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6.2.1

Books subject to manufacturing clause.(cont'd)

III.

Language and authorship.(cont'd)

c.

Mixed languages: foreign author. Where a book by a foreign author, manufactured abroad, is partly in English and partly in a foreign lan­guage:

1.

If the work qualifies under the U.C.C. exemptions of § 9(c), registration should

be made on Form A-B Foreign.

2.

If the work does not qualify under the U.C.C. exemptions:

(a)

If the foreign-language material predominates, a single registra­tion may be made on Form A-B Foreign, or dual registrations may be made on both Form A-B Foreign and Form A-B Ad Interim, without correspondence. If only Form A-B Ad Interim is received, registration should be deferred; the applicant should be informed that entry on Form A-B Foreign, or on both Forms A-E Foreign and A-B Ad Interim, might be prefer­able.

(b)

If the English and foreign lan­guage material are evenly balanced, dual registrations may be made on both Form A-B Foreign and Form A-B Ad Interim, without correspondence. If either Form A-B Ad Interim or Form A-B Foreign is received alone, registration will be made, but a cautionary latter should be sent pointing out the possibility of an additional entry on the other form.