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Part 7.4 WORKS OF FIXED AUTHORSHIP

7.4.1

Various nationalities. A work written jointly by authors of various nationalities, some of whom are eligible to secure U. S. copyright, will be registered on the basis of the authorship of those who are eligible. (But see topic 6.2.1, III. e; mixed authorship: foreign language work)."

I.

Specific contributions. Ordinarily no effort is made to have the application reflect the specific parts of the work contributed by particular authors, or to re­quire the applicant to disclaim copyright in any portion of the work.

II.

Eligible parts proportionately small. However, where the parts of the work that are eligible for registra­tion are so small in proportion to the work as a whole that the entry might otherwise be misleading, the applicant will be requested to specify those portions of the work in which copyright is claimed.

Example:

(1)

A piano concerto by Shostakovich in which the only copyrightable matter consists of dynamics and a brief biographical sketch by an American editor.