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6.2.1
Books subject to manufacturing clause.(cont'd)
II.
Other works published in book form.
a.
Dramas.(cont'd)
bulk of the copyrightable matter in a work is textual rather than dramatic, the work will generally be treated as a book subject to the manufacturing requirements.
Examples:
(1)
A new English translation of Tartuffe would be registered in Class D without regard to the manufacturing requirements.
(2)
A new edition of Hamlet with a 50-page introduction by a Canadian professor would be subject to the manufacturing requirements.
b.
Music. Musical compositions, though published in book form and with lyrics and incidental text in English, may be registered in Class E without regard to the place of manufacture.
1.
When the bulk of the copyrightable matter is text, rather than music, or words and
music combined, the work will generally be treated as a book subject to the manufacturing requirements.2.
When the bulk of the copyrightable matter is compilation or editing rather than actual literary or musical composition, the work may be submitted for registration either as a book or as a musical composition. Where the compilation or editing relates primarily to the text rather than the music, the applicant may be cautioned that the work (manufactured outside the United States) may not meet the manufacturing requirements.
c.
Classes F-K. Graphic works registrable in any of the Classes F-K, though published in book form and with incidental text in English, may be registered in that class without regard to the place of manufacture, unless those works are lithographs or photoengravings subject to the manufacturing clause (see Part 6.4).
