copyright application
copyright application. A written request for copyright protection made by a work’s creator, filed with the U.S. Copyright Office and accompanied by a filing fee and either a deposit copy of the work or approved identifying material. • A registrant who does not meet the deposit requirement of the Copyright Act of 1976 risks losing copyright protection. See, e.g., Coles v. Wonder, 283 F.3d 798 (6th Cir. 2002). [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 50.20.]
