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Copyright

The legal right given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work

A category of copyrighted works that includes two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic, and applied art, photographs, prints, art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, diagrams, models, and technical drawings.

Register of Copyrights

The head of the U.S. Copyright Office, responsible for administering copyright law.

Deposit requirements

The legal mandate to submit copies of a copyrighted work to the U.S. Copyright Office when registering a copyright.

Best edition

For works published in the United States, the copy or copies of a work that the Library of Congress considers most suitable for its collections, usually a high-quality physical copy.

Third-party registry

An independent private entity certified by the U.S. Copyright Office to collect and maintain copyright information and electronic copies of photographs on behalf of creators.

Deferred registration