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Question: Can I preregister my work?

Answer:"Yes, You can preregister your work only if: your work is unpublished; and, creation of your work has begun; and, your work is being prepared for commercial distribution; and, your work is one of the following: motion picture, musical work, sound recording, computer program, book, or advertising photograph. "


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Study Group Convenes to Discuss Exceptions to Copyright Law
The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress.

Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement
Among the titles available were programs produced by Adobe, Autodesk, Macromedia, and Microsoft.

Operator Of Software Piracy Website Caused Up To $20 Million in Losses to Software Industry
Ferrer, who is scheduled to be sentenced on August 25, 2006 at 9:00 A.M., could receive a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Study Group Convenes to Discuss Exceptions to Copyright Law
The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress.



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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in U.S.
The FBI estimates that approximately 494,000 pirated music, software, and movie Cd's, and DVDs, and more than 5,500 stampers were seized during those raids.

Four Defendants Sentenced in Federal Online Piracy Crackdown
The four defendants were investigated and charged as part of the same FBI undercover operation headquartered in Charlotte.

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Non-final Office Action

Definition:
An Office action letter that raises new issues and usually is the first phase of the examination process. An examining attorney will issue a non-final Office action after reviewing the application for the first time. If a new issue arises after the applicant responds to the first non-final Office action, the examining attorney will issue another non-final Office action that sets forth the new issue(s) and continues any that remain outstanding.

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