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Forms of embodiment. The series of related images in an audiovisual work may be embodied in several different media, for example, a filmstrip, slides, or transparencies. Any accompanying sounds may be embodied in an audio cassette, reel-to-reel tape, or disk. They may also be physically integrated with the related images, for example, in a cartridge. For embodiments of audiovisual works which are motion pictures, see section 480.02 below.
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Authorship in an audiovisual work. Audiovisual works embody several categories of authorship.
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Visually perceptible authorship. Any kind of visually perceptible material such as photographs and artwork may be embodied in the related images of the audiovisual work.
475.02
Aurally perceptible authorship. If an aural element is present, it may embody several kinds of authorship such as dramatic or
nondramatic literary material, or music which is recorded, as well as the "accompanying sounds."476
Derivative audiovisual works. For registration purposes, a derivative audiovisual work is a work that incorporates previously published,
registered, or public domain material. If an audiovisual work contains some photographs by Mathew Brady as well as some new photographs, the Form PA should be completed to show the extent of the claim. Or, if the text recorded in the aural element contains numerous Biblical quotations, the quotations should be excluded from the claim.477
Multimedia works. A multimedia work is one which combines two or more kinds of authorship in two or more media, for example, a filmstrip and cassette, or a booklet and slides.
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