400-11
408
Musical derivative works. (cont'd)
408.04
Variations. (cont'd)
Example: (cont'd)
would not have prevented the Rachmaninoff work from being registered as a new work.
408.05
Editing. Music editing generally consists of markings for the performance of music, such as additional or altered fingering, accents, dynamics, and the like.
408.06
Additional music. Additions of music can be registered, such as the completion of an unfinished work or a reconstruction of missing music.
408.07
Abridgment. An abridgment of a musical work may be registrable provided that there is a substantial amount of selectivity, for example, more than merely omitting a section from the beginning or end.
408.08
"As a Whole" criterion. A derivative musical work may be registrable in the aggregate, even though the individual changes, examined separately, may not be.
Example:
A revision consisting of a change of fingering in two measures, added dynamics in four measures, and three measures of additional music could, in the aggregate, constitute a derivative musical work.
408
Compilations. A compilation is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship. The term "compilation" includes collective works. 17 U.S.C. 101.
1984
