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Ch. 11
11.10.1
11.10.1
Part 11.10 UNACCEPTABLE RENEWAL CLAIMS
11.10.1
Personal right. The right to claim a renewal copyright is a personal right.
I.
Living person. A renewal can be claimed only by a living person.
Example:
When a claimant dies while his renewal application is in the mails, a new application in the name of a different claimant must be submitted.
II.
Claimants must be named. The renewal right accrues to an individual person or firm, and not to a status.
Examples:
claims by "The Executors of James Fitzgerald" or "the executors of the author," or by "the next of kin of the author" are not acceptable.
III.
Authority to apply; acceptable address. The renewal application should be submitted by the claimant himself, or by someone authorized by him to do so.
a.
The Copyright Office will not question the authority for filing the application.
b.
The claimant is actual address, or the address at which he could be reached, should appear on the application.
Examples:
(1)
"Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," and "London, England" are not acceptable addresses.
(2)
The address may be stated as "in care of" the person or firm filing the application, but the Copyright Office suggests this alternative with caution.
