Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California
It is my first time to register copyright of volume 1 of a book. Should I register it as a single serial issue or a literary work when the volume 2 will be registered in the next year under the same series title but with the different title)? I would greatly appreciate if you could answer to me today since I am in the middle of registration process.
1 Answer from Attorneys
It is a literary work in this context. Another edition, if substantively different would then be registered before publication. If you are seeking to protect the title, this is a trademark matter and only those works that are part of a series can protect the titles. Titles to single creative works are not subject to copyright protection.
I could very well be missing your question, so you might want to get some guidance on the filing.
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