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Limit a Search By Record Type?
TOPIC: A copyright is defined as the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work. There are three types of copyright records:
1. monograph records (/C)
2. serial records (/S)
3. legal document records (/D)
The Dialog copyright file lets you limit the search to the particular type of record you want.
U.S. Copyrights (File 120) provides access to registration details for all active copyright and mask-work registrations or renewals granted by the U.S. Copyright Office from January 1, 1978 to the present. The database is a fast screening tool for checking the ownership and registration status of a particular work, as well as a particular individual's or entity's portfolio of registered works.
In this example you will search for a song title both as an initial registration or renewal (/C) and as a legal document (/D), limiting each search by record type. If this were a serial publication, you could limit using /S.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 120
SELECT ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE/TF,NF
SELECT S1/C
SELECT S1/D
TYPE S2/9/1
TYPE S3/2/1
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).
2. SELECT the song title in the title (/TF) and named title (/NF) fields.
Note: Delete punctuation from any words (It's) and do not use proximity connectors as you are searching a phrase.
3. Limit the search (S1) to initial registrations and renewals (/C).
4. Limit the search (S1) to legal documents (/D). |
?b 120
File 120:U.S. Copyrights 1978-2007/Feb 06
(c) format only 2007 Dialog
Set Items Description
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?s its time for a change/tf,nf
S1 42 ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE/TF,NF
?s s1/c
S2 33 S1/C
?s s1/d
S3 9 S1/D
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5. TYPE the set (S2) containing initial registrations and renewals.
Note that this is an unpublished, registered work. The Registration Number begins with the Class code (PA) for Performing Arts and "U" for unpublished.
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?t s2/9/1
2/9/1
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
16887354
It's time for a change ; Get to know you ; My Testimony ...
[et al.]
Class: PA (Performing Arts); unpublished
LC Retrieval Code: M (Musical Works)
Status: Registered
Registration Number: PAu3029662
Date Registered: March 20, 2006 (20060320)
Previous Registration/Publication: Prev. reg. 2005, PAu 2-990-465.
Date of Creation: 2006
Author: Clarke, Larry E. 2nd., 1973-
Owner: Larry E. Clarke 2nd., 1973-; [Clarke, Larry E. 2nd., 1973-]
Limitation or New Matter: NM: addition of 4 songs & addition of
new music to 3 preexisting songs.
Notes: Cataloged from application only. 7 songs.
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6. TYPE set (S3) containing legal documents using Format 2 to eliminate all song titles from the results.
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?t s3/2/1
3/2/1
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
16443577
'47 Martin & 6458 other titles. Assignment of copyrights.
Party of the First: Mosaic Music Publishing, LLC d.b.a. Mosaic
Music Party of the Second: Stage Three Music, Ltd. d.b.a. Music
of Stage Three.
Document Type: Assignment of Copyright
Date of Execution: effective as of January 01, 2005; March 28,
2005; as of March 31, 2005; date of cert.: April 11, 2005
Date Recorded: April 13, 2005
Microfilm: V003525P74 and V0035
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