Ch. 11
11.7.1
11.7.1
11-16
Part 11.7 RENEWAL CLAIMANTS, AUTHORS AND THEIR HEIRS.
11.7.1
Authors.
I.
Name. The author, if living, may claim renewal, whether his work was published in his true name, an assumed name, or anonymously.
a.
If the author is still living the renewal application must be filed in his own name, even if he is insane or incompetent.
b.
If an applicant is claiming renewal as "the author" and his name does not appear in the original records of the registration, he must submit documents substantiating his claim.
1.
The documents are recorded and the application is annotated to refer to the volume and page of the assignment records in which they appear.
2.
Documents need not be submitted when the nature of the work would make the omission of the claimant's name natural.
Examples:
works of multiple authorship; pictorial reproductions; and obviously anonymous works.
II.
Definitions. The term "author" for renewal purposes, refers to the individual who personally wrote or created "renewable matter," in the work.
a.
The term "author" includes editors, compilers, arrangers, translators, illustrators, etc..
b.
The term "author" does not include employers for hire, publishers, corporations, firms, partnerships, religious orders, fraternal organizations, or any other impersonal entity.
11.7.2
Widows and Children.
I.
Single class. If the author is dead, his widow (widower) and children are entitled to claim renewal. The widow and children are regarded as a single class of renewal claimants, and applications from either or both will be accepted without question.
II.
Definition of "widow." The term "widow" (or "widower") refers to the surviving spouse of the author.
