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8.1.3
8.1.3
8.1.3
Effect of first publication abroad.(cont'd)
II.
Exceptions.(cont'd)
b.
Ad interim registration.(cont'd)
1.
Ad interim copyright lasts a maximum of five years. and the ad interim term is computed
from the date of first publication abroad. (See topic 8.4.3.1.)2.
Ad interim copyright may be extended to the full term if an American edition is manufactured and published during the five-year ad interim
period. and if a claim in the American edition is registered. (See item 8.4.b.II.b.) In such case the full copyright term is computed from the date of first publication abroad.III.
Requirements for registration. The application covering a work first published abroad should state the date of first publication abroad. and should be accompanied by a copy or copies of the foreign edition. (See topic 8.4.3.11.)
IV.
Registrability of American edition of work first published abroad.
a.
General rule. With the exception of books and periodicals in which a claim to ad interim copyright has been registered, registration for the American edition of a work first published abroad will not be made unless new matter has been added. (See topic 8.4.6.11.)
b.
Registration for American edition of work registered ad interim. When the American edition of an English language book or periodocal is identical in substance to the edition first published abroad, registration will be made only if:
1.
Ad interim registration has been made, and
2.
The American edition has been manufactured and published within five years after the date of first publication abroad.
