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CO Proposes Simplifying Deposits for Literary Works, Musical Compositions

The Copyright Office is proposing to simplify deposit requirements for certain types of "literary monographs" defined, in part, as a one-volume work or a finite number of volumes and musical compositions published in the U.S. as "copies" rather than solely…

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as phonorecords, said a notice in Wednesday's Federal Register. The office said the proposed rule would require copyright owners to submit one copy of the best edition rather than two copies. The CO said it would boost registration efficiency. Comments are due by Oct. 2.