If a local band wrote their own rendition of a Katy Perry song, the band could try to copyright their rendition of the song as a(n) ________ work.
A) imitative
B) offshoot
C) derivative
D) subsequent
E) supplemental

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A derivative work is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. In this case, the local band is creating a new version of a Katy Perry song, which would be considered a derivative work.

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