considered copyrightable "only if, and only to the extent that, such design incorporates pictorial, graphic, or sculptural features that can be idtistic Craftsmanship and Designs: "Works of artistic craftsmanship" are registrable on Form VA, but the statute makes clear that protection extends to "their form" and not to "their mechanical or utilidea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work." Works of Arelements that, either alone or in combination, represent an "original work of authorship." The statute declares: "In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, technical drawings, diagrams, and models. What Does Copyright Protect? Copyright in a work of the visual arts protects those pictorial, graphic, or sculptural the visual arts. This category consists of "pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works," including two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints and . Make sure all applicable spaces have been filled in before you return this form. BASIC INFORMATION When to Use This Form: Use Form VA for copyright registration of published or unpublished works ofght Office 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000 Copyright Registration ­ Visual Arts (Instructions) 2 b Form VA b Detach and read these instructions before completing this form the copyright office at (202)707-3000 to double check the fee amount). · It is very important that these items are delivered together. The packet should be mailed to: The Library of Congress Copyrihe best edition. If it was first published outside of the U.S., you will need to deposit a complete copy of the first foreign edition. A $30 filing fee (this fee is subject to change, but you can callopy of your work must be deposited with your application. If your work has never been published, you will only need to send one copy. If it has been published, you will need to deposit two copies of tyright registration form for your records. Step 4: Preparing the registration packet and mailing. In the same envelope, you will need to include the following: · · Your completed registration form A cas not been published, you will only need to submit one complete copy of the work. If it has been published, you will need to submit two copies. You will also want to make a copy of your completed copachieve best results, use a Laser Printer. B. SUBMITTING THE REGISTRATION Step 3: Copies. The number of copies you will need to submit will depend on whether the work has ever been published. 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T: (i) (ii) (iii) Information about Copyright Protection; Instructions for the Registration; and The Registration Form - VA You can fill out the forms on the computer by entering the requested informalowing requirements: (i) (ii) (iii) the work to be registered is an original work of the visual arts; you are the author of the work; and the work was not made for hire Materials This packet containswill vary for works-made-for-hire and anonymous works. For more information you can also check the Copyright Office Website at www.copyright.gov. Requirements To use this packet you must meet the folopyright. 4. How long does the copyright protection last? For most works, the term of copyright protection begins on the moment of its creation and lasts until 70 years after its author's death. This of the visual arts. 3. Does my work need to be published or does it need a notice of copyright? No. After 1978, you no longer need to have your works published with a notice of copyright to secure a cmes, pictorial, graphic, Copyright Registration ­ Visual Arts (Information) 1 sculptural, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recording and architectural works. This form is for works damages if you win an infringement suit. 2. What type of works can be copyrighted? The types of original works that can be copyrighted is quite broad and includes: literary, musical, dramatic, pantomi public record of your claim, b) the right to file an infringement suit, c) prima facie evidence in court of the validity of your copyright if made within five years of publication, and d) additional secure my copyright? No, you have a copyright in a work at the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form for the first time. However, registering gives you additional benefits including: a) anclude: photography, prints, cartoons, drawings, diagrams, models, and other visual arts. Below, please find answers to some frequently asked questions regarding copyright: 1. Do I need to register tossed below, copyright registration is not required to maintain your copyright ownership or rights; however, it does provide certain additional advantages. This form is for works of visual art, which iork if it is for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching or research. Copyright registration is an official process to make a permanent public record of your copyright claim. As discuprotection does have some limitations, the most common being-- "fair use." Fair use gives a specific exemption to the copyright protection and liabilities, allowing a third party to use the original wduction, derivative works, the distribution of copies, performance, display, and in the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission. However, this xed in a tangible form of expression." This protection gives the authors the exclusive rights (including authorization of others) with regard to their original works including: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. reproFindLegalForms.com Copyright Registration Kit VISUAL ARTS INFORMATION COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION-VISUAL ARTS Overview Copyright is a federal law which protects authors of "original works of authorship fi