400-12
409
Compilations. (cont'd)
409.01
Collective works. A collective work is a work... in which a number of contributions, constituting separate and independent works in themselves, are assembled into a collective whole. 17 U.S.C. 101.
Example:
A folio of selected Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.
However, a work will be rejected for registration if the claim is on compilation,unless it appears that enough basic material has been compiled.
Example:
A compilation claim on Sides 1 and 2 of a 45-r.p.m. phonorecord containing a musical selection on each side will be refused. A claim in the music, however, will be accepted if the music appears to meet the standards of originality. See section 404 above.
409.02
Method books. Method books that contain only previously published material, such as public domain chords, scales, exercises, and other information that is common property, may be registered as compilations if the works contain at least a certain minimum
amount of compilation authorship. In view of the limited protection available, the Copyright Office will not suggest a compilation claim on its own initiative unless the contribution is obviously substantial.
[Numbers 410 through 416 are reserved.]
[1984]
