Compendium of U.S. Copyright Practices, 3rd Edition

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802.9 (B) Title of Work

 

802.9 (B) Title of Work

 

The applicant should give the title of the work being registered. When registering a musical work with the online application, the applicant should follow these guidelines:

 

• Registering a single song contained on an album: Give the individual song title as the “Title of work being registered” and give the album title as the “Title of larger work.”

 

• Registering an entire album: Give the album title as the “Title of work being registered” and enter each song title separately as a “Contents title” if the claimant is the author of or owns all rights in each of the songs.

 

• Registering the music contained in a motion picture: Give the song title(s) as the “Title(s) of work being registered” and give the motion picture title as the “Title of larger work.”

 

For additional guidance in completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 610.

 

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