8-15
Ch. 8
8.3.2
8.3.2
8.3.2
Copies and fees.(cont'd)
II.
Published works.(cont'd)
b.
(cont'd)
2.
"Best edition then published." The deposit should generally consist of the best foreign edition in existence. (See topic 5.3.1.)
(a)
Deposit of a copy of a later American edition of the work would not be acceptable for registration of a work first published abroad. (But see topic 5.2.2.I.h.)
(b)
Where the Office knows of a better foreign edition than the one represented by the copy
deposited, registration may be made on the basis of the copies received, and a request for a copy of the better edition may be sent later. (See topic 5.3.1.111 and 8.2.1.c.
Waiver-of-fee option.
1.
Where the author and copyright proprietor of a work first published abroad are neither citizens nor domiciliaries of the U.S., payment of the registration fee may be waived if the following deposits are made in the Copyright Office "within six months from the date of first publication abroad ," (Code, § 2151).
(a)
An application for registration.
(b)
Two copies of the work.
(c)
A "catalog card in form and content satisfactory to the Register of Copyrights."
2.
The waiver-of-fee option is available equally in the case of ad interim registrations and in the case of registrations for other types of works first published abroad. It is not available in any case where the author or copyright proprietor is a U.S. citizen or domiciliary.
