What are the basic filing requirements for filing a copyright application with Library of Congress?
The basis filing requirements, in order to filing a copyright application, are: 1) The full legal name(s) and the complete address of each author of the work; 2) Three (3) copies of the work to be registered; 3) The full legal name(s) and the complete address of any copyright claimant, if other than the author(s) of the work; 4) An indication of how the copyright claimant claims rights in the work to be registered, e.g., a work made for hire, by assignment, a specially commissioned work, etc.; 5) An identification of any preexisting work and what modification(s) and/or addition(s) are made to such preexisting work, complete listing of all of the goods and/or services to be covered by the copyright.
