Ch. 11
11-14
Part 11.6 WORKS FIRST PUBLISHED ABROAD IN ENGLISH
11.6.1
Law prior to 1949. Renewal registrations for work first published abroad in English is governed to some extent by the ad interim provisions of the copyright law as they existed prior to the 1949 amendment.
I.
Time limits. These provided that ad interim registration of first publication abroad, and that the ad interim copyright lasted for four months from the date of registration. It was necessary that a U.S. edition be published during the ad interim period and registered in order to extend the ad interim Copyright to the full term.
II.
Computing term. It is the position of the Copyright Office that, under these provisions, the term of Protection is computed from the date of first publication abroad, and not that of ad interim deposit, of United States publication, or of United States registration.
11.6.2
Foreign edition never registered. If the foreign edition of a work was never registered ad interim but the later American edition was registered, the Copyright Office will accept a renewal application covering the American edition.
I.
Cautionary letter. If the application is received less than twenty-eight years tram the date of foreign publication, a cautionary letter will be sent explaining that the effect of registration is doubtful.
II.
New matter. If the application is received more than twenty-eight years from the date of foreign publication, a cautionary letter will explain that renewal registration covers only the new matter in the American edition, if any.
11.6.3
Both editions registered. It ad interim and full-term registrations were both made within the proper time-limit., renewal registration may be made to cover both editions.
I.
Single renewal application. The present practice of the Copyright Office is to permit the filing of a single renewal application covering both the ad interim and full-term registrations, regardless of whether or not the American edition contained new matter.
a.
The data of both registration. are included on the single application.
