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ABBREVIATIONS The following list includes abbreviations used in this catalog with specific copyright or bibliographic meanings. Definitions are not given for abbreviations in common use.

(A) —author
aka —also known as
b&w — black and white
(PCB) — proprietor of a work copyrighted by a corporate body otherwise than as as signee or licensee of the author
(C) —child or children of the deceased
© —copyright claimed by
pseud. —pseudonym
dba — doing business as
descr. — description
(E) — executor(s) of the author
ft. —feet
min. —minutes
mm. —millimeters
(PWH) proprietor of copyright in a work made for hire
sd. —sound
si. —silent
ta.— trading as
(NK) —next of kin of the author who is not
(W) —widow living, there being no will
(Wr) —widower of the author

COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS OF MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS

January-June 1950

Class L— Published motion picture photoplays 409
  Unpublished motion picture photoplays 26
  —— 435
Class M— Published motion pictures other than photoplays 469
  Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 42
  —— 511
  Filmstrips registered in Classes A and J 327
  Total 1, 273
Renewals of works originally registered in Class L and Class M 110

The above figures show the registrations for motion pictures and filmstrips for January-June 1950, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in this issue of the Catalog.

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