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Deposit requirements for motion pictures. The deposit required to accompany an application for registration of copyright claims for pub­lished and unpublished motion pictures is discussed below. For a discussion of deposit requirements for motion pictures, see Chapter 800: DEPOSIT FOR REGISTRATION, sections 806.13 and 807.

486.01

Description required. In all cases, whether the motion picture is published or unpub­lished, the deposit must include a written description of the contents of the motion picture. This may be a shooting script or continuity, a pressbook, or a detailed synopsis. 37 C.F.R. 202.20(c)(2)(ii). The separate description should contain full, complete, and detailed information about the work, including the running time. When the Copyright Office is asked, it will encourage the deposit of a shooting script as the description. NOTE: This description does

not in any way extend the registration coverage beyond the material fixed in the motion picture.

486.02

Unpublished motion pictures. The deposit required to accompany an application for registration of a copyright claim in an unpublished motion picture, in addition to the description, can be either of the following:

1)

One complete copy of the motion picture containing all the visual and aural elements that the registration covers: or

2)

Identifying material consisting of one of the following:

a)

An audio cassette or other audio recording reproducing the entire soundtrack or other sound portion of the motion picture: or

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