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12.1.2

Copyright Office policy.(cont'd)

I.

Substantive oontents.(oont'd)

h.

(cont'd)

Examples:(cont'd)

(2)

A document purporting to be an abandonment of copyright whioh is signed by someone other than the copyright owner.

II.

Any related instrument. Generally, the Copyright Office does not require recordation of a document but will, upon request, record all formally acceptable assignment or related instrument.

a.

Where appropriate, the Copyright Office may point out the assignment provisions of the

law and suggest the desirability of recording an instrument.

b.

In certain oases, recordation of an assign­ment may be required as a condition of registration in the name of an assignee. (See Chapter 4 (Notioe), Part 4.2.3.I.g.).

Examples:

(1)

Registration for an unpublished work has been made in the name of the assignor; the work has been published unchanged with a notice in the name of the assignor, but with a reference to the assignment (e.g., "Copyright 1954 John Doe; assigned to Richard Roe").

(2)

Registration of an ad interim claim has been made in the name of the assignor; the U.S. edition has been published unchanged with a notice in the name of the assignor, but with a reference to the assignment (e.g., "Copyright 1954 John Doe, assigned to Richard Roe").