618.8 (D) (1) Deposit Copy(ies) Contain Copyrightable Authorship and De Minimis Material; No Claim Asserted in the De Minimis Material
If the deposit copy(ies) contain copyrightable material as well as de minimis material, the registration specialist may register the claim without communicating with the applicant, provided that the applicant does not claim the de minimis material in the Author Created field or the Nature of Authorship space.
Example:
• An application is submitted for a greeting card naming Salutations LLC as the author of “2-D artwork.” The deposit copy contains a drawing of a panda and the phrase “FONZ Helps UNESCO. Won’t You?” Because the applicant asserted a claim in the copyrightable artwork, but did not assert a claim in the de minimis text, the registration specialist will register the claim without communicating with the applicant.