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Ch. 11
11.3.1
11.3.1
Part 11.3 ORIGINAL REGISTRATION
11.3.1
First term claim. A claim to the original term of copyright must be registered before renewal registration can be made.
I.
Simultaneous filing. Original registration must precede renewal registration, but the applications, copies and fees may be submitted simultaneously.
II.
Original claimant and copies. Original registration should be made in the name of the original copyright claimant, and copies of the original edition should be deposited. In special cases, however, where copies of the original edition are not available, photostatic copies or reprints may be accepted for deposit. (See topic 5.2.2.I.b.)
11.3.2
Change of policy. The Copyright Office may register claims to renewal even though it might not under its present policies register the original claim.
I.
Examples:
(1)
A work published with no copyright notice for which original registration was made.
(2)
An American reprint published after expiration of the ad interim period.
Exception:
This policy will not apply to the special case where the Office knows that the work is the same or similar to one which a court has decided is not entitled to copyright protection.
