Identify Particular Classes of Copyrighted Works?
TOPIC: Registrations can be limited to particular classes of copyrighted works. All registrations and renewals are assigned a two-letter Class (CL=) which is also used as the first two characters of the registration number, for example: MW - Mask Works - electronic circuitry products (such as semiconductor chips). Some registration numbers also have a third letter "U" which designates the work as "unpublished."
Library of Congress Retrieval Codes (RC=) categorize the materials deposited, for example: A - Sound Recordings with Non-dramatic Textual Works (covers both the sound recording and the underlying work).
In this example you have been given the title of a song. This is a musical work and you want the initial registration or renewals. You are going to limit the search using the Library of Congress Retrieval Code and the Class Code.
Note: To see all Library of Congress Retrieval Codes, EXPAND RC= and for Class Codes EXPAND CL=.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 120
SELECT NEW YORK CITY RHYTHM/TF,NF
SELECT S1/C
SELECT S2 AND RC=M
SELECT S3 and CL=PA
TYPE S4/9/ALL
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).
2. SELECT the exact song title, limiting it to the title (/TF) and named title (/NF) fields. Note that you are searching the words as a phrase so no connectors are necessary between words.
3. Limit the set to initial registrations and renewals (/C).
4. Limit the search to Library of Congress Retrieval Code (RC=) for Musical Works (M).
5. You can further limit to the Class Code (CL=) for Performing Arts (PA). |
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6. TYPE all records using Format 2 to see the record without the Works section containing song titles.
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Note the RE at the begiinning of the Registration Number, which stands for Renewal. |
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Note the initial registration number contains the two-letter class (PA) for Performing Arts at the beginning of the number. |
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