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Question: How can I become eligible for preregistration?

Answer:Eligibility: To be eligible for preregistration, it is required that: creation and fixation of the literary work must have already commenced; the claimant in the work can verify that he has a reasonable expectation that the work will be commercially distributed in the form of a book.


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Question: What is the mandatory deposit?

Answer:Mandatory deposit requires the owner of copyright or the exclusive right of distribution to deposit in the Copyright Office for the use of the Library of Congress two complete copies of the best edition within 3 months after a work is published.




Question: Can I submit a CD-ROM of my work?

Answer:Yes. The deposit requirement consists of the best edition of the CD-ROM package of any work, including the accompanying operating software, instruction manual, and a printed version, if included in the package.




Question: Do I need to obtain permission to an image from the Library of Congress?

Answer:With few exceptions, the Library of Congress does not own copyright in the materials in its collections and does not grant or deny permission to use the content mounted on its website.





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First-To-File

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The first person/entity to file an application for a patent receives the patent no matter who was the first to invent the invention.

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