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Ch. 8
8.2.2
8.2.2
8.2.2
Form and position of notice(cont'd)
b.
Where the foreign edition bears one notice, and it agrees with the claimant named in the application, registration will be made in that nname, even if the copies refer to someone else as the owner or licensee
of U.S. rights.
Examples:
1.
Notice reads: "© Xavier Kumqut 1958 --Wow and Flutter Music Pub1ishers, Exclusive Licensees for all Western Hemisphere Countries.":Registration will be made in the name of Kumquat without question.
2.
Notice reads: "© Charles Brown Ltd., London, 1959; For U.S.A. and Canada, Brown Music, Inc., New York." Registration will be made in the name of Charles Brown Ltd., without question.
c.
Where the foreign edition bears one notice which agrees with the claimant named in the application but specifically excludes the United States from its effect, registration should be refused.
Example: Notice reads: "© Charles Brown Ltd., 1959, for the entire world (excluding U.S.A.and Canada)."
d.
Where the foreign edition contains two separate copyright notices, and the name in one of the notices agrees with the claimant used in the application, registration will be made, unless the other notice is specifically identified as applying to the U.S. copyright.
Examp1es:
1.
Notices:
© Editions Maldemer 1958
© Drainboard Pub. Co. 1958
An application in either name will be accepted.
1.
Notices:
© Elaine Fairchild 1958
© in U.S.A. by Bang and Whisper Scientific Publication 1958
An application in the name of Mme. Fairchild will be questioned..
