Parts 12–13 list published and unpublished motion pictures currently registered in classes L and M, and filmstrips currently registered in classes A and J. Films for which the copyright has been renewed are listed separately in the Renewal Registrations section. The motion pictures registered include feature pictures, cartoons, industrial films, classroom films, television films, etc. Many of the recording scripts made to accompany filmstrips are registered in classes C and D and are listed in Parts 3–4: Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery.

Arrangement is by title. Each work is described in a main entry which includes information pertinent to the copyright claim. References are made from other titles associated with the films.

The Name Index to the names of claimants, producing and releasing companies, sponsors, authors, etc. given in the main entries covers both currently registered works and renewal registrations, the latter being identified by the symbol (R).

For works currently registered each main entry includes the following items of information if available and applicable:

1)

Title.

2)

Production statement including name of releaser.

3)

Physical description, including running time or number of reels, width of film, etc.

4)

Series statement.

5)

Author and title of the published work on which the film is based or with which it is correlated.

6)

Names of individuals or organizations contributing to the production of the film.

7)

Names of principal actors and actresses, generally not more than five.

8)

Names given in the application which do not appear elsewhere in the entry.

9)

Application title if it varies substantially in wording from the title as it is given in the work.

10)

Name of the employer in the case of a work made for hire, if so named in the application.

11)

Information contained in the application which relates to the registration of an earlier version of the work.

12)

Brief statement of the new matter on which copyright is claimed, preceded by the abbreviation NM, if this information is given in the application and is not indicated elsewhere in the entry.

13)

Copyright symbol ©.

14)

Name of the copyright claimant.

15)

For published works, date of publication as given in the application; for unpublished works, the date on which the last of all the items required to complete registration (i.e., description and representative prints in the case of motion pictures—or a complete copy of the filmstrip—application, and fee) was received in the Copyright Office.

16)

Registration number.

For published works, whenever it is necessary to indicate a variation between the information given in the application and in the copy of the work with respect to the claimant’s name or date of publication, the data from the application is given first, followed by the phrase, “in notice” and the data given in the work; e.g., © Richard Roe & Co.; 19Mar71 (in notice: 1970), LP38800.

Works deposited in connection with copyright registration may be selected for inclusion in the collections of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress printed cards are available for many of the published works so selected. Orders for such cards or inquiries concerning them should be addressed to the Card Division, Building No. 159, Navy Yard Annex, Washington, D.C. 20541.

For renewal registrations, the main entry includes the following items of information if available and applicable:

1)

Title.

2)

Length of film in reels.

3)

Name of the author, which is usually the original producing company.

4)

Copyright symbol ©.

5)

Date of original copyright.

6)

Original registration number.

7)

Name of the renewal claimant followed by a statement usually abbreviated, giving the basis of the renewal claim as supplied by the applicant; e.g., “John Doe & Co. (PWH)” indicates that renewal of copyright is claimed by John Doe & Co. as proprietor of copyright in a work made for hire.

8)

Date of receipt of the renewal application or fee, whichever is later.

9)

Renewal registration number.