For groups of published
photographs
Please read the instructions and complete
the two forms included here:
– Adjunct Application Form
GR/PPh/CON
– Form VA
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When does a group of published photographs qualify for a single reg-
istration using Form GRPPhCON?
A single group copyright registra-
tion can be made if all the following conditions are met:
1 All the photographs are by the same photographer, whether the author
is an individual or an employer for hire.
2 All the photographs were first published in the same calendar year.
3 All the photographs have the same copyright claimant(s)
When to use this form:
You may use Form GR PPh ⁄ CON to list title and
publication date information to supplement Form VA for a group of pub-
lished photographs that qualifies for a single registration under Section 202.3
of the Copyright Office regulations. Use of Form GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON is optional.
If Form GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON is used, there is a limit of 50 continuation sheets or
750 photos per registration.
The advantage of group registration:
Any number of photographs pub-
lished within a calendar year may be registered “on the basis of a single de-
posit, application, and registration fee.
Cautions about group registration:
If infringement of a published work
begins before the work has been registered, the copyright owner can obtain
the ordinary remedies for copyright infringement (including injunctions,
actual damages and profits, and impounding and disposition of infringing
articles). However, the owner cannot obtain special remedies (statutory
damages and attorney’s fees) unless registration was made before the in-
fringement commenced or within 3 months after first publication of the
work. To be certain that your application, deposit, and fee are received in the
Copyright Office within 3 months of publication of the earliest published pho-
tograph within the group, you may wish to register fewer than 3 months of pub-
lished photographs on a single application.
This Form GRPPhCON:
May only be submitted together with a Form VA.
Must individually list a group of published photos that qualifies for a
single copyright registration.
May be photocopied to create room for additional entries, up to a
maximum of 50 continuation sheets (or 750 photos, with 15 on each
Form GR PPh CON).
Procedures for Group Registration of Photographs
1 You must file a basic application on Form VA that contains information
required for copyright registration.
2 Use of Form GR PPh CON together with Form VA is optional. Form
GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON provides separate identification for each photograph and
gives information about the first publication of each as required by the
regulation.
3 If Form GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON is not used, the individual date of first publication
for each photo must be provided on the deposited copies of the photos.
What Copies Should Be Deposited for a Group Registration
of Photographs?
You must deposit a copy of each photograph included in the group for which
registration is sought. One copy of each photograph should be submitted
in one of the following formats. The formats are listed in the Library of
Congresss order of preference:
Digital form on one or more cd-roms including cd-rws and dvd-
roms, in one of these formats: jpeg, gif, tiff, or pcd
Unmounted prints at least 3
* 3" in size, but no larger than 20* 24"
Contact sheets
Slides, each with a single image
A format in which the photograph has been published, for example, clip-
pings from newspapers or magazines
A photocopy of each photograph, which must be either a photocopy of
an unmounted print at least 3 * 3" in size, but no larger than 20 * 24", or
a photocopy of the photograph in its published format. It must be a
color photocopy if the photograph was published in color.
Slides, each containing up to 36 images
A videotape clearly depicting each photograph
note: For a photograph published before March 1, 1989, the copy of the
photograph must be one that shows the photograph as it was first pub-
lished. The copy of the photograph must show the copyright notice, if any,
that appeared on, or in connection with, the photographic work. This is nec-
essary because the copyright law in effect from January 1, 1978, through Feb-
ruary 28, 1989, required that a work be published with a copyright notice
identifying the owner of the copyright and the year date of first publica-
tion of the work. (For more information, consult Circular 3,
Copyright Notice
.)
The deposit copy for a photograph published prior to March 1, 1989, may be
any of the above-listed formats as long as the format deposited faithfully
reproduces the photograph in its exact, first-publication appearance.
CONTINUATION SHEET FOR FORM VA
7 Instructions for Group Registration of Published Photographs
Detach and read these instructions before completing this form.
Make sure all applicable spaces have been filled in before you return this form.
This form is not to be used to register unpublished photographs.
Basic Information
Line-by-Line Instructions
for Registering a Group of Published Photographs on Form VA (with or without a Form GR/PPh/CON )
Please type or print using black ink. The form is used to produce the certificate.
It is possible to register a group of published photographs using only
Form VA. The use of Form GR PPh CON is optional.
1 Space 1: Title
You must give a title for the group (for example: John Smiths published
photos 2001). In the “Previous or Alternative Titles” space you must state
“Group Registration ⁄ Published Photos and give the approximate number
of photographs in the group (for example: Group Registration Published
Photos; approx. 450 photographs).
If you complete Form GR PPh CON, you will provide a separate title
for each individual photograph in the group in space B.
2 Space 2: Author
If the photographs are not works made for hire, name the photographer as
the author. If the photographs are works made for hire, name the employer
as author and give the name of the photographer (for example: “XYZ Cor-
poration, employer for hire of John Doe”). To qualify for a group registra-
tion, all the photographs must be by the same individual photographer. Un-
der “Nature of Authorship, check only the box for “Photograph.
3 Space 3a: Year of Creation
Give the calendar year in which you completed the most recent photograph
you are registering at this time.
4 Space 3b: Publication
The statute defines “publication as “the distribution of copies or phonore-
cords of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by
rental, lease, or lending.A work is also “published” if there has been an
offering to distribute copies or phonorecords to a group of persons for
purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public display.
All published on same date:
If the photographs in a group were all pub-
lished on the same date, give the date of publication and the nation where
publication first took place. The publication date must be complete, includ-
ing month, day, and year. If the exact day-date is unknown, provide your
best estimate and note “approx. In this case, you may complete a Form
GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON to list the individual titles in the group and to describe each
photograph, but you do not have to give the publication date either on the
continuation sheet or on the deposited images.
All published on different dates (within the calendar year):
If the pho-
tographs in a group were published on different dates, you must give the
range of dates of publication in space 3b. For example, if the earliest pho-
tograph in the collection was published on January 3, 1999, and the latest
on August 15, 1999, space 3b should read “January 3 August 15, 1999”. You
must then give the complete date (month, day, and year) of first publication
for each individual photo.
If you provide the individual publication dates on Form GR ⁄ PPh ⁄ CON, you
should label the photographs in the deposit in such a way that, for each
photograph included in the deposit, it will be possible to determine its pub-
lication date. For example, you should number each box for each of the
entries on Form GR PPh ⁄ CON, and you may elect to write the number of
each entry on the back of the corresponding photograph (or, if you deposit
photographs in digital formats, use the number in the box as the file name
of the corresponding photograph).
The maximum number of continuation sheets that may accompany a
group registration of published photographs is 50. This allows for the
registration of up to 750 photographs. Where the use of the continuation
sheets is preferred, additional claims in groups of 750 photographs or
fewer may be submitted, with an additional filing fee for each group.
There is no limit on the number of photographs that may be included in
a registration if you prefer not to use the continuation sheets and elect
instead another method of providing the complete date of first publica-
tion for each individual photograph.
If you choose to provide the individual publication dates on the de-
posited copies of the photos, you may:
write them on the back of the image, for paper copies;
include them in the file name, for electronic copies deposited on cd-
rom or dvd;
list them separately in a text file or on a print-out, provided it is clear
which date corresponds with which photo.
All published within 3 months of registration:
If each photograph in a
group is first published within 3 months before the date on which an ac-
ceptable application, deposit, and fee are received in the Copyright Office,
you may give the range of publication dates, (e.g.: February 15– April 5, 2001)
in space 3b of the application without giving publication dates on the de-
posited images or on a Form GR PPh CON.
5 Space 4: Claimant(s)
Name(s) and Address(es) of Copyright Claimant(s):
Give the name
(
s
)
and
address
(
es
)
of the copyright claimant
(
s
)
in this work even if the claimant is
the same as the author. Copyright in a work belongs initially to the author
of the work, including, in the case of a work made for hire, the employer or
other person for whom the work was prepared. The copyright claimant is
either the author of the work or a person or organization to whom the copy-
right initially belonging to the author has been transferred.
Transfer:
The statute provides that, if the copyright claimant is not the au-
thor, the application for registration must contain a brief statement of how
the claimant obtained ownership of the copyright. If any copyright claim-
ant named in space 4 is not an author named in space 2, give a brief state-
ment explaining how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
Examples: “By written contract”; Transfer of all rights by author”; Assign-
ment”; “By will. Do not attach transfer documents or other attachments
or riders.
6 Spaces 5 and 6
Not applicable; leave blank.
7 Spaces 7, 8, and 9
Complete where applicable.
Form GR
PPh
CON
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UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
REGISTRATION NUMBER
CONTINUATION SHEET
FOR FORM VA
for Group Registration of Published Photographs
This optional Continuation Sheet (Form GR/PPh/CON) is used only in conjunction with
Form VA for group registration of published photographs.
This form
may not
be used as a continuation sheet for unpublished collections. To list
individual titles in unpublished collections, use Form CON.
If you do not have enough space for all the information you need to give on Form VA or if
you do not provide all necessary information on each photograph, use this Continuation
Sheet and submit it with completed Form VA.
No more than 50 continuation sheets (or 750 photos) may be used with a single filing fee
and Form VA.
If you submit this Continuation Sheet, clip (do not tape or staple) it to completed Form VA
and fold the two together before submitting them.
Space A of this sheet is intended to identify the author and claimant.
Space B is intended to identify individual titles and dates of publication (and optional
description) of individual photographs.
Use the boxes to number each line in Part B consecutively. If you need more space, use
additional Forms GR/PPh/CON.
Copyright fees are subject to change. For current fees, check the Copyright Office website
at
www.copyright.gov
, write the Copyright Office, or call (202) 707
-
3000.
DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE. FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICE USE ONLY
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FOR A GROUP OF PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS:
To make a single registration for a group of works
by the same individual author, all published within 1 calendar year (see instructions), give full information about each contribution.
If more space is needed, use additional Forms GR
/
PPh
/
CON. Number the boxes.
IDENTIFICATION OF AUTHOR AND CLAIMANT:
Give the name of the author and the name of the copyright claimant in all the contributions
listed in Part B of this form. The names should be the same as the names given in spaces 2 and 4 of the basic application.
Name of Author
Name of Copyright Claimant
A
Identification
of Application
B
Registration
for Group of
Published
Photographs
USE ONLY WITH FORM VA
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
(Month) (Day) (Year)
CONTINUATION SHEET RECEIVED
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Certificate
will be mailed
in window
envelope to
this address:
YOU MUS T:
Complete all necessary spaces
Sign your application
SEND ALL 3 ELEMENTS
IN THE SAME PACKAGE:
1
Application form
2
Nonrefundable fee in check or
money order payable to
Register of
Copyrights
3
Deposit material
MAIL TO:
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20559
-
6000
C
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
B
Registration
for Group of
Published
Photographs
(continued)
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
Title of Photograph
Date of First Publication Nation of First Publication
(Month) (Day) (Year)
Description of Photograph
(Optional)
Number
DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE. IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE, USE A SEPARATE CONTINUATION SHEET.
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3
4
Title of This Work NATURE OF THIS WORK See instructions
Previous or Alternative Titles
Publication as a Contribution If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection, give information about the collective work in which the
contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
NAME OF AUTHOR DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH
Year Born Year Died
Nature of Authorship Check appropriate box(es). See instructions
3-Dimensional sculpture Map Technical drawing
2-Dimensional artwork Photograph Text
Reproduction of work of art Jewelry design Architectural work
Name of Country
Citizen of
Domiciled in
{
Was this contribution to the work a
“work made for hire”?
OR
Yes
No
2
Name of Author Dates of Birth and Death
Year Born Year Died
Nature of Authorship Check appropriate box(es). See instructions
3-Dimensional sculpture Map Technical drawing
2-Dimensional artwork Photograph Text
Reproduction of work of art Jewelry design Architectural work
Name of Country
Citizen of
Domiciled in
{
Was this contribution to the work a
“work made for hire”?
OR
Yes
No
Author’s Nationality or Domicile
Author’s Nationality or Domicile
NOTE
Under the law,
the “author” of
a “work made
for hire” is
generally the
employer, not
the employee
(see instruc-
tions). For any
part of this
work that was
“made for hire”
check “Yes” in
the space
provided, give
the employer
(or other
person for
whom the work
was prepared)
as “Author” of
that part, and
leave the
space for dates
of birth and
death blank.
Year in Which Creation of This Work Was
Completed
This information
must be given
in all cases.
Date and Nation of First Publication of This Particular Work
Complete this information
ONLY if this work
has been published.
COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the
author given in space 2.
Transfer If the claimant(s) named here in space 4 is (are) different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a
brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
APPLICATION RECEIVED
ONE DEPOSIT RECEIVED
TWO DEPOSITS RECEIVED
FUNDS RECEIVED
Year
b
b
a
Month Day Year
Nation
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before completing
this space.
Was This Author’s Contribution to the Work
Anonymous? Yes No
Pseudonymous?
Yes No
If the answer to either
of these questions is
“Yes,” see detailed
instructions.
Was This Author's Contribution to the Work
Anonymous? Yes No
Pseudonymous?
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of these questions is
“Yes,” see detailed
instructions.
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For current fees, check the Copyright Office
website at www.copyright.go v, write the Copy-
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Form VA
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For a Work of the Visual Arts
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
REGISTRATION NUMBER
VA VAU
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION
Month Day Year
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EXAMINED BY
CHECKED BY
CORRESPONDENCE
Yes
DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both space 6a and 6b for a derivative work; complete only 6b for a compilation.
a. Preexisting Material Identify any preexisting work or works that this work is based on or incorporates.
b. Material Added to This Work Give a brief, general statement of the material that has been added to this work and in which copyright is claimed.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be charged to a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Office, give name and number of Account.
Name Account Number
CORRESPONDENCE Give name and address to which correspondence about this application should be sent. Name/Address/Apt/City/State/Zip
Area code and daytime telephone number ( ) Fax number ( )
Email
CERTIFICATION* I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the
author
other copyright claimant
owner of exclusive right(s)
authorized agent of
Name of author or other copyright claimant, or owner of exclusive right(s)
of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
5
7
8
6
FORM VA
FOR
COPYRIGHT
OFFICE
USE
ONLY
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Yes No If your answer is “Yes,” why is another registration being sought? (Check appropriate box.)
a.
This is the first published edition of a work previously registered in unpublished form.
b.
This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.
c.
This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application.
If your answer is “Yes,” give: Previous Registration Number Year of Registration
Name
Number/Street/Apt
City/State/ZIP
*17 USC §506(e): Any person who knowingly makes a false representation of a material fact in the application for copyright registration provided for by section 409, or in any written statement filed in connection
with the application, shall be fined not more than $2,500.
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before completing
this space.
YOU MUST:
• Complete all necessary spaces
• Sign your application in space 8
SEND ALL 3 ELEMENTS
IN THE SAME PACKAGE:
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2. Nonrefundable filing fee in check or money
order payable to
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3. Deposit material
MAIL TO:
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envelope
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address:
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a
a
b
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check only one
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Typed or printed name and date If this application gives a date of publication in space 3, do not sign and submit it before that date.
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