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identifying material

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A quick definition of identifying material:

Identifying material refers to a part or representation of a whole work that is submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office. When someone wants to register their copyright, they must submit at least one complete copy of their work, which can be in the form of drawings, photocopies, or selected pages of computer software programs and databases. If the work contains a trade secret or is difficult to deposit, a substitution is allowed.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Identifying material is a portion or representation of a complete work that is deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office. This is done to protect the copyright of the work.

A copyright registrant is required to deposit at least one complete copy of the work, and often two. However, if a trade secret would be revealed by the deposit or if the work's nature makes deposit difficult, a substitution is acceptable. Common forms of identifying material are drawings, photocopies, and selected pages of computer-software programs and databases.

Examples:

  • A photographer may deposit a few selected photographs from their portfolio as identifying material for their copyright registration.
  • An author may deposit the first few chapters of their book as identifying material.
  • A software company may deposit selected pages of their software program as identifying material.

These examples illustrate how identifying material is a portion or representation of a complete work that is deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office. It is used to protect the copyright of the work and can be in the form of drawings, photocopies, or selected pages of computer-software programs and databases.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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