Question 1: Are you registering one work (one song, one poem, one illustration, etc.)?

Check �No� if you are registering any of the following:

Multiple works
Multiple versions of a work
Collective works (e.g., serial publications, anthologies, albums)
An unpublished collection
A unit of publication

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR SONGS: Do you want to register one song containing music and/or lyrics by the same person? If you are planning to submit a recording of that song, YOU MUST CHECK �NO� if two or more singers, musicians, or other performers are featured in the recording. Likewise, YOU MUST CHECK �NO� if the person who wrote the music and/or lyrics is not featured on the recording, or if that person is featured on the recording with additional singers, musicians, or other performers. Moreover, YOU MUST CHECK �NO� even if you intend to register the song (i.e., the music and/or lyrics) and intend to exclude the sound recording (i.e., the actual recording of the song) from your claim.

The following are representative examples of works that do not constitute �one work� for the purposes of registration.

Multiple Works

Literary Works	Musical Works	Sound Recordings	NOT Eligible Check “NO”
Two or more poems Two or more stories Two or more articles	Two or more songs One song and accompanying liner notes One song and accompanying artwork	Two or more sound recordings One sound recording and accompanying liner notes One sound recording and accompanying artwork
Visual Arts Works	Dramatic Works	Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works
Two or more photographs Two or more drawings Two or more illustrations on a single page A portfolio of photographs A collection or set containing multiple pieces of jewelry	Two or more scripts Two or more treatments One script and accompanying illustrations One musical play including a script and songs	Two or more screenplays Two or more �selfie videos� Two or more videogames

Multiple Versions of the Same Work

Literary Works	Musical Works	Sound Recordings	NOT Eligible Check “NO”
Two or more versions of the same story Two or more versions of the same computer program Two or more versions of a manuscript	Two or more versions of the same song	More than one performance of the same song Two or more versions of the same sound recording More than one �remix� of the same sound recording
Visual Arts Works	Dramatic Works	Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works
Two or more versions of the same logo Two or more versions of the same fabric or wallpaper design Two or more drawings of the same subject	Two or more versions of the same script or screenplay Two or more versions of the same treatment	Two or more versions of the same video Two or more versions of the same videogame

Specific Types of Works That Do Not Qualify as �One Work�

Literary Works	Musical Works	Sound Recordings	NOT Eligible Check “NO”
Websites Databases Serials Dictionaries Directories Encyclopedias Translations	Albums	Albums
Visual Arts Works	Dramatic Works	Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works
Websites Photographic databases Board games Architectural works	Musical plays Choreography	Any video that features more than one actor or performer Any motion picture that is not a �selfie video� Choreography

The following are representative examples of works that may constitute �one work� for the purposes of registration.

Works that May Qualify as �One Work�

Literary Works	Musical Works	Sound Recordings	May Be Eligible Check “YES”
One poem One short story One article One essay One non-fiction monograph One novel	One song with music and/or lyrics One instrumental composition	One sound recording One recording of one song
Visual Art Works	Dramatic Works	Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works
One photograph One drawing One logo One carpet design One fabric design One wallpaper design One map One technical drawing of one object One piece of jewelry One poster One sculpture	One screenplay One script One treatment	One �selfie video� One videogame
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ANSWER �YES� TO THIS QUESTION AND IF THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE DETERMINES THAT YOUR WORK DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, THERE WILL BE DELAYS IN THE EXAMINATION OF YOUR CLAIM, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE, AND THE OFFICE WILL ASSIGN A LATER EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION TO YOUR CLAIM. *For More Information: SL4s "Have a Question About the Single Application?"*

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