{"abstract":"The U.S. Copyright Office is amending its regulations to establish a new group registration option for short online literary works. This final rule largely adopts the eligibility requirements set forth in the Office's December 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking, with certain updates. To qualify for this option, each work must contain at least 50 but no more than 17,500 words. The works must be created by the same individual, or jointly by the same individuals, and each creator must be named as the copyright claimant or claimants for each work. The works must all be published online within a three-calendar- month period. If these requirements have been met, the applicant may submit up to 50 works with one application and one filing fee. The applicant must complete an online application designated for a group of \"Short Online Literary Works\" and upload a .ZIP file containing a separate digital file for each work. The Office will examine each work to determine if it contains a sufficient amount of creative authorship, and if the Office registers the claim, the registration will cover each work as a separate work of authorship.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","name":"Library of Congress","id":277,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/277","parent_id":null,"slug":"library-of-congress"},{"raw_name":"Copyright Office","name":"Copyright Office, Library of Congress","id":87,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/copyright-office-library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/87","parent_id":277,"slug":"copyright-office-library-of-congress"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/06/22/2020-12041.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"201","title":37},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"202","title":37}],"citation":"85 FR 37341","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective August 17, 2020.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 2018-12"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-12041","effective_on":"2020-08-17","end_page":37347,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/06/22/2020-12041.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/22/2020-12041/group-registration-of-short-online-literary-works","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-12041?publication_date=2020-06-22","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-06-22/2020-12041/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":624,"last_updated":"2026-10-22 18:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-22/pdf/2020-12041.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-12041.pdf?1592570714","publication_date":"2020-06-22","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/06/22/2020-12041.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=COLC_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"COLC_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted COLC Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2020-06-24T03:30:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":37341,"subtype":null,"title":"Group Registration of Short Online Literary Works","toc_doc":"Group Registration of Short Online Literary Works","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Copyright"],"type":"Rule","volume":85}