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Digital Work Category

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A digital work category is a broad definition of what a digital work is: audio, video, imagery or a compilation.

Audio 
Audio is anything that is purely listened to: songs, speeches, audio books, etc.
Imagery 
Imagery is anything that is purely looked at: books, papers, images, etc.
Video 
Video is anything that has moving images and optionally, audio. Examples of video include: television episodes, animated shorts, music videos, and movies.
Compilations 
A compilation is a catch-all category that is composed of one or more audio, image or video pieces. Examples of compilations include: audio albums, movies, an animated short along with it's script and storyboards, a music album along with all the relevant music videos on that music album, etc. Compilations can only be created by an artist who owns all of the creative work in the compilation.