Question 3: Does the work you are sending contain material created only by this author?

Check �No� if any of the following situations are applicable to the work you are registering:

• The work was created by more than one person.
  
  
• Any part of this work was created or co-created by two or more people.
  
  
• The work was based on a work created by another person, such as a translation or musical arrangement. For information concerning �derivative works,� click here.

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.

Check NO IF the work meets ANY of the following criteria	Check YES ONLY if the work meets ALL of the following criteria
Two or more people created or co-created this work. Two or more people created or co-created some or all of the material you intend to submit to the Copyright Office. The material you intend to submit to the Copyright Office contains content that was created or co-created by two or more individuals. The work is a �joint work.� You intend to submit a �derivative work� that is based on another person�s work. You plan to submit any of the following types of works: One book with a foreword, an afterword, or other content created by different individuals. One book containing photograph(s) or illustration(s) by two or more individuals. One song with music by one person and lyrics by a different person. One song with music and lyrics by one person embodied in a recording where a different person performed the song. One song with music and lyrics by one person embodied in a recording where two or more people performed the song. One recording featuring two or more singers, musicians, or other performers. One film or video featuring two or more actors or performers.	Only one individual created the work. All of the material you intend to submit to the Copyright Office was created by the same individual. The work is not a �joint work.�
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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