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11.7.4

Next of kin.(cont'd)

III.

Will, no executor.(cont'd)

b.

(cont'd)

Example:

The executor himself is unsure whether or not he was actually discharged.

c.

It the author leaves a will which names no executor, or if the person names cannot or will not act as executor, the court may appoint an "administrator cum testamento annexo" (administrator with the will annexed; administrator c.t.a.) who performs the identical functions of an executor. When the estate has been settled and the executors discharged, or when the executor is removed before the estate is completely administered, the court may appoint an "administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo" (administrator de bonis non with the will annexed; administrator d.b.n.c.t.a.) to deal with the remaining or after-acquired property under the will.

1.

The Copyright Office will register renewal claims in the names of administrators c.t.a. or administrators d.b.n.c.t.a. Except as noted in paragraph 2, below, the Copyright Office will also register renewal claims for the work in the names of both the next of kin and the administrators c.t.a. or administrators d.b.n.c.t.a., on the basis of separate applications and fees.

2.

Ordinarily, registration will be made in the names of the author's next of kin, even when administrators c.t.a. or administrators d.b.n.c.t.a. exist.