copyright of software and changes to code

January 9, 2015 6:59 AM

I registered a copyright with the eCO (copyright.gov) for some code as literary work in August. In the meanwhile there have been some changes. I cannot reupload the files. Claim is still pending. The changes are not major but new features have been added and some of the functions have changed. Should I make a new claim or will the previous claim cover the updated software, e.g., a court would recognize the new code stems from the old code?
posted by spacefire to Technology (1 answer total)

Your best bet is to probably contact them.

http://copyright.gov/help/index.html

I've emailed in the past and they got back to me with a pretty comprehensive response.
posted by eatcake at 7:52 AM on January 9, 2015