Ch. 11
11.1.1
11.1.1
Chapter 11. RENEWAL REGISTRATION
Part 11.1 DURATION OF ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT TERM
11.1.1
Published works. Copyright begins on the date of first publication, as shown by the original application and other office records, and lasts for twenty-eight years from that exact date.
I.
Date of registration. The date of copyright registration is immaterial in determining the duration of copyright in published works.
II.
Date in notice. It the year date in the copyright notice is earlier than the actual date of publication, the original copyright term is computed from the last day of the year given in the notice.
a.
The actual date of publication is given in the renewal application, and the Copyright Office adds the annotation "Year date in notice 19__."
b.
Applications received within the twenty-eighth year as computed from the actual date of publication, but more than twenty-eight years from the last day of the year given in the notice, will be rejected.
11.1.2
Unpublished works. Copyright begins on the date of registration in the Copyright Office, and lasts for twenty-eight years from that exact date.
I.
Prior to 1949. Until 1949 the effective date of an unpublished registration was regarded by the Copyright Office as the date the copy was deposited, even though the application and fee may have been received later. Thus, the duration of copyright in an unpublished work registered before 1949 is generally computed from the date of deposit of the copy and this date is given on the renewal application. However, it a renewal application is received more than twenty-eight years from the date of deposit of the copy but less than twenty eight years from the date when the application or fee was received, registration will be made.
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